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MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE
Tom Plumb of Wisconsin Capital Management says growth-stock valuations aren’t overly high and expects investors to keep paying up for the most successful companies. See full story.
Here’s how the stock market has performed during past viral outbreaks, as epidemic locks down 3 Chinese cities
U.S. equity markets have experienced muted trade in the past few sessions as investors keep one eye trained on a deadly flu outbreak in China, which could soon be declared a public health emergency by the World Health Organization within the next 24 hours. See full story.
Here’s the ‘dirty little secret’ the superrich of Davos are keeping to themselves
The Hoover Institution’s Niall Ferguson shares his thoughts on the World Economic Forum’s 50th annual meeting. See full story.
Siemens chief joins Trump in dismissing environmental activism
Siemens Chief Executive Joe Kaeser has dismissed the environmental lobby that recently attacked the German engineering giant over a controversial coal mining project. See full story.
European stocks down as ECB holds on policy and coronavirus concerns ramp up
Trade, coronavirus worries and a European Central Bank meeting kept investors cautious on Thursday. See full story.
MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE
A new Gallup poll suggests that discontent over U.S. abortion policy is at an all-time high. See full story.