Ingredients for a disorderly day on Wall Street

Published: Dec. 18, 2020, 3:46 p.m.

Tesla joins the S&P 500 on Monday, and portfolio managers may have some realigning to do before then. Also, it’s one of the four times a year when futures and options expire — otherwise known as “quadruple witching.” Plus, COVID relief package negotiations hit a new sticking point over the future role of the Federal Reserve. And, a look at crime rates during this atypical pandemic recession, where inflation is low.

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