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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE The looming Georgia runoff elections next Tuesday could inject volatility in a high-flying stock market that has mostly looked past politics in favor of the brighter economic outlook next year. See full story. Yes, it’s possible to save too much for retirement You may miss out on …

Dear MarketWatch, I am 68 with $ 1.2 million in savings. I’d like to retire somewhere warm, no snow and near the beach. In January I’d like to be able to have a cup of coffee on my patio and not freeze my butt off. I don’t mind a jacket, …

Dear MarketWatch, I am really hoping you can help us because we are eager to move, but not sure where. I am 49 and my husband is 45, and I’ve diligently saved so I can semi-retire and spend time with family and travel. Presently we live in New Orleans in …

Here’s the million, or let’s say, billion-dollar question: What is aging well and how do you do it? What’s the secret elixir? There are expert presentations on a Ted Talk playlist: How to Make You Feel Good About Getting Older. And there are droves of self-help books, exercise regimes, healthy …

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s long and sometimes acrimonious divorce from the European Union ended Thursday with an economic split that leaves the EU smaller and the U.K. freer but more isolated in a turbulent world. Britain left the European bloc’s vast single market for people, goods and services at 11 …

President Donald Trump, President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President–elect Kamala Harris and now Trump’s vice president, Mike Pence, are headed to Georgia next week to try to swing next week’s Senate runoff elections in favor of their parties’ candidates. Don’t miss: Betting markets see Republican win in Georgia’s crucial runoffs, while …

The New York Stock Exchange announced late Thursday it has begun delisting proceedings the three largest Chinese telecommunications companies in order to comply with an executive order by President Donald Trump targeting companies affiliated with China’s military. Trading of American depositary shares of China Mobile Ltd. CHL, +0.88%, China Telecom …

After seven years of negotiations, the European Union and China agreed in principle on a landmark investment treaty that the 27-member bloc says will level the playing field for European investors in China. The agreement was reached on Wednesday after a final call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and European …

In 2020, most of us streamed a lot more shows than we otherwise might have, thanks to coronavirus stay-at-home orders. But the pandemic also set in motion a tsunami of new content that’ll hit in 2021. While consumers in 2020 could glide by only two or three regular streaming subscriptions …