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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE
Global stocks are edging lower and oil prices have plunged to 17-year lows at the start of another week set to be dominated by the coronavirus pandemic. See full story.
Stock-index futures mixed as investors keep focus on coronavirus numbers
Stock-index futures point to a mixed start for Wall Street Monday, as the number of coronavirus cases and deaths continues to rise and investors brace for data in the week ahead expected to underline the economic toll of the pandemic. See full story.
White House vows to start doling out emergency loans to small businesses this week
Senior Trump administration officials vow to launch a massive new loan program for small businesses by Friday in a frenetic effort to prevent them from laying off workers or going out of business as the coronavirus pandemic shuts down large segments of the economy. See full story.
I’m retired and claim Social Security — do I still get the $1,200 stimulus check?
Congress is expected to pass a bill giving Americans hurt by the coronavirus crisis financial relief. See full story.
‘We’re now experiencing the aftershock’: As Italy’s death toll exceeds 10,000, Italians anxiously wait for coronavirus surge to peak
‘School corridors lie empty. Paintings in art classes are left unfinished.’ See full story.
MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE
If ever there were doubts about how the superaffluent are faring amid a pandemic for the ages, media mogul David Geffen wants to make it abundantly clear that, for his part, he’s doing just fine — and he wishes us all the best. See full story.
