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State and local governments have faced a cash crunch as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. And they’re passing the pain on to homeowners in the form of higher property taxes, according to a new report. A new analysis from real-estate data company Attom Data Solutions found that Americans who …

There has been nothing like this GameStop  GME, +67.87% saga in recent memory. It’s still early days. But already we can work out some of the groups who are likely to emerge as losers when the dust settles. At least if history is any guide — which, alas, it usually …

Short squeezes will remain a big story in the financial-news media until heavily shorted stocks that have been pushed up by individual investors connected through social media come crashing back to earth. The biggest “winners” during this craze have been GameStop, up 1,745% for 2021 through Jan. 27, and AMC …

Soooo, remember last week when I shared the projects I was hoping to tackle this year and I didn’t mention this big one? Yeah. 😂 I planned to start this HUGE built in project later in the year, but then I realized we spend more time in the basement in …

MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE Sectors including banking, biotech, gold mining, green energy and infrastructure will be in play this year. See full story. Biden promises 100 federal vaccination centers by end of his first month in office President-elect Joe Biden on Friday gives a speech in Wilmington, Del., about his plan …

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 …

Getty Images “ ‘The  United States  is at a tipping point in which it could go from manageable internal tension to revolution and/or civil war.’ ” That’s Ray Dalio, the billionaire founder of Bridgewater Associates, sounding the alarm in his latest LinkedIn post on the class and power struggles that …

Alex Trebek Getty Images “ ‘Crashes are a golden opportunity to make money, because the American economy is always solid enough to rebound.’ ” That’s Alex Trebek, the beloved longtime host of “Jeopardy!” who died on Sunday at the age of 80, opening up about his approach to money and …

MarketWatch illustration/iStockphoto The demands of at-home schooling and work amid the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the personal-computer market to its strongest growth in more than a decade, according to third-party analyses released Monday. Gartner Inc. and IDC reported that PC shipments enjoyed their second consecutive quarter of strong growth after years …