NewsWatch: ‘Diverse perspectives lead to better decision making’: Ariel Investments’ John Rogers Jr. pushes corporate boards to have their own ‘Jackie Robinson moment’

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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

Black households are almost twice as likely not to have any stock-market investments, one recent study shows. See full story.

Dow up 400 points as stocks gain steam ahead of presidential election

Stocks rise after an ugly finish to October, with support tied to upbeat global economic data on the eve of Election Day, as investors continue to monitor rising COVID-19 cases and a continued stream of corporate earnings results. See full story.

The moment of truth for stock-market investors? Election Day looms and the most crucial stretch of 2020 awaits

Next week’s trading action could mark the culmination of some of the most significant hang-ups confronting investors, including the possible return to March-style shutdown as cases of COVID-19 rise domestically and elsewhere in the world. See full story.

Top Biden adviser sees ‘reasonable chance’ results of election will be known by Wednesday

The outcome of the presidential election could be known by Wednesday, which would avoid a bitter fight over states where counting ballots has not finished. See full story.

Biden leads Trump by 10 percentage points in latest national poll

President Donald Trump trails by 10 percentage points among voters nationally in the final days of his re-election campaign, facing substantial public anxiety over the coronavirus pandemic but with broad approval of his management of the economy, a new Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll finds. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

‘One day I was working and the next day I found out I could never work again.’ See full story.