NewsWatch: The stock market is poised for a 40% drop, warns economist who says the current climate feels a lot like 1929

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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

Gary Shilling, president of A. Gary Shilling & Co., is talking doom and gloom. Again. See full story.

Here’s one ‘remarkable’ difference between COVID-19 and the 1918 Spanish flu

There are also similarities between the 1918 influenza and SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that originated in Wuhan, China. See full story.

This spot-on predictor of who will win the 2020 presidential election is not the stock market or even opinion polls

Online betting markets are better at forecasting the U.S. presidential election outcome. See full story.

Investors are hungry for income. Here are the 20 investment trusts they have been eyeing up this year

Income-starved investors in the U.K. are turning to investment trusts as COVID-19 hits company dividends See full story.

Tesla’s stock soars to 4th-straight record as Wall Street’s biggest bear raises price target

Shares of Tesla Inc. charged higher to a fourth-straight record close Monday, after even the most bearish analyst on Wall Street analyst lifted his price target following the electric vehicle maker’s blowout deliveries results. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

Weird and unwanted tax complications can arise when you make a below-market loan to a family member. See full story.

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