The former Cowboy is contractually obligated to participate in the events after agreeing to a partnership with Marriott. “What I like about the program is it involves creating these experiences,” Smith told CNBC. “It’s all about experiences, and Marriott has done a great job with creating these experiences for their memberships.” Smith hosted two of the experiences via a masterclass, which allowed Marriott members to collectively redeem three million points to participate in NFL Combine-like dri

Source: FreenomeGetting a blood test to screen for cancer in the earliest stages might seem like a pipe dream. If Gabriel Otte’s start-up, Freenome, is successful, millions of people could get a blood test to screen for early-stage colorectal cancer. In the company’s early days, he used a nascent version of Freenome test to diagnose his dad with prostate cancer after a screening test came back negative. The company demonstrated a sensitivity of 94 percent, and specificity of 94 percent for early

On the same day that concerns surrounding the coronavirus sparked the biggest plunge in the Dow Jones Industrial Average since August, primary care chain One Medical held its stock market debut. Speaking from the Nasdaq on Friday, One Medical CEO Amir Rubin told CNBC that his company is built to help patients when potential crises like the coronavirus emerge. “We hope this is contained, but we stand ready to serve and we’re ready to answer members’ questions,” Rubin said. In the midst of Rubin’s

Funds based on ESG — or environmental, social and governance factors — had record inflows in 2019 , with new launches like the iShares ESG MSCI USA Leaders ETF (SUSL) drawing hundreds of millions in assets in their debuts. “A lot of this started as a counterreaction to Trump’s environmental policies,” Brown said Tuesday on CNBC’s “ETF Edge.” The Trump administration has targeted over 80 environmental rules as part of an unprecedented regulatory rollback. “I always say there’s a lot of mind sha

Columbia SportswearOuterwear company Columbia Sportswear reports quarterly earnings after the bell on Thursday and if history is any guide, profits will beat estimates. Analysts polled by FactSet are expecting Columbia to report earnings per share of $1.64 on revenue of $952 million. AGCO, which has a market value of about $5.4 billion, reports quarterly earnings after the bell on Wednesday. Cognizant Tech is expected to report earnings per share of $1.04 on revenue of $4.228 billion, according

Jacob Pramuk | CNBCThe minor league teams that could lose their affiliation with a major league club after the 2020 season play all over the country. Democratic presidential hopefuls have decried the potential contraction of minor league baseball as they look for any edge in the tight first presidential nominating contest. Three of the U.S. House members from Iowa’s four competitive districts — Democratic Reps. Cindy Axne, Abby Finkenauer and Dave Loebsack — signed on to the “Save Minor League B

A nurse holds up a one dose bottle and a prepared syringe of measles, mumps and rubella virus vaccine made by Merck at the Utah County Health Department on April 29, 2019 in Provo, Utah. Traders are hoping their initiatives to develop treatment and prevention for the coronavirus could come to fruition at some point. The deadly coronavirus worsened quickly this month, roiling the financial markets as investors fled risk assets amid concerns the outbreak would disrupt the global economy. Meanwhile

General view of WeWork Weihai Road flagship is seen on April 12, 2018 in Shanghai, China. World’s leading co-working space company WeWork will acquire China-based rival naked Hub for 400 million U.S. dollars. (Photo by Jackal Pan/Visual China Group via Getty Images)WeWork intends to name Sandeep Mathrani, a veteran in the real estate industry, as its new CEO, people familiar with the matter tell The Wall Street Journal. He replaces Artie Minson and Sebastian Gunningham, who were co-chief executi

Billionaire Democratic candidate Mike Bloomberg unveiled a tax plan on Saturday that would unwind corporate tax breaks granted by President Donald Trump and impose an additional 5% “surtax” on incomes above $5 million a year. According to the campaign, the plan in total would generate roughly $5 trillion and would be sufficient to help fund Bloomberg’s initiatives, including his healthcare plan, education, combating climate change and more than $1 trillion infrastructure plan. Bloomberg, like fe

