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How investor psychology can make or break your golden years See full story.

Cisco stock falls as results slightly exceed estimates

Cisco Systems Inc.’s stock dipped 2.5% in extended trading Wednesday after the company reported second-quarter profits and revenue that slightly exceeded Wall Street’s estimates. See full story.

Why a former Wall Street bear just lifted his S&P 500 target to 3,450

Stifel’s Barry Bannister, who called the stock market’s late-2018 swoon, just raised his price target for the S&P 500. See full story.

Wiping out the nation’s student-loan debt could have unintended financial consequences for borrowers

There could be side effects to Elizabeth Warren’s and Bernie Sanders’s student loan cancellation proposals, including higher tax bills for some borrowers — but the candidates say they’ll address those potential pitfalls. See full story.

Coronavirus update: 1,115 deaths, number of new cases has ‘stabilized,’ Mobile World Congress canceled

Health officials are cautiously optimistic that the slowdown over the last two days in the number of newly confirmed cases of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that was first identified in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, may indicate that the virus is contained. See full story.

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Yang’s signature proposal was to give all Americans $1,000 a month. See full story.