NewsWatch: The first stock-market ‘correction since October has begun,’ says Morgan Stanley analyst who called 2018 tech rout

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Michael Wilson, Morgan Stanley’s chief U.S. equity strategist, says the first major stock market pullback since October is under way. See full story.

Retirement dreams: $3 million is the new $1 million — here’s how to get there

Have you and your 401(k) plan ridden this relentless bull market into glorious millionaire territory? If so, congratulations! Well done. Etc. Now here’s the bad news: See full story.

Which tech stock is best? Here’s how the ‘big five’ companies stack up as they report earnings

Amazon is the favorite among analysts, while Apple is ‘cheapest’ despite its stock’s recent run-up. See full story.

‘I can’t think of another athlete who had a better transition’ — How Kobe Bryant pulled off the tricky pivot from sports to business

Bryant’s business career was cut short when he died in a helicopter crash Sunday. See full story.

Scientist who simulated the global impact of a coronavirus outbreak says ‘ the cat’s already out of the bag’ and calls China’s efforts to contain the disease ‘unlikely to be effective’

Eric Toner is a scientist at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security and was a part of a simulation, in partnership with the World Economic Forum, that posited such a disease could kill 65 million people within 18 months. See full story.

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Bryant’s business career was cut short when he died in a helicopter crash Sunday. See full story.