NewsWatch: What the Afghan government’s collapse might mean for the U.S. stock market

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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

The impact of rising tensions in the Middle East to the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq Composite Index trading at or near record highs, is unclear. See full story.

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