Wall Street Opens Flat, Tesla Rises on Musk Poll Outcome

Wall Street Opens Flat, Tesla Rises on Musk Poll Outcome
A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on Dec. 14, 2022. Andrew Kelly/Reuters
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Wall Street’s main stock indexes were subdued at the open on Monday after two straight weeks of losses on recession worries, while Tesla shares rose after a poll showed Elon Musk should quit as Twitter’s CEO.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.99 points, or 0.00 percent, at the open to 32,921.45. The S&P 500 opened higher by 1.43 points, or 0.04 percent, at 3,853.79, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 2.03 points, or 0.02 percent, to 10,707.44 at the opening bell.