NewsWatch: U.S. oil’s June contract tumbles 25% to around 21-year low as expiring May contract hangs below $0 a barrel

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Oil futures face further pain on Tuesday, with the most-active June contract for the U.S. benchmark falling to a roughly 21-year nadir a day after the May contract made history by settling in negative territory for the first time ever. See full story.

Here’s the best investor approach to stocks in a market that’s not done selling, says Bernstein analyst

Our call of the day looks at how investors can approach a market that is full of uncertainty. Don’t stop buying but do it in bite-sized pieces, says this analyst. See full story.

Warren Buffett’s favorite stock-market indicator ‘scares the bejeezus’ out of this investor

Billionaire investor Howard Marks just told CNBC on Monday that “the world is more screwed up” than what the action in the stock market might lead you to believe. Gary Evans of the Global Macro Monitor blog would agree. See full story.

This is the one leading economic indicator stock investors should follow

The U.S. stock market is itself a forward-looking instrument, writes Mark Hulbert. See full story.

Neiman Marcus is likely just the start: Analysts expect 100,000 stores to close by 2025

UBS analysts think permanent store closures will jump as the coronavirus pandemic speeds e-commerce adoption. See full story.

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‘Is there anything I can do? I find this very unjust and poorly thought out.’ See full story.