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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE
Investors were left disappointed by the Federal Reserve’s action — or lack of — late on Wednesday, as the central bank failed to indicate any new stimulus. See full story.
Biden to Brexit Britain: No trade deal with U.S. if you renege on Ireland
Even though London recently signed a trade deal with Japan, the prospect of a quick deal with the U.S. is waning. See full story.
Snowflake IPO surge makes it the priciest tech stock by a mile
Snowflake is twice as expensive as Zoom Video, the closest stock, by one important metric after becoming the largest company to ever double its share price in a market debut. See full story.
He went from multibillionaire to relatively broke and living in a small apartment — just like he planned
This week, Chuck Feeney closed his 38-year-old Atlantic Philanthropies, having donated all his cash to such lofty endeavors as bringing peace to Northern Ireland and modernizing Vietnam’s health care system. See full story.
CEOs from GM, ConocoPhillips and others defy Trump’s climate-change stance, push for carbon price
A leading CEO group wants the federal government, including Congress, to enact market-based climate-change policies largely in line with those laid out in the voluntary Paris pact that President Trump has abandoned. See full story.
MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE
‘Unfortunately, the merriment we crave — eating, drinking and singing together in a cozy room — are among the highest-risk scenarios for transmitting COVID-19.’ See full story.
