NewsWatch: I’m 52, won’t live past 80 and have $1.6 million. ‘I am tired of both the rat race and workplace politics.’ Should I retire?

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Have a question about retirement, including where to retire? Email HelpMeRetire@marketwatch.com See full story.

The $600 unemployment benefit is officially going to expire, but one state is considering reinstating it

Democratic and Republican lawmakers have clashed over extending the extra $600 unemployment benefit Americans have been receiving, causing it to expire entirely. See full story.

Dr. Osterholm: Americans will be living with the coronavirus for decades

On Jan. 20, just nine days after Chinese health authorities published the DNA sequence for a new coronavirus that was causing concern in China, Dr. Michael Osterholm, an epidemiologist at the University of Minnesota, wrote in an email: “I’m certain this will cause our next pandemic.” See full story.

The stock market is cheating us all—and here’s by how much

We should be getting as much as 30% more, study suggests See full story.

Apple stock rockets to record as ‘amazingly strong’ earnings calm pandemic iPhone fears

As Apple Inc. heads for the highly anticipated launch of its first 5G-enabled phone later this year, the company just gave a confident signal that its hardware story is still very much intact. See full story.

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Friday’s Personal Finance Stories. See full story.