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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE The U.S. economy has kept growing despite a summer spike in coronavirus cases and the end of massive federal aid, but millions of Americans are either being left out or are in danger of being left behind. See full story. Apple’s launch event has one big unknown …

MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE The U.S. economy has kept growing despite a summer spike in coronavirus cases and the end of massive federal aid, but millions of Americans are either being left out or are in danger of being left behind. See full story. Apple’s launch event has one big unknown …

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 …

The coronavirus pandemic is “not even close to being over,” according to the head of the World Health Organization, and the worst is still to come, in what was a grim assessment of the state of affairs some six months after the first cases were reported in China. “Six months …

“ “It is a strength when protesters, protected by responsible law enforcement, march for a better future.” ” That’s former President George W. Bush, who addressed the protests sweeping the nation on Tuesday and decried America’s “tragic failures.” Bush said he and his wife, Laura, are “anguished” by the death …

Six weeks ago, when sheltering-at-home was relatively new, Sonya Renee Taylor shared this thought on Instagram, and I’ve been thinking about it ever since. As restrictions start to open, what have we learned? Are we trying to get back to what we thought was “normal”? Will we take this chance …

Older Americans nearing retirement age weren’t exactly in great shape financially when 2020 began, and now the economic tsunami caused by the coronavirus has made their situation even more perilous. When the year began, some 15 million Americans aged 62 and over were living in poverty. That’s now likely to …

Just how bad is the economic situation in China? In late February, MarketWatch interviewed Leland Miller, CEO of the China Beige Book, who warned that economic deterioration caused by the novel coronavirus was, as we put it, “worse than you think.” On Monday, Miller’s firm released a fresh report that …

The plumber is switching from copper to PEX piping. This is because PEX is cheaper and probably easier to use. The PEX connection does not require welding and the multi-use machine is easy to set up. Another reason is to do well. Pex does not go far enough beyond just …