Record in a recession?
Author: Jessica Menton, USA TODAY
The stock market closes at a record high, defying the COVID-fueled recession battering the US economy
The U.S. stock market hit an all-time high Tuesday, staging a stunning turnaround propelled by Big Tech as trillions of dollars in stimulus aid from the Federal Reserve and Congress helped prop up an American economy gripped by recession.
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