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• NewsWatch: Here are the biggest stock market winners and losers in Biden’s massive stimulus plan
  Sectors including banking, biotech, gold mining, green energy and infrastructure will be in play this year.
• Cryptos: Bitcoin ETF? A crypto Holy Grail. But don’t expect to see one soon, say experts
  Bitcoin prices are on the rise, notwithstanding a recent bout of weakness, but experts interviewed by MarketWatch caution that although it may feel inevitable, an exchange-traded fund backed by digital-currency may not occur as quickly as enthusiasts might hope.
• Capitol Report: Biden promises 100 federal vaccination centers by end of his first month in office
  President-elect Joe Biden on Friday gives a speech in Wilmington, Del., about his plan to roll out COVID-19 vaccines.
• Market Snapshot: U.S. stocks close lower for the week after release of big bank quarterly results, Biden aid plan
  Stocks lost ground Friday after President-elect Joe Biden announced a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan and investors assessed the kickoff of earnings season following results from a trio of big banks.
• Personal Finance Daily: Biden’s $170 billion stimulus plan for schools leaves one key question unanswered and two ways his proposed stimulus checks are different from the first two rounds
  Friday’s top personal finance stories
• Bond Report: U.S. Treasury yields slip after weak data underlines consumer weakness
  U.S. Treasury yields fall Friday as data from December points to continuing economic pain in the U.S. economy, following renewed lockdown measures by some states to fight an intensifying COVID-19 pandemic.
• TaxWatch: This tax season will be ‘one of the nation’s most important’ ever, the IRS says. Here are the key dates to know.
  The IRS will start accepting returns a little later than usual, on Feb. 12.
• The Moneyist: My wife has a degenerative neurological disease. My father-in-law wants to put her in a facility — and take over our finances
  ‘My father-in-law now seems obsessed with moving my wife out of our home to some sort of group home/facility. The mere thought of this seems abhorrent and barbaric.’
• The Moneyist: ‘They get free money’: People will receive more stimulus payments and unemployment insurance. Why is there no accountability?
  ‘I’ve heard of one case where a young adult purchased a ‘new’ used car with cash. Another one is approaching the $13,000 mark in savings from unemployment.’
• The Moneyist: Why do I need to wear a mask if I’ve had COVID-19? Who is it protecting? Can I really be reinfected?
  ‘Like everyone else, I am hoping that the vaccine will help infection rates, and more people can get back to work.’