Money and Markets Extra Digest

| January 9, 2020 1:55 PM

For the week ending Saturday Jan. 11, 2020

MONEY MATTERS-TRAVEL TIPS

With airfares near their lowest levels in 20 years, it's a good time to start planning your next vacation.

THE WEEK IN REVIEW

World Bank sees modest global 2020 rebound, but trade remains a risk; Uber to let riders use pin codes to help identify right car; Commercial airlines reroute flights amid US-Iran tensions

QUICK FIX

The best (and worst) financial advice for investing, saving for retirement or paying for college.

WIRELESS & CASHLESS

Apple and Samsung are among the technology giants hoping to tempt consumers to upgrade their smartphones this year by unveiling new ultra-fast “5G” models.

SMALL BUSINESS MONITOR

Income tax filing season can be less problematic for small business owners if they take time in early January to assess where their companies stand and what's needed to get their returns compiled.

CENTERPIECE

New name, new investors

Bausch Health Companies is building a reputation for reliability on Wall Street, a stark contrast to how it was viewed under its previous name: Valeant Pharmaceuticals.

MARKET PULSE

Tennis protesters find fault with Swiss bank; Tech giants launch crackdown on fake product reviews; Borden Dairy follows Dean into bankruptcy.

OFF THE CHARTS-ELECTION YEAR IMPACT

Financial markets face a contentious year of election politics in 2020, but investors can look to the past for a reason to shed some worries.

INSIDER Q&A-TECH ANTITRUST-HUBBARD

Sally Hubbard, director of enforcement strategy at the Open Markets Institute, talks to The Associated Press about the risks to consumers of big technology companies' anti-competitive conduct.

$1,000 DERBY

If you invested $1,000 at the start of this year in various types of stocks, bonds and commodities, how much would you have now?

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