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Top Stories : 2017October20Friday

NewsWatch: Is the next move for highflying Netflix stock off a cliff?

The Ratings Game: Skechers stock zooms 37% as earnings show company ‘is not the one trick pony it once was’

MarketWatch First Take: Atlassian hits $10 billion market cap, and keeps on going

The Fed: Imagining life under a Jerome Powell Fed

Key Words: Mnuchin has an important warning for stock-market investors

Market Extra: S&P 500 is set to match uncanny stock-market history on Friday—for doing almost nothing

Financial ETF jumps to 10-year high as budget bill passage boosts bond yields

Bond Report: Treasury yields climb as Senate passes budget bill, juices risk appetite

Currencies: Dollar storms higher on revived hopes for tax cuts

The Ratings Game: Celgene dives 10% after ditching key drug

Real-time headlines : 2017October20Friday

Shares of Miami Herald publisher McClatchy Co. are up 9%

GE stock price target cut to $24 from $27 at CFRA

PayPal stock price target raised to $71 from $62 at UBS

Chipotle stock price target cut to $345 from $380 at UBS

Hewlett Packard Enterprise downgraded to neutral from buy at UBS

Skechers stock rockets 35% in morning trade

Dollar up 0.8% against Japanese yen, buying ¥113.46

Sterling 0.1% up to $1.3164

Euro 0.5% lower at $ 1.1786

ICE U.S. Dollar Index up 0.4% to 93.654

Market Pulse : 2017October20Friday

Dow, S&P 500 hit fresh records intraday on hope of tax-bill passage

Skechers upgraded on continued growth potential around the world

Bank stocks tracker jumps toward 10-year high after budget bill passes

Huntington Bancshares boosts dividend by 38%

UPDATE: Skechers stock zooms 26% premarket after earnings blow past estimates

Sealed Air's CFO to leave company

PayPal shares jump 3.8% as analysts praise earnings but hold ratings after strong 2017 gains

GE's stock tumbles toward biggest post-earnings fall in over 8 years

Celgene downgraded to neutral at Baird for 'increasing risks to long-term goals'

Procter & Gamble's stock falls after results

Breaking News: 2017October20Friday

Existing-home sales eke out September rise

GE shares down 3% after halving early losses

Dow and S&P at record levels as Wall Street hope for tax-code overhaul rises

Republicans looking at capping pretax retirement savings to help fund tax cut

Bank ETF nears 10-year high as budget bill seen smoothing way for tax cut

GE's stock tumbles toward biggest post-earnings fall in over 8 years

Skechers shares zoom 24% premarket after retailer's earnings blow past estimates

GE's stock falls premarket after first profit miss in 2 1/2 years

Senate GOP passes budget proposal, setting stage for tax overhaul

Trump reportedly leaning toward Powell for Fed chairman

Internet Stories: 2017October20Friday

MarketWatch First Take: Atlassian hits $10 billion market cap, and keeps on going

Market Snapshot: Stocks hit records as Senate clears tax-reform hurdle; earnings also support

Retailers should get ready for another stressful year in 2018

Jeff Reeves's Strength in Numbers: Is the next move for highflying Netflix stock off a cliff?

How winning the race to be Amazon’s second headquarters could turn out to be a curse

Key Words: What’s an ICO? (Or: Why Dilbert’s boss should read MarketWatch)

Under Armour and Gap add to growing list of Stitch Fix-style subscription services

The Ratings Game: Ebay shares sink after weak guidance, but analysts say growth is on the way

The Conversation: A quarter of American drivers might be better off using Uber or Lyft than owning a car

Mark Hulbert: This tech giant is the No. 1 stock for top newsletter advisers

Financial Services: 2017October20Friday

Market Extra: S&P 500 is set to match uncanny stock-market history on Friday—for doing almost nothing

Key Words: Mnuchin has an important warning for stock-market investors

Financial ETF jumps to 10-year high as budget bill passage boosts bond yields

Bond Report: Treasury yields climb as Senate passes budget bill, juices risk appetite

Here’s how much more money you can put in your 401(k) in 2018

How winning the race to be Amazon’s second headquarters could turn out to be a curse

The Wall Street Journal: Will these new retirement funds catch on?

You’ll never live to be 150 and other things to know about aging in America

What Jack Bogle and Richard Thaler know about smart investing

In One Chart: This is why baby boomers are divorcing at a stunning rate