Impeachment no problem for stocks | Art Cashin's 2020 outlook | First decade without a recession

Stocks rallied as the impeachment effort grew against President Donald Trump.

VIEW IN BROWSER | SUBSCRIBE THU, DEC 19, 2019 EVENING BRIEF AS OF THU, DEC 19, 2019 • 04:01 ET DJIA 28375.87 +0.48% +136.59 S&P 500 3205.27 +0.44% +14.13 NASDAQ 8887.22 +0.67% +59.48   Most Active DOW NAME LAST CHG %CHG CSCO 47.88 +1.24 +2.66% MSFT 155.71 +1.34 +0.87% AAPL 280.02 +0.28 +0.10% S&P 500 NAME LAST CHG %CHG MU 54.53 +1.49 +2.81% BAC 34.95 -0.16 -0.46% AMD 42.83 +0.53 +1.25% NASDAQ NAME LAST CHG %CHG MU 54.53 +1.49 +2.81% AMD 42.83 +0.53 +1.25% CSCO 47.88 +1.24 +2.66% EDITOR'S NOTE The historic impeachment of President Donald Trump has not troubled the stock market one bit.   In fact,  the S&P 500 has risen about 7% since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a formal impeachment inquiry in September, writes CNBC's Maggie Fitzgerald.   The gains look like those that came around President Bill Clinton's impeachment rather than the losses suffered around the impeachment facing President Richard Nixon before he resigned.   There's nothing like impeachment to motivate politicians of both stripes. Things are getting done in Washington, from budget approval to trade deals, writes CNBC's Patti Domm.   Stocks rose to new highs on Thursday as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer offered polarizing assessments of the two articles of impeachment.   When it's all over, we'll probably still have the same president since Republicans control the Senate.  So as far as markets are concerned, impeachment is a side show — adding a little extra theater to an already drama-prone presidency.    Subscribe to CNBC PRO for exclusive insights and analysis, and live business day programming from around the world.   Al Lewis | CNBC Markets Editor @tellittoal TOP NEWS  S&P 500 rises to another record as investors shake off impeachment, tops 3,200 Stocks rally through Trump's impeachment process as investors bet on a Clinton-like outcome Here's why the stock market is ignoring Trump's impeachment by the House Senate passes first of two spending bills to avoid government shutdown, with second vote ahead Goldman Sachs is in talks with the US government to settle 1MDB scandal for about $2 billion New Jersey Rep. Jeff Van Drew, anti-impeachment Democrat, flips to Republican Party For the first time in history, the US economy has started and ended a decade without a recession This map shows where people with the best – and worst – credit card habits live in the US NYSE legend Art Cashin, who got much of 2019 right, gives his predictions for the new year Live Nation, Justice Department to announce a settlement over ticketing practices, a source says     TOP VIDEO Watch CNBC's full interview with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin   CNBC PRO Google's next act could be taking on Amazon, Baird says   SPECIAL REPORTS Energy stocks are showing signs of life after a dismal year, but here's why you shouldn't buy yet Investor David Tice warns it's too dangerous to buy stocks right now - here's why   Unsubscribe Manage Newsletters Terms of Service Join the CNBC Panel Digital Products Feedback Privacy Policy   © 2019 CNBC LLC. All rights reserved. A property of NBCUniversal. 900 Sylvan Avenue, Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Data is a real-time snapshot *Data is delayed at least 15 minutes. Global Business and Financial News, Stock Quotes and Market Data and Analysis. Data also provided by THOMSON REUTERS