Stocks Mostly Higher to End Year; Nippon Buying U.S. Steel; Apple Watch Sales Halted
• US stocks edge higher to start the last full trading week of the year, with the Dow riding toward another record • Nippon Steel to acquire U.S. Steel in $14.9B deal, sending U.S. Steel shares up over 26% • Abu Dhabi investor to inject $2.2B in Chinese EV maker Nio, pushing stock up 6% • Apple stock slides after report it will halt sales of latest Apple Watch models due to patent dispute • Stock futures tick slightly higher to start the week, with Dow eyeing another record close