The investment company that employs a white woman who went viral after calling the police on a black man in Central Park in Manhattan on Monday has placed her on administrative leave. “We take these matters very seriously, and we do not condone racism of any kind,” read a statement …
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There has been a yawning gap for some time between growth and value stocks, and the coronavirus pandemic has only widened the disparity. James Solloway, chief market strategist at investment manager SEI Investments, expects that to change — soon. “There are periods where leadership changes in a drastic and dramatic …
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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE The March lows of the coronavirus crash could still be tested, writes Mark Hulbert. See full story. Ohio governor urges people to wear face masks: ‘This is not about politics’ “This is one time when we truly are all in this together. What we do directly impacts …
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Dominic Cummings, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s most senior adviser, on Monday defended his 260-mile trip to Durham amid calls to resign for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules. News Pulse:Key Boris Johnson adviser Dominic Cummings defends travel to Durham amid U.K. lockdown, says he has not offered resignation In an unprecedented …
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Asian shares traded mostly higher on Monday, with Tokyo stocks gaining on expectations that a pandemic state of emergency will be lifted for all of Japan. But shares fell in Hong Kong on Monday after police used tear gas to quell weekend protests over a proposed national security bill for …
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Ohio’s governor on Sunday said wearing a face mask should be a public-health issue, not a partisan one. “ “This is not about politics. This is not about whether you’re liberal or conservative, left or right, Republican, Democrat.” ” — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine During an interview Sunday morning on …
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A new model for assessing stocks may include higher valuations, as the old paradigm is no longer valid, according to a research note from DataTrek Research on Tuesday. From about 1950 to 2000, according to Nicholas Colas, Co-founder of DataTrek Research, there was a fairly stable paradigm in place for …
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Don’t miss these top money and investing features: These money and investing stories, popular with MarketWatch readers this past week, offer ideas about how to manage your financial portfolio and invest strategically as pandemic restrictions ease and markets adjust to the reopening of the U.S. and global economies. INVESTING NEWS …
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It’s safe to say college will be a very different experience for students this fall than what they imagined. But right now, that’s pretty much all they can be sure of. As the coronavirus pandemic swept the country this spring, colleges almost uniformly moved students from lecture halls and dorms …
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