On a day in which President Trump has made history for being the first U.S. president to be impeached a second time, markets were flat-to-up as of the Hump Day close. No new record highs were set this afternoon. The Dow finished almost exactly breakeven, -0.03%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq gained +0.23% and +0.43%, respectively. The small-cap Russell 2000 lost 0.75% on the day, but remains up 37% since Halloween.Democrats in the House, along with 10 Republicans, have accused the president of inciting an insurrection, which of course refers to the forced entry of a mob into the Capitol while Congress was in session certifying President-elect Biden’s electoral win, a week ago. But while markets were wholly unbothered by the spectacle this time last week, the indexes still demonstrate a clear ability to not get spooked or somehow burdened by this series of events.This afternoon, a new Beige Book was released. This survey goes through 12 districts (cities) around the country, much as the Federal Open Market Committee does. Most districts reported modest increases, such as in Chicago, Atlanta and Minneapolis, though Philadelphia and Cleveland both revealed declines while St Louis and Kansas City were flat. Though labor markets improved in Manufacturing, Construction and Transportation, Leisure & Hospitality saw deep cuts — much as we witnessed in last week’s non-farm payroll reports, which saw the space drop nearly 500K jobs last month.None of this will come as a shock to you unless you completely missed last week’s jobs numbers. The pandemic rages on and its economic hinderances are very real. But it’s somewhat comforting to see agreement from disparate economic surveys — at least we can agree where we’re currently headed.Covid-19 vaccinations should bring about an economic recovery by June according to this latest Beige Book; the next two quarters posit many continued challenges. Bank loan volumes were flat, though there is some expectation that this will pick up will the ushering-in of new stimulus lending programs from the federal government. The Retail shift to e-commerce has “intensified,” while increased Covid-19 cases and subsequent business shutdowns harmed the economy on Main Street, and looks to continue to do so, near-term.Tomorrow brings us the first of the big Q4 earnings reports when Delta Air Lines DAL reports before the opening bell. This will be followed by Citigroup C, Wells Fargo WFC and Dow component JPMorgan JPM on Friday morning. Next week opens the spigot for Q4 earnings activity.Questions or comments about this article and/or its author? Click here>> The Hottest Tech Mega-Trend of All Last year, it generated $24 billion in global revenues. By 2020, it's predicted to blast through the roof to $77.6 billion. Famed investor Mark Cuban says it will produce "the world's first trillionaires," but that should still leave plenty of money for regular investors who make the right trades early.See Zacks' 3 Best Stocks to Play This Trend >>Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM): Free Stock Analysis Report Citigroup Inc. (C): Free Stock Analysis Report Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL): Free Stock Analysis Report Wells Fargo & Company (WFC): Free Stock Analysis Report SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY): ETF Research Reports To read this article on Zacks.com click here. Zacks Investment Research Want the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report