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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE
Three new names will be added to the S&P 500 index this month, but none of them are Tesla Inc. See full story.
Dow falls 500 points as tech rout helps send Nasdaq down by about 3%
Investors pick up where they left off ahead of a three-day weekend, with a sharp fall in Nasdaq-100 futures pointing to sharp losses for technology stocks. See full story.
Spain virologists say the country’s second virus wave holds a valuable lesson for the rest of the world
How Spain pulls itself out of the coronavirus second wave may be a blueprint for other nations and cities to follow. See full story.
Another coronavirus aid package is probably ‘not happening’ after August jobs report and deal to avoid government shutdown, analyst says
Friday’s jobs report makes it more likely that Washington won’t deliver another big coronavirus aid package, according to some analysts. An agreement to avoid a federal government shutdown also may hurt the chances for a deal on aid. See full story.
This is one Trump tax cut you really don’t want
Ending the payroll tax would hit 70 million voters who receive Social Security and Medicare, writes Paul Brandus. See full story.
MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE
American Academy of Pediatrics wants to help prevent a fall twindemic of flu and coronavirus See full story.