This is a file photo showing Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.’s Quantum-class cruise ship, the Anthem of the Sea, as it sits moored at the Cape Liberty Cruise Port in Bayonne, Oct. 6, 2015. The ship, Royal Caribbean ‘s Anthem of the Seas, is docked in Bayonne, New Jersey, about 15 miles from New York City. More than two dozen passengers on a cruise ship docked near New York City have been tested for the new coronavirus, state officials said Friday, and four have been hospitalized. Royal Caribbean sa

Of the top 50 markets, 14 showed very little difference between the monthly costs of renting and owning a home. It looked at median rent prices, median home sale prices, and taxes and insurance. California claimed the top four spots, with San Jose, Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Diego favoring renting costs over owning. The national homeownership rate in the third quarter of last year was 64.8%, according to the U.S. Census. If more inventory does come on the market, rental vacancies will ri

“As you know, epi curves can zigzag,” referring to a diagram that shows the distribution of cases over time. Tedros said the slowing rate of new cases is “good news” but cautioned the public not to read too much into the new data. The number of new coronavirus cases slowed in China for a second day, but it’s too early to celebrate, World Health Organization officials said Friday. WHO said it has sent medical supplies such as masks, gloves, gowns and diagnostic tests around the world. Kerkhove sa

Buttigieg led Sanders on the measure by 26.2% to 26.1%, while Sanders received more votes, according to Iowa Democratic Party data. That discrepancy is theoretically impossible under caucus rules, which are determined by the state party. Supporters of candidates who do not reach a minimum viability threshold, generally 15%, must reallocate their support in the “final alignment.” But it is seemingly impossible for there to be an increase in voters for the final alignment. CNBC provided its findin

Change your mindset: It’s possible to do what you love and get super wealthy doing it. Middle class individuals believe that their investments in formal education determines their wealth. Change your mindset: If you always strive to be a kinder and more giving person, money will likely strengthen your good morals and characteristics. Middle class people tend to operate with a scarcity mindset: They believe there will never be enough of something. Change your mindset: Use your logic to dictate yo

It’s worth being “very careful” when approaching certain ESG investments. While that’s not exactly the case yet — some ESG funds still contain the stocks of companies with spotty records on environmental issues, for example — Siegel’s bigger worry is that buyers could bid up ESG funds to unsustainable levels (no pun intended). “One has to … be very careful,” Siegel told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” on Monday. And while sustainable investing, which has been around for decades, is likely a more stable bet

Matt Maley, chief market strategist at Miller Tabak, sees worrying signs of a looming pullback in its charts. “It’s had this unbelievable move in recent weeks and recent months, and it’s taken the stock to a very overbought condition. Mark Tepper, president of Strategic Wealth Partners, says any weakness is opportunity to buy even more Microsoft shares. They’ve evolved, they’ve shifted their business, now they’re focusing around Azure and Office 365. Disclosure: Tepper and Strategic Wealth Partn

One of the wildest stock stories this week could also be the most dangerous, according to Mark Tepper of Strategic Wealth Partners. “It’s one of the most dangerous stocks in the world. Large-cap companies aren’t supposed to trade like penny stocks — go up 20% one day, down 20% the next,” said Tepper on CNBC’s “Trading Nation” on Thursday. But “the stock works when Tesla is in that planning and storytelling stage, but it doesn’t work in the execution stage. Right now, we are entering that executi

A Chevrolet Equinox SUV is seen on the production line at SAIC-GM Wuhan Manufacturing Plant on April 7, 2017 in Wuhan, China. VCG | Getty ImagesThe coronavirus extending factory shutdowns in China is the latest problem for increasingly “dangerous days” for the Detroit automakers in the world’s largest vehicle market. “We certainly are very concerned about the situation on an overall basis,” GM China President Matt Tsien said Thursday during an investor day for the automaker. ‘Dangerous days’Dunn

The state officials are also cooperating closely with the Justice Department, which is conducting a federal antitrust probe of the search giant, the people said. He is deeply experienced in antitrust fights, including states’ battle with Microsoft in the 1990s. A bipartisan targetLawmakers and critics have previously claimed that Google uses its search, Android and advertising technology businesses to favor its own products. Democrats have battled Google on allegations including not doing enough

