NewsWatch: These 22 buy-rated stocks have gotten as much as 36% ahead of Wall Street’s price targets. Something has got to give

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Analysts will need to raise their price targets or cut their ratings. See full story.

The extra $600 Americans get in weekly unemployment benefits ends next month — here’s what lawmakers are proposing to replace it

Extending the extra $600 could create a disincentive to return to work, some lawmakers say. See full story.

Hedge-fund manager who nailed the subprime collapse is leveraging investor cash 200x in ‘audacious’ bet

A year ago, Hayman Capital Management’s Kyle Bass wrote about “the quiet panic in Hong Kong” and warned of an “impending crisis” in the region. Now, amid mounting unrest, he’s putting his clients’ money — and then some — on a bet that the local currency will collapse. See full story.

These 4 diet and lifestyle changes can lower your cancer risk by almost 20%

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Coronavirus update: Global infections climb above 7.2 million as health experts question WHO statement on asymptomatic carriers

The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus illness COVID-19 climbed above 7.2 million on Tuesday, as public-health experts questioned comments from the World Health Organization that transmission from asymptomatic patients is “very rare.” See full story.

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The economic downturn prompted by the viral outbreak put a huge dent in millennials’ savings, which will make it harder to gather the resources to purchase a home. See full story.

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