NewsWatch: Stock market logs best Inauguration Day rise in 36 years as Biden takes office

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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE

Wall Street appeared to be cheering the change of leadership under way in the White House, producing one of its best returns in nearly four decades on the day of a new president’s inauguration. See full story.

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MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

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