French luxury giant LVMH smashes expectations to post almost $24bn in Q4 sales on rebounding Chinese demand. CEO Bernard Arnault has urged the need to focus on quality over quantity. On Wall Street the S&P 500 hits a record high to close in the green for a fifth consecutive session while the Dow also scores a new record peak on the back of stronger-than-expected economic growth Stateside. Tesla shares sink the most in a year with the EV maker seeing $80bn wiped off its valuation as demand weakens. And in tech news, Intel also sees a fall in its share price in extended trade as poor demand for data centre chips affect Q1 guidance. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.