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For the World Economy, a Grim Slog Tempered by New Hopes
Nearly a year into a pandemic that has ravaged the global economy like no time since the Great Depression, the only clear pathway toward improved
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CityWatch: ‘How did your hospital reward you for being essential, and what type of pizza was it?’
A medical worker on Sept. 14, 2020 in Brooklyn, N.Y. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images The Thanksgiving dishes are finally off the table. The super-spreader
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NewsWatch: Man who called Dow 20,000 says 3 factors will make 2021 ‘a very good year’ for stocks
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE Jeremy Siegel, the Wharton professor credited for calling Dow 20,000 in 2015, predicted that the market could be in for a solid
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MarketWatch Premium: 30 dividend stocks selected for value as the U.S. economy gathers steam
Now is the time to consider value stocks for your portfolio as the U.S. economy gathers strength and as promising coronavirus vaccines and treatments are
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The Conversation: What to know about Parler, the social-media platform that is now attracting millions of Trump supporters
Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Since the 2020 U.S. presidential election, Parler has caught on among right-wing politicians and “influencers” — people with large online followings — as a
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Dispatches from a Pandemic: I’ve already been injected with a COVID vaccine. This is why I’m cheering for the Novavax underdog.
Novavax is headquartered in Rockville, Md. AFP via Getty Images The first question that came to my friends’ minds was whether I’d really thought about
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Market Snapshot: S&P 500, Nasdaq book record closes on Black Friday
U.S. stocks registered gains for the day and week on low trading volumes that took both the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq Composite to
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The Wall Street Journal: GM plans to grow its auto-lending business and will seek a banking charter to do it
General Motors Co. is looking to get back in the banking business. The auto maker’s lending arm is drawing up plans to apply for a
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Futures Movers: Oil prices end mixed Friday but both grades log sharp weekly gain
Crude-oil futures on Friday finished mixed ahead of an important OPEC meeting, after settling on Wednesday at the highest level since early March. U.S. financial
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