NewsWatch: Will the stock market tumble back to its coronavirus lows in March? About 92 years of S&P 500 history says there’s a good chance

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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

Will the U.S. stock market retest bear-market lows put in on March 23? That is perhaps the most prevalent question on Wall Street. See full story.

FDA grants Gilead’s remdesivir emergency authorization for COVID-19 treatment

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted an emergency use authorization to Gilead Sciences Inc.’s remdesivir, a decade-old experimental therapy first tested on Ebola disease patients, as a COVID-19 treatment. See full story.

Amazon’s CEO tells investors ‘you may want to take a seat,’ as he explains why the company will spend ‘entirety’ of $4 billion profit

Amazon unsurprisingly topped expectations for sales, in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it was comments from CEO Jeff Bezos, in his written statement along with the quarterly update, that really drew the focus on Wall Street Thursday evening. See full story.

Here’s Warren Buffett’s chance to offer coronavirus-shaken investors his insights on a topsy-turvy stock market

If Warren Buffett has any words of comfort or warning for stock-market investors dazed and confused by the COVID-19 pandemic, they will presumably hear them on Saturday. See full story.

Why millions of older workers will pay a big financial price—forever—from the coronavirus

Even in good times, age discrimination is rampant See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

Andre Shakti majored in deaf studies and psychology at college, helps to support her father, and works as a stripper, dominatrix and sex educator. See full story.