NewsWatch: Why investors should ‘let dust settle’ after stock market soars on Pfizer vaccine news

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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

Stocks touch record territory as Pfizer and BioNTech offer good news on their COVID-19 vaccine trial, but end the day off the highs as some market watchers argue investors may be getting ahead of themselves. See full story.

Beyond Meat stock plummets more than 25% as COVID-19 takes bite out of earnings

Shares of Beyond Meat Inc. plunged 25% in extended trading Monday after the flagship name in the plant-based meat field reported third-quarter results Monday that badly missed Wall Street estimates. See full story.

Here’s who could be in Joe Biden’s cabinet

As former Vice President Joe Biden readies for his return to the White House, Washington is speculating furiously over whom he’ll pick to head the Treasury Department, the State Department, the Pentagon and more. See full story.

As nation awaits transition of power, Fauci issues timely warning to his fellow scientists

In a conversation with the American Medical Association, the director of National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases spoke about politics, science and vaccines. See full story.

The world’s biggest money manager says Joe Biden’s election is ‘good news’ for the global economy

BlackRock Vice Chairman Philip Hildebrand offered up his rosy view of what a Joe Biden administration means for the world economy. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

Raven-Symoné, star of the Disney Channel’s “That’s So Raven,” is letting go of her home in Sherman Oaks, CA. The actress and singer has placed her longtime Mediterranean pad on the market for $2.1 million. She purchased the place in 2009 for $1.4 million. See full story.