NewsWatch: Stocks roar to fresh records as new year kicks off

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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

U.S. stock indexes surged at the open on the first trading day of 2020, with bulls looking to build on the best year for the S&P 500 since 2013 as global equities rallied following a move by China’s central bank aimed at stimulating the country’s economy. See full story.

‘Help! I’m 22 with $70,000 in savings and investments, but I’m addicted to checking my brokerage accounts multiple times a day’

‘I am addicted to watching the “total accounts” number grow in my portfolio.’  See full story.

Secure Act includes one critical tax change ‘that will send estate planners reeling’

The Secure Act includes some other important tax changes that have nothing to do with retirement. See full story.

Returning Christmas presents? Do it before these deadlines at Apple, Amazon and Walmart

About 5 billion tons of returned merchandise end up in landfills every year, according to one estimate. See full story.

Your no B.S. guide to losing weight in the New Year

No fads. No junk science. Here’s what to eat and how to get moving to slim down — and stay that way — in 2020 and beyond. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

A panel of ‘nationally recognized’ experts in diet, nutrition, obesity, food psychology, diabetes and heart disease spent months deciding on the No. 1 diet for U.S. News & World Report, based on seven criteria. See full story.

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