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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE
U.S. stocks fall Thursday after the stock market posted one of its best daily gains in weeks. See full story.
Initial jobless claims fall 130,000 to 881,000, but drop tied to change in statistical method
The number of new applications for unemployment benefits fell sharply last week to a fresh pandemic low, but most of the decline appeared to stem from a major change in how the data is reported instead a big increase in people finding jobs. See full story.
Oregon’s key lessons on voting by mail — after 2 decades of only voting that way
Vote-by-mail skeptics and supporters alike can look to the state’s experience. See full story.
The coronavirus may remain in the body for a month or more — but does that mean you’re still contagious?
New research suggests COVID-19 patients should be tested again four weeks after symptoms first appear See full story.
A Tesla triple-leveraged fund is finally having a day in the sun, soaring 40%
An exchange-traded product listed in London is finally doing exactly what its risk-seeking investors hoped it would do when its was launched in July: help them profit from a big drop in shares of high-flying electric-vehicle maker Tesla Inc. See full story.
MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE
Even with interest rates at record lows, someone buying the typical home today will have a larger monthly mortgage payment than they would have if they bought a year ago. See full story.
