NewsWatch: S&P, Nasdaq fall to snap weekly win streaks on ‘quad witching’ Friday, as investors focus on Bullard’s hawkish comments

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U.S. stocks end sharply lower Friday, with the Dow booking its worst week since last October, after comments from a Fed official exacerbated the market volatility that followed the central bank’s updated outlook this week for inflation and the economic recovery from COVID. See full story.

Bitcoin slides toward worst day in 3 weeks, leads crypto’s Friday skid along with stock market

Bitcoin prices on Friday slump, on track for the steepest slide in three weeks, with the decline in the world’s No. 1 crypto coming in tandem with a retreat in the stock market. See full story.

16 short-squeeze targets in the stock market, including Canoo, Tootsie Roll and a prison operator

Other stocks with high short interest and days-to-cover include Inovio Pharmaceuticals and B&G Foods. See full story.

The housing market is so crazy, this $600,000 ‘horror’ is drawing multiple cash offers

Available homes are so scarce that this ‘nightmare’ listing seems like a steal — even though it’s covered in graffiti and smells awful See full story.

I’m 62, unemployed, living off my savings and waiting on Social Security — ‘Can I go fishing for the next 25 years and forget about work?’

Have a question about your own retirement savings? Email us at HelpMeRetire@marketwatch.com See full story.

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