5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday, December 2 [Video]

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day:

1. Beginning of the end

2. Exit ramp

3. Around the clock

There may soon be a (nearly) around-the-clock stock exchange. The 24X National Exchange is set to launch next year and wants to be open for business from 4:00 a.m. ET to 7:00 p.m. ET on weekdays, with the potential to expand its trading window to 8:00 p.m. ET on Sunday through 7:00 p.m. ET on Friday, with a one-hour pause each day, the exchange said last week. The ultra-long trading window would require clearing certain hurdles with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

4. Nuclear powerhouse

GE Vernova, the spinoff of General Electric’s former energy business, has a plan to capitalize on surging electricity demand. The company aims to deploy small nuclear reactors across the developed world over the next decade with a goal to reduce the cost of building new nuclear plants and …