Disney, Tesla, more than a dozen airlines and other global companies with significant footprints in China are suspending operations, temporarily shutting factories and instituting travel restrictions as they grapple with the coronavirus outbreak that’s derailed commerce in China and sent global markets spinning. The World Health Organization formally declared the pneumonia-like virus a global health emergency on Thursday, citing concern that the outbreak continues to spread to other countries wi

Bond yields have rushed toward their old lows, flattening the gap between very short-term and 10-year Treasuries. And a stock market has gotten a pretty good rinse — though not yet a true washout. All this is happening in a market that had become quite stretched in terms of valuation, investor sentiment and positioning, as noted here three weeks ago. What to watch for nextThe action and Wall Street narrative recall the backdrop to the August-September market retrenchment. By the end of last week

Authorities said on Saturday that the eighth U.S. case of the new coronavirus was detected in Massachusetts. “Massachusetts has been preparing for a possible case of this new coronavirus, and we were fortunate that astute clinicians took appropriate action quickly.” The case was the first reported in Massachusetts. More than 12,000 cases of the new coronavirus have been reported globally. Massachusetts health officials said that they were working closely with the federal Centers for Disease Cont

2:00 pm: Virus outbreak still largely centered in Hubei, WHO reportsA World Health Organization report on Saturday said the outbreak is still largely centered in the Hubei Province in China. Furthermore, 101 of the 132 cases confirmed outside of China were people who had traveled to China in the 14 days before the onset of the virus. The last China-bound Delta flight from the U.S. leaves Feb. 1, and the last returning flight from China to the U.S. leaves Feb. 2. All of China’s provinces and terr

Soaring temperatures and strong winds stoked unpredictable bushfires near Australia’s capital city on Saturday, closing a major highway and prompting warnings for some residents that it was too late to evacuate. Skies along the Monaro Highway in the Australian Capital Territory turned orange-red as an uncontrolled blaze ballooned to more than 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) in size. The territory, home to the country’s capital, Canberra, declared a state of emergency on Friday in anticipation of

A motorcyclist wearing a face mask looks at his phone on his bike on January 28, 2020 in Macau, China. Gambling revenue in the Chinese territory of Macau dropped 11.3 percent in January year-on-year, with the world’s biggest casino hub a near ghost town after authorities announced a raft of measures to keep visitors away and contain a fast-spreading new coronavirus. January’s figure of 22.1 billion patacas ($2.76 billion) was worse than analyst expectations of a drop of around 2 percent — estima

A man rides a bike though an almost empty Nanjing Road, usually a busy commercial street, in Shanghai, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020. As of midday Saturday, at least 19 provinces, municipalities and other regions in China have told businesses not to resume work before Feb. 10 at the earliest. The Chinese government has also mandated that provinces resume the production of medical resources needed to prevent and control the virus. The Lunar New Year holiday was initially set to run from Jan.

A woman using a smartphone walks past an Apple store in Shanghai, China, May 9, 2019. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesApple has temporarily shut down all its stores in mainland China through Feb. 9, the company said on Saturday. “Out of an abundance of caution and based on the latest advice from leading health experts, we’re closing all our corporate offices, stores and contact centers in mainland China through February 9,” it said. Apple does the majority of its manufacturing in China, and

3:16 pm: Apple temporarily closes all stores in mainland ChinaTech giant Apple has temporarily shut down all its stores, corporate offices and contact centers in mainland China through Feb. 9, according to a statement from the company on Saturday. That statement comes as a few countries in the past few days imposed travel restrictions on Chinese nationals, or those with travel history in China. Some countries, such as Italy and Pakistan, have suspended all flights to and from China, while Mongol

If you’re working to make your money dreams a reality, these achievements can seem momentous, even intimidating. Tai and Talaat McNeelyTheir goal: To pay off their house early to give themselves the freedom to make life changes without debt holding them down. What they achieved: They paid off $330,000 worth of mortgage debt in five years and are now a debt-free family living in a paid-off home. Their key strategy: They used weekends and evenings to work side hustles like mystery shopping, focus