NewsWatch: Dow books third day of gains, with key states in Trump-Biden race still too close to call

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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

U.S. stocks recorded significant gains Wednesday, even as votes in the election race between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden still are being tallied in a number of battleground states. See full story.

What a Biden or Trump win would mean for a second round of stimulus checks

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that ‘we need another rescue package.’ See full story.

Here’s what we know about the 6 states whose Electoral College votes haven’t been called

The U.S. presidential election is still too close to call. Here’s what we know about the remaining states that have yet to be called for either former Vice President Joe Biden or President Donald Trump, with vote tallies from the Associated Press. See full story.

I’m 60, my wife thinks ‘money is for spending,’ I just lost my job and plan to retire — how can we avoid money fights?

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Coronavirus update: ‘The pandemic is far from over,’ says NIH director, as Nebraska asks nurses from other states for help

The U.S. tally of confirmed cases of the coronavirus illness COVID-19 climbed above 9.38 million on Wednesday with infections climbing in 47 states, as hospitalizations set records in seven states and Nebraska was resorting to asking for nurses from other states to come and help address the surge. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

As the U.S. sorts through election results, some question the usefulness of categorizing voters as ‘Latino.’ See full story.