NewsWatch: The surprising lesson Black Friday and Cyber Monday can teach stock-market investors

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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

The holiday spirit infects — and can distort — investor behavior. See full story.

I’ve already been injected with a COVID vaccine. This is why I’m cheering for the Novavax underdog

“No, I never considered it was risky, and no, of course, I’m not getting paid. I just received my second shot a few days ago, ” says Barrons Group senior writer Pierre Briançon, on volunteering for a trial. See full story.

Shopping for a new car on Black Friday? Beware of this clever car-dealership trick

Timothy Vogus, a professor at Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management, reveals the ‘biggest thing people do wrong’ when walking into a showroom. See full story.

I’m 65, have $500,000 in cash, no ‘impressive’ work résumé and am terrified of investing — can I retire?

Have a question about your retirement? Email us See full story.

‘That’s why I f— with Netflix’: Dave Chappelle convinced the streaming giant to remove ‘Chappelle’s Show’ while he’s not getting paid for it

Chappelle calls out ViacomCBS and its shareholders for licensing his hit Comedy Central show without giving him a cut See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

‘Sometimes, we don’t even see the kids for the holidays and we’re just pushing around cards and envelopes.’ See full story.