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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE
Some of us are old enough to remember the maniacal buying fervor that pushed tech stocks, many of them long since dead, to mind-bending valuations back in the heady dot-com bubble days of 1999. Are we seeing some similar action today? See full story.
Americans’ love affair with pickup trucks might be derailing their retirement plans
There were 13.2 million new pickups sold from 2013 to 2019 in the U.S., with monthly payments of as much as $1,300 for each. That money could be better spent on 401(k) or IRA payments, says Ben Carlson. See full story.
Tesla’s stock skids 6% as promised ‘Battery Day’ innovations remain off in the future
Tesla stock turns lower after Elon Musk says some of Tesla’s battery innovations were ‘close to working.’ See full story.
Should you change your investments because it’s an election year?
Suddenly, applying a short-term trading strategy to your long-term money seems to makes sense See full story.
Just 4 in 10 Americans now say they would get the first coronavirus vaccine — and most don’t expect to pay out of pocket
Seven vaccine candidates in the U.S. are in the clinical-trial phase with human participants. See full story.
MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE
The modest Brooklyn home where Ruth Bader Ginsburg grew up has nothing like the stature of the pioneering U.S. Supreme Court justice who became popularly known as Notorious RBG. See full story.
