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Many of the grand declarations related to the UN COP in Paris stem from a coalition of loosely organized private sectors that support specific goals. An interesting example is Divest for Paris, a group of 500 organizations, including Allianz, Europe's largest insurer, and the London School of Economics. What do they have in common? They all agreed to eliminate fossil fuel investments.

The S&P 500 rose 0.5% to a new closing high of 6,118.71 points, closing at record levels for the first time since Dec. 6. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite rose 0.9% and 0.2%, respectively, to rise less than 1% from their new closing highs. Major stock indices closed near the day's highs as the late session spiked.

Operator, released to users Thursday OpenAI's Pro plan, which costs $200 per month and allows you to order groceries and book travel through the user's web browser, according to OpenAI. The company said it expects to eventually roll out the Operator to its $20 per month Plus level users and eventually integrate it with ChatGPT. Bank of America analysts told customers in a report Friday that Instacart (CART), DoorDash (DASH), Uber and other gig economy companies could be the biggest beneficiaries if Operator can streamline the ordering process. OpenAI is working with these companies, as well as companies like Booking Holdings' OpenTable and Priceline.