NewsWatch: ‘Godfather’ of technical analysis says stock-market downturn is going to get worse: ‘I am looking at a 10% drop maybe a little bit more’

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It is going to get worse before it gets better for the stock market, says prominent technical analyst Ralph Acampora. See full story.

‘My daughter has been chiding me for frivolously spending her inheritance. Now she won’t speak to me’

‘My financial adviser assures me that if I live within my current budget I’ll still have over $1 million in savings at age 100.’ See full story.

Coronavirus update: Trump declares coronavirus a public health emergency, U.S. citizens returning from Hubei Province to be quarantined

President Donald Trump’s coronavirus task force on Friday announced a series of actions aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus outbreaks, including declaring a public-health emergency in the U.S. See full story.

Oil stocks are the new tobacco, in ‘death knell phase,’ says Jim Cramer

CNBC’s Jim Cramer says is a sentiment shift for oil stocks is not fleeting. He compares the situation to the upending of consumer habits and regulations that changed the tobacco companies forever. See full story.

The No. 1 thing people with fat savings accounts scrimp on that you likely don’t

New research shows that more than four in 10 people who are saving a ton for retirement are slashing this essential expense. See full story.

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