A Santa rally: The Dow Jones hits another record high following a stellar performance throughout 2019. Boeing forces out CEO Dennis Muilenberg following the production halt of its problematic 737 Max airliner last week. Board member David Calhoun is now poised to take the reins in January. German car giant BMW announces it is under investigation by the Securities & Exchange Commission over its sales reporting in the U.S. And in energy news, Russian prime minister Dmitry Medvedev shrugs off the threat of U.S. sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 project, promising the Baltic Sea pipeline linking Russia and Germany will be operational within the next few months.

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