NewsWatch: Dow up 300 points as investors look forward to easing of coronavirus lockdowns

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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

U.S. stocks rose Monday morning, buoyed as coronavirus lockdowns begin to ease in several countries. See full story.

Expert who called the 2008 crisis says the signal to sell stocks is coming soon

It is the start of a bumper week of U.S. corporate earnings and one that will tell us more about the devastating impact of coronavirus on the economy. See full story.

Stimulus checks need to arrive faster so Americans can get all the coronavirus money Washington has promised

Protect relief checks from debt collectors and allow for immediate deposit, writes Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez. See full story.

Welcome back, cubicles? Longtime Silicon Valley CEO says coronavirus could kill the open office

Nothing will be the same whenever corporate America goes back to the office, and one casualty could be the open office, said longtime tech chief executive Carol Bartz See full story.

Biden urges expanded coronavirus testing as some states begin to reopen

Former Vice President Joe Biden is calling for expanded coronavirus testing and the formation of a public-health jobs corps, as some U.S. states are taking steps to reopen their economies. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

The FDIC and others are making a push to sign Americans up for bank accounts so they can get their stimulus checks faster and develop and long-term relationships with banks. See full story.