MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE Bulls are convinced the American consumer — and the stock market — are going to be fine, even if politicians fail to approve another round of fiscal stimulus before next month’s elections. But some economists see consumption taking a big hit after a robust third quarter. See …
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A previous version of this article incorrectly referred to a statistic involving five-month winning streaks for the S&P 500. The article has been corrected. Carrying the team. jonathan nackstrand/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images Pandemic worries, election uncertainty, U.S.-China tensions — none of that is enough to sway this tough bull market, says …
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +2.99% ended a four-week stretch Friday with a total return approaching 30%, bouncing back from its worst first-quarter performance in history. As the worst pandemic in a century continues to take its toll on the global economy, investors, with no clear end in sight, …
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Dropbox shares are surging toward their best single-day performance on record on Friday as bulls say the stock has finally hit a turning point. The cloud-storage company initially got a warm reception from Wall Street when it came public in early 2018, but the stock has languished in recent months …
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