NewsWatch: Here’s the latest on what we know works — and doesn’t work — in treating coronavirus infections

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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

Steroids and Remdesivir have already been shown to help fight COVID-19. It’s too early to judge on a couple of other possibilities. See full story.

Dow looks to build on best quarter since 1987 amid hopes for vaccine

U.S. stocks rose modestly Wednesday, building on the best quarter in about 20 years, as investors took hope from positive developments in a clinical trial for a coronavirus vaccine candidate, easing worries around the rising COVID-19 tally which has threatened to stall the U.S. economic recovery. See full story.

These stocks, including Tesla and Apple, are the real winners for the second quarter of 2020

A select group of stocks rose in the second quarter and for all of 2020. See full story.

I have a seven-figure nest egg — am I saving too much for retirement?

A big pile of money is great, but it raises questions See full story.

Here are the major brands that have pulled ads from Facebook

Since an advertising boycott of Facebook Inc. was organized in mid-June, a veritable Who’s Who of major brands have either added their names to the #StopHateForProfit campaign or otherwise pulled their ads. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

‘I fear it’s too late for me to receive my $1,200 stimulus check. The tax return deadline for 2019 was extended to July 15.’ See full story.

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