Record November ends with profit-taking, Bitcoin hits record, OPEC+ strugglesto extend cuts, Gold pummeled, Soft US data
US stocks are lower on the last trading day of the month as hedge funds lock in profits for a record November. Risk appetite is not getting help from renewed coronavirus restriction concerns, lack of stimulus urgency from lawmakers, softening US data, and as the Trump administration adds more firms to the list of companies blocked from American investment due to military ties.