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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE Next week’s trading action could mark the culmination of some of the most significant hang-ups confronting investors, including the possible return to March-style shutdown as cases of COVID-19 rise domestically and elsewhere in the world. See full story. Next week will be full of key U.S. economic …

Could the 2020 U.S. presidential election be the most highly wagered on event in history? The Nov. 3 vote has tallied over $ 260 million in wagers thus far, according to Pete Watt, spokesman for OddsCheckerUS, during a Wednesday interview on “The Dan Abrams Show” on SiriusXM. That means bets …

Saturday was the last day of in-person early voting in North Carolina. (Photo by Brian Blanco/Getty Images) Getty Images A get-out-the vote rally in swing state North Carolina on Saturday ended with police using pepper spray on some participants and making several arrests. Multiple people were arrested outside Alamance County’s …

Getty Images “ ‘We have borrowed so much that I’m skeptical that three to five years out that equities will give us any kind of return.’ ” That’s billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller talking about how a Democratic sweep of the White House and Congress in the upcoming elections could prove …

AP Google parent Alphabet Inc. shares broke with the broader market Friday, closing higher after the tech giant blew past Wall Street estimates with a return to revenue growth and a promise to be more transparent about cloud profitability. Alphabet GOOG, +3.43% GOOGL, +3.80% Class C shares, which had been …

Will the cinema-going experience survive the coronavirus pandemic? Almost certainly, according to experts. Fans — and that’s most of us — have an emotional and sentimental attachment to the cinema that started in childhood and will flood back to the movies as soon as it’s deemed safe to do so. …

Maybe it is a bit much to call the COVID-19 pandemic an opportunity, but several countries have made it easier to obtain remote work visas. If you are working remotely and would like to experience life in another country, here are the details about five countries where you can live …

A man’s reflection is shown in Apple’s flagship store in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol on Oct. 26, 2020. It remains closed due to the pandemic. MarketWatch/Kollmeyer European and U.S. equity futures pointed to losses for markets on Friday, with investors reacting to some disappointment over Apple and Amazon.com earnings, as …

Apple reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings Thursday. AFP/Getty Images Record Mac sales helped Apple Inc. make up for a lack of new iPhones in its fiscal fourth quarter, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to drive surging demand for remote-work tools. Though Apple’s AAPL, +3.70% iPhone business fell short in the September …