NewsWatch: Investors are right to reboot worries over trade, HSBC strategist says

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Uncertainty—not just in trade but across politics, the economy and the environment—is likely to limit returns across assets, says the strategist for HSBC Global Asset Management See full story.

Biden, Buttigieg, Steyer say they’re ready to challenge Trump on the U.S. economy

At Tuesday night’s primary debate in Iowa, several of the 2020 Democrats stressed that they were ready or even looking forward to going after President Donald Trump as he runs on the relatively strong U.S. economy. See full story.

Social Security’s not keeping up with inflation — here’s what that means for you

Your standard of living just slipped a notch See full story.

BlackRock’s Fink pressed to take action over words in dumping fossil fuels

BlackRock’s Larry Fink may believe that embracing sustainable investments is key to long-run returns, but he must turn rhetoric into results, say climate advocates. Of BlackRock’s nearly $7 trillion in mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, index-tracking funds and more, some $87 billion can still be linked to fossil fuels through late last year. See full story.

Here’s the case for Tesla $6,000

Ark Investment’s Catherine Wood told CNBC Tuesday she sees Tesla exploding to more than $6,000 within five years. Such a move would put the electric-car maker in the rarified air of other trillion-dollar companies. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

‘I definitely did feel defeated at some point,’ Toi Banks, 27, says. Here’s how she kept to her payment plan. See full story.