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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE
Scott Peng, the founder and chief investment officer of New York investment manager Advocate Capital Management, says a perfect storm is being unleashed. See full story.
The departure of Jeff Bezos won’t change much at Amazon — for now
The decision by Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos to step down as chief executive later this year was a huge surprise, but one that acknowledges his role in recent years as the founder/senior statesman, working furiously in the background, often unseen, like the Wizard of Oz. See full story.
Glaxo and CureVac join forces to develop vaccines targeting new COVID-19 variants
GSK and CureVac said their approach could potentially tackle multiple coronavirus strains in one vaccine shot See full story.
Yellen to discuss ‘meme-stock’ volatility with top regulators: report
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will host a meeting with top federal regulators as soon as this week to address the recent market volatility spurred by so-called meme stocks, Reuters reported late Tuesday. See full story.
European stocks and U.S. futures rise as earnings lift big corporates
Stocks in Europe and U.S. equity futures are keying off another positive day on Wall Street, with earnings from Siemens, Amazon and Alphabet in focus. See full story.
MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE
To get better at money, you have to get better at life. You have to make the effort to understand the world, finance, the economy, and most importantly, yourself. That is the idea behind Mastering Your Money MarketWatch’s new live free event series that kicks off February 3rd. See full story.
