MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE With the wild moves in the stock of GameStop and AMC Entertainment, or last week in cannabis makers, it’s not illogical to think of the stock market as a casino. Here’s what academic research finds. See full story. These retirees left their pricey life in Santa Cruz, …
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As people and markets around the world adjust to having Joe Biden as U.S. president, a key factor is what the veteran Democratic politician aims to accomplish without having to work with Congress. Biden is making use of executive orders that affect health care XLV, +1.13%, the energy sector XLE, …
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Amid a flurry of first-day orders and actions, President Joe Biden’s administration showed the door to a top-ranking lawyer at a labor agency meant to guard against unfair labor practices for private-sector workers. The administration allegedly fired the National Labor Relations Board’s general counsel, Peter Robb, reportedly after he refused …
Read More » The Trump-appointed director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Kathy Kraninger said Wednesday that she is resigning at the request of U.S. President Joe Biden. “As requested by the Biden administration, today I resigned as Director of the CFPB,” she said. “I am proud of all that we accomplished on …
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As President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office on Wednesday, prominent U.S. companies are making donations to support his inaugural events, even as the proceedings will be largely online and scaled back. Alphabet’s Google GOOG, -0.23% GOOGL, -0.19%, Boeing BA, -2.66%, Charter Communications CHTR, +0.93%, Comcast CMCSA, -1.80%, Microsoft MSFT, …
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Movement Mortgage, the nation’s sixth-largest retail mortgage lender, has promoted Chief Performance Officer Mike Brennan to company president, a new role that will lead all operations and sales functions across the organization. The promotion, made during a company-wide meeting Friday morning, is designed to further align Movement’s industry-leading operations and …
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The revelation that President Donald Trump has tested positive for the coronavirus that causes the disease COVID-19 rattled the world on Friday, raising questions and concerns about his personal health, U.S. national security, and the course of the November presidential election. Here’s everything we know about Trump’s diagnosis and its …
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The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus illness COVID-19 in the U.S. rose above 3.8 million on Tuesday, and President Donald Trump appeared to change his view of face masks in the face of falling poll numbers. Trump tweeted an image of himself wearing a mask with a message …
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued a scathing critique of President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic on Monday, saying he has denied the reality of the situation from Day 1: “ ‘He said it doesn’t exist, it’s going to go away, by Easter we’ll be reopened, it’s going …
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