NewsWatch: A popular stock-market indicator flashes red as Dow soars to records Friday

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An often-cited measure of stock valuations, popularized by Warren Buffett, is affirming a growing fear on Wall Street: equity prices are richer than their fundamental underpinnings. See full story.

California on the brink: Virus rages and closures imminent

Much of California is on the brink of sweeping new restrictions on businesses and activities, a desperate attempt to slow the frighteningly rapid escalation of coronavirus cases that threatens to overwhelm hospitals. See full story.

20 electric vehicle stocks besides Tesla and Nio that analysts expect to rise the most over the next year

Analysts favor companies that supply EV manufacturers or develop technology to support infrastructure and autonomous driving. See full story.

I moved out of California in retirement — but it wasn’t because of taxes

You’d be surprised at how well California stacks up against other western states for retirees. See full story.

Pelosi says there is ‘momentum’ for deal on COVID aid

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Friday that talks on a COVID-19 relief package have “momentum,” and that the weaker-than-expected November jobs report gives more reason for Congress to act. See full story.

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‘Modeling suggests that near universal masking could prevent 180,000 COVID-19 deaths,’ one expert told MarketWatch. See full story.