NewsWatch: An ‘extreme’ August on the stock market might be telling us something about the November election

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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

It has been a pretty bullish August for the stock market. That tends to work well in an incumbent U.S. President’s favor, but our call of the day says a twist could lie ahead. See full story.

Of all the major changes to the Dow on Monday, this may be the most important

The Dow Jones Industrial Average will see a handful of important changes take effect Monday morning but it is, perhaps, the change to how it is calculated that will be the most important for Wall Street over the near term. See full story.

Portland mayor Ted Wheeler unleashes on Trump: ‘What America needs is for you to be stopped’

Ted Wheeler slammed President Trump during a press conference on Sunday after a man reported to be member of a far-right group was shot and killed the night before. See full story.

This is the most important thing Bill Gates has learned from Warren Buffett, who just turned 90 years old

Bill Gates ringin in his pal Warren Buffett’s 90th birthday on Sunday in a blog post that included a video of the Microsoft MSFT co-founder baking a cake. See full story.

Here’s everything coming to Netflix in September 2020 — and what’s leaving

Get ready for big names, including Sarah Paulson’s ‘Ratched,’ Hilary Swank’s ‘Away’ and Charlie Kaufman’s ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things’ See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

Many social media users are furious over Disney’s streaming plan for the live-action ‘Mulan’ remake See full story.

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