NewsWatch: Key moments that rocked — and then repaired — the stock market in 2020

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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

The equity market wasn’t the main conduit for the response to the pandemic and social unrest that emerged in 2020, but it was one way that Wall Street interpreted the pace of the rapidly spreading contagion and the human ingenuity that rapidly brought about remedies and cures to combat COVID-19. See full story.

Fauci reportedly says U.S. will not extend interval between vaccine doses

British health service has extended to 12 weeks from three the recommended time between doses of the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 in order to quickly provide some measure of protection to more people. See full story.

Yes, it’s possible to save too much for retirement

You may miss out on the present if you’re too focused on your future self See full story.

These are the best-performing Nasdaq and S&P 500 stocks of 2020

COVID-19 rewarded companies at the cutting edge of mobility and remote working. See full story.

Apple cost short sellers $7 billion this year, but there’s a stock that was much more brutal for the bears

There are the giddy “Teslanaires” who understandably will talk your ear off about how amazingly well they’ve done this year, and then there’s the other, much darker, side of the trade: Those betting against Elon Musk. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

Also, investors look ahead after a surprising 2020. See full story.