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading on Friday. T-Mobile — Shares rose more than 2% after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ expectations on the top and bottom line. eBay — eBay slumped 3.5% on Friday after NYSE-parent company Intercontinental Exchange announced that it would not continue to explore a possible acquisition of the e-commerce company. Pinterest — Pinterest rose more than 12% in midday trading after the company reported better-than

The Department of Health and Human Services will host a news briefing Friday with members of the White House’s coronavirus task force. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar will likely address the public alongside other members of the task force, including acting deputy secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli and others. He said that funding for outbreak preparedness in surrounding countries “has remained grossly inadequate” in the past. The WHO has tapped $9 mill

In the face of an ongoing trade war and a historically tight labor market, furniture makers in America are up against a unique challenge — finding skilled workers to keep up with demand. In January 2000, more than 670,000 workers were employed in furniture manufacturing but that plummeted to just 360,000 in 2010. In North Carolina, furniture companies have turned to the Catawba Valley Furniture Academy in Hickory. To help bring it back to life, the college teamed up with five local furniture mak

MLB analyst Jessica Mendoza signed a multiyear extension with ESPN, the network said in a press release Friday. She’ll be resigning her role as a baseball operations advisor to the New York Mets. Mendoza, 39, will be the first woman to serve as a solo analyst on national baseball telecasts. She will also be the first woman to serve as a World Series game analyst on national radio this season, according to the release. Mendoza first joined ESPN in 2007 and has served as an analyst on Sunday Night

You’d like to find a way to express those emotions to the people who made the game, and actually be heard. So to help you understand things from the point of view of game developers, I’d like to explain, in a general sense, how developers receive and use feedback. Developers also have to consider whether a reported problem is a real issue in the game, or an issue with perception. Developers — all developers — love their players. Final wordsPlayer feedback is valued, desired, cherished and hugely

When Red Dead Online launched, I made my first cowboy — Aggie Havelock — with a great amount of precision and care. When I took Aggie out into the light of day and completed my first missions, she ambled into a cutscene. I have created a cowboy who veers dangerously into Handsome Squidward territory. Logging on and doing missions that relate to the internal vision for how you see your character is woke. I’ll admit there is something hypocritical about the way I portray myself in Red Dead Online.

If you played Destiny, you may be familiar with Xur, the weekly Exotic item merchant. Black TalonBlack Talon is a powerful Exotic sword from the Forsaken expansion. Its Exotic perk, Crow’s Wings, allow it to fire a Void projectile after two subsequent heavy attacks. Its exotic perk, Upgraded Sensor Pack, will constantly provide you with a radar, even while aiming down sites. Their exotic perk is Aeon Energy, which gives class energy — grenade energy for Warlocks — to nearby allies wearing other

Grand Theft Auto 5 was first released in September 2013, and quickly became one of the best-selling games of all time. In fact, in 2019, Grand Theft Auto 5 had one of its best years ever. Over the last 12 months, everything from new content for Grand Theft Auto Online, to Twitch streams, to something as simple as lower prices, seems to have contributed to the game’s impressive sales. So it should come as no surprise that this bump in sales comes with one of the best years GTA Online has ever had

Luckily, our day is brightened by the fact that the Christmas (er, sorry… Icetide) decorations from December’s seasonal event is still up. Presumably, he’s furious about the fact that there’s still Christmas decorations everywhere. However, common etiquette suggests that Christmas decorations should come down around Jan. 5. There are rumors that Anthem is getting a large-scale overhaul, but things remain quiet for now in the game itself. At least the decorations and snow show some signs of lif

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is coming to Nintendo Switch next week, courtesy of the Sega Ages series that has been bringing retro Sega Genesis hits to present day since 2017. Sonic 2, available Feb. 20, will feature characters and gameplay not seen in the 1992 game — most notably, Knuckles the Echidna, whose first appearance came in 1994’s Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Players can also start up a game as the fully powered Super Sonic, a kind of new-game-plus feature available from the start. Sonic the Hedgehog