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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE
Technology stocks are under pressure at the start of the week, as bond yields continue to rise. See full story.
Beauty app maker, oil services firm follow Tesla and Microstrategy in pouring millions into cryptocurrencies
Publicly traded companies outside the U.S. are now following Tesla and Microstrategy in buying cryptocurrencies. See full story.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry level racism charges against British royal household
Questions raised within the royal family about their son’s skin color nearly drove the wife of Prince Harry to suicide, the couple said on Sunday night in a much anticipated CBS interview with Oprah Winfrey. See full story.
U.S. on ‘tipping point of another surge,’ COVID-19 experts warn
Another coronavirus surge could be right around the corner, U.S. public health officials say, and now is not the time to relax COVID-19 restrictions. See full story.
‘We are weary’: Life in Italy, one year after national lockdown to stop the spread of COVID-19
‘The presence of increased police patrols in a crowded square in Como on a recent Saturday evening is further evidence of a developing social malaise that needs to be kept in check.’ See full story.
MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE
Alongside $1,400 stimulus checks and more unemployment benefits, the $1.9 trillion financial stimulus package passed Saturday in the Senate broadens the Child Tax Credit’s eligibility and makes the credit’s payouts more generous. See full story.
