Money Dow climbs to record high as COVID-19 vaccine plans gain steam, Europe gives nod to Brexit deal December 30, 2020 Damian J. Troise and Alex Veiga, Associated Press Comments Off on Dow climbs to record high as COVID-19 vaccine plans gain steam, Europe gives nod to Brexit deal Stocks climbed to all-time-high as COVID-19 vaccine plans intensified, Europe gave nod to Brexit deal.