MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE As a brutal year draws to a close, Wall Street is optimistic about 2021 as the first round of COVID-19 inoculations take place, even though plenty still could go awry. See full story. Fed lending dispute resolved, Capitol Hill eyes coronavirus stimulus votes Sunday Democratic Congressional leaders …
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A grizzly bear swims at pandemic hard-hit Oakland Zoo in California this summer. Getty Images A recent spate of stock drops, exacerbated by signs of a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, is unsettling to say the least. The market selloff of last spring was brief, but brutal. Our call …
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“ “In a dark season of pestilence, COVID has reduced to tatters the illusion of American exceptionalism. At the height of the crisis, with more than 2,000 dying each day, Americans found themselves members of a failed state, ruled by a dysfunctional and incompetent government largely responsible for death rates …
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