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Consider it a wake-up call. Stock-market investors shouldn’t panic, but intensifying U.S.-Iran tensions bring home the potential for geopolitical turmoil to make for bumpier price action. See full story.

Who was Qassem Soleimani, and why is his death a major development in U.S.-Middle East relations?

Qassem Soleimani, leader of the foreign wing of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, was killed in a U.S. airstrike at Baghdad’s international airport Friday domestic time, likely escalating long-brewing animosities between Tehran and Washington. See full story.

CES 2020: Where have the tech companies gone?

From keynote speeches to exhibitor booths, the annual weeklong high-tech bacchanal here will be distinguished as much by automakers and airlines as by chip makers and computer makers. See full story.

3 trends that could change your retirement plans in 2020

Retirement isn’t what it used to be, financial advisers caution, and it’s still changing See full story.

The No. 1 ‘best’ diet for 2020, according to a panel of 25 health professionals

A panel of ‘nationally recognized’ experts in diet, nutrition, obesity, food psychology, diabetes and heart disease spent months deciding on the most and least effective diets, based on seven criteria. See full story.

MARKETWATCH PERSONAL FINANCE

‘He is financially better off than me and before we got married he required me to sign a prenuptial agreement.’ See full story.