MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE You’re taking a bet you may not fully realize See full story. Trump vs. Fauci: The president says, ‘He was wrong’; the doctor responds, ‘Everybody thinks I’m doing more than an outstanding job’ ‘Well, I don’t know that he’s a leaker. He’s a little bit of an …
Read More »NewsWatch: The hidden risk in your S&P 500 index fund
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE You’re taking a bet you may not fully realize See full story. American Airlines CEO: ‘Let’s go fly, for God’s sake’ Doug Parker says the fly-more strategy is ‘working extremely well’ so far See full story. Defiant Fauci tells InStyle magazine: ‘With all due modesty, I think …
Read More »NewsWatch: S&P 500 earnings set to plunge as the coronavirus batters all sectors — with Wall Street counting on a bounce that may not come
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE The one certainty about the outlook for companies in a COVID-19 world is that second-quarter earnings will be very bad, the worst in over 10 years. See full story. The Biden-Sanders climate-change policy pact: 8 key features Presidential candidate Joe Biden has advanced environmental policy recommendations that …
Read More »NewsWatch: Here’s what stock-market investors think is the biggest factor in their investing as coronavirus cases rise—hint: it isn’t a second wave
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE A recent survey by investment firm Jefferies indicates that the rise in coronavirus cases isn’t the central worry for investors. It’s the shape of the economic recovery that is the single-biggest factor by far for the investment community See full story. Doing this 30 minutes a day …
Read More »NewsWatch: SpaceX successfully launches U.S. astronauts into space
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE Space Exploration Technologies Corp. on Saturday successfully launches the first astronauts into space from U.S. soil in nine years. The capsule carrying NASA astronauts reached orbit on its way to the International Space Station. See full story. Record rise in unemployment casts a shadow over Trump’s re-election …
Read More »NewsWatch: Hulbert: My stock market forecast for June is likely wrong — but watch out for August
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE The March lows of the coronavirus crash could still be tested, writes Mark Hulbert. See full story. Ohio governor urges people to wear face masks: ‘This is not about politics’ “This is one time when we truly are all in this together. What we do directly impacts …
Read More »NewsWatch: Why the coronavirus outbreak is delivering a fresh dose of recession fear to the stock market
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE A more apropos adage for today’s market bears may be that when an outbreak of coronavirus grinds the world’s second-largest economy to a halt, the rest of the world catches a recession. See full story. My husband watches TV all day while I cook and clean. He …
Read More »NewsWatch: Why the coronavirus outbreak is delivering a fresh dose of recession fear to the stock market
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE A more apropos adage for today’s market bears may be that when an outbreak of coronavirus grinds the world’s second-largest economy to a halt, the rest of the world catches a recession. See full story. Berkshire Hathaway posts $ 29.2 billion quarterly earnings and holds $ 128 …
Read More »NewsWatch: Away from S&P 500 and other top indexes, markets are behaving as if it’s late in the cycle: Morgan Stanley strategist
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE You would have a hard time convincing someone looking at the major U.S. stock-market benchmarks that it is looking like the end of the cycle. Yet Andrew Sheets, chief cross-asset strategist at Morgan Stanley, says there are late-cycle indicators in current markets. See full story. Delta’s CEO …
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