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Roman Pilipey/Shutterstock HONG KONG ( Project Syndicate) – In 1960, the Nobel laureate economist Ronald H. Coase introduced the “problem of social cost”: human activities often have negative externalities, so individual rights cannot be absolute. Institutions must intervene. There is no better example of this dynamic than the COVID-19 crisis. While virtually …

MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE Apple Inc.’s stock price will appear quite a bit lower Monday morning, but investors shouldn’t fret. See full story. What the Federal Reserve inflation policy means for your retirement savings Low interest rates can be a blessing or a curse See full story. These ‘Dividend Aristocrat’ stocks …

‘The Big Move’ is a new MarketWatch column looking at real estate and work-life balance. Do you have a question about buying or selling a home? Do you know where your next move should be? Email Jacob Passy at jpassy@marketwatch.com. Dear MarketWatch, I’m a tech worker in Silicon Valley, and …

Wow. With less than three months to go in an election year, President Trump, clearly trailing in the polls, has touched the so-called “third rail” of American politics: Entitlements. Reviving an idea that he backed away from only a few weeks ago, he said recently that he wanted to eliminate …

Renters and housing advocates attend a protest to cancel rent and avoid evictions in front of a courthouse on Aug. 21 in Los Angeles. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images California’s governor, legislators and other stakeholders on Friday agreed to an emergency measure to try to stave off evictions in the …

For far too long, there haven’t been many good options for Americans who want to do well by doing good with their investment dollars. An entire industry has emerged to counsel investors on stocks to avoid, based on certain criteria: companies that don’t have diverse workforces, or those with objectionable …

More than 30 states have been approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to start distributing an extra $ 300 a week in weekly unemployment benefits. The $ 300 federal add-on results from executive actions taken by President Donald Trump this month in the form of three memos and one …

President Donald Trump on Thursday night made an effort to turn his Democratic challenger’s campaign rallying cries against him, as he accepted the Republican Party’s nomination and delivered the last speech at the GOP’s four-day convention. “In America, we don’t turn to government to restore our souls. We put our …

Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance Thinking about moving to a state with lower taxes? These are the mistakes to avoid Some states are great to live in, but not so great to die in. 32 states have been approved to offer $ 300 extra in unemployment …