The Russian market offers a lot of investment opportunities in this time of global economic uncertainty, says legendary investor Jim Rogers. He called for a closer look at Russia’s domestic tourism and the economy of
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Key Words: CDC director warns America is in for the ‘worst fall … we’ve ever had’
While the world watches and waits for a COVID-19 vaccine to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control, there’s another inoculation poised to be just as important this fall. That would be the flu shot, as
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Top Ten: Weekend reads: Following Tesla and Apple, more stock splits are coming and they can help you make money
When companies’ share prices move very high, some consider splitting the shares so that the lower prices will attract more investors. This can be a positive for stock performance over the long term. Tesla Inc.
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Weekend Sip: This high-end Venezuelan rum is trying to help unemployed bartenders during the pandemic
The bottle:Santa Teresa 1796 rum (special Crafted Together edition), $48 The back story: Almost needless to say, these are challenging times for those in the bar business, with many drinking spots across the globe remaining
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Personal Finance Daily: How the U.S. can emulate South Korea, Singapore and New Zealand to control the coronavirus and refinancing your mortgage will cost more thanks to a new fee
Hope you have a good weekend, MarketWatchers. And don’t miss these top stories: Personal Finance I’m still waiting on my FIRST stimulus check. When will I get it? ‘We, the qualifying taxpayers, should not have
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Market Extra: Goldman gets rosier on ‘junk’ rated companies, trims default forecast to 10.5%
Rainbow, North East England. Owen Humphreys/Zuma Press Goldman Sachs has gotten on the bandwagon in terms of thinking defaults by speculative or “junk” rated U.S. companies won’t get a whole lot worse this year. Analysts
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NewsWatch: The stock market would love a Democratic sweep in November
MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE Democrats would support more stimulus and spending. See full story. In Battle Royale against Apple, Spotify and Match Group throw support behind ‘Fortnite’-developer Epic Games “Fortnite” creator Epic Games is geared up
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In Battle Royale against Apple, Spotify and Match Group throw support behind ‘Fortnite’-developer Epic Games
“Fortnite” creator Epic Games is geared up for a bona fide dust-up against Big Tech, and it is winning the support of other prominent app developers in the process. Spotify Technology Inc. US:SPOT and Match
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Medill News Service: China is far behind farm purchases needed to fulfill terms of trade deal with U.S.
China bought less than one-fourth of its promised $36.6 billion yearly U.S. agriculture import target in the first half of 2020, China customs data showed. There is still time to meet the commitment, however, and
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: California Uber rides could come to a stop, but Uber Eats still has a green light
Uber may shut down ride-hailing in California next week, but Uber Eats will continue to operate. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Uber Technologies Inc. rides may come to a halt in California next week, but Uber Eats
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