Tyler Perry went from living in his car on the streets of Atlanta to becoming one of Hollywood’s most successful producers. He is the first African American to own outright a major production studio (Tyler Perry Studios) — he had no investments from a partner or a corporation. “And I’m always looking for the underdog.” “I’m working with people who have Ph.D.s and former inmates. In fact, Perry recently made headlines in Atlanta when he offered Darrell Hall a job doing lawn care at Tyler Perry St

And for the year, “I’ve had almost no carbs at all,” Nanjiani told Kimmel. Roberts “made me understand true physical pain for months and months,” Nanjiani wrote on Instagram. “When I’m exercising, I’m not thinking about anything else,” Nanjiani told Men’s Health Australia. “I’m glad I look like this, but I also understand why I never did before,” Nanjiani wrote. And researchers aren’t sure what the side effects of following a low-carb diet would be for a period longer than a few weeks.

Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Tuesday said he’s worried that coronavirus cases in China are actually much higher than the official numbers. “I think we are dramatically underestimating” cases in China by “tens of thousands,” Gottlieb told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” Chinese officials on Tuesday sharply increased their confirmed coronavirus cases to nearly 4,700. Multiple coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Hong Kong, Macao, Taipei, Thailand, Vietnam, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, J

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is telling Americans to avoid all non-essential travel to China, expanding its travel warning from the city of Wuhan to the entire country as the coronavirus outbreak worsens, the agency said Tuesday. Last week, the CDC advised against all nonessential travel to Wuhan, the epicenter of the disease’s outbreak and where the majority of cases have been reported. The U.S. Department of State on Monday also raised its travel advisory for China from Level

There are too many unknowns about the worsening coronavirus outbreak to start buying stocks after Monday’s worst market slide since October, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Tuesday. Wall Street opened higher on Tuesday, partially rebounding from Monday’s more than 450-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. “I just think you’re coming in on quicksand here,” Cramer said on “Squawk Box,” as U.S. stock futures were moving higher. When stocks were sinking Monday, Cramer warned investors who had been

Jes Aznar | Getty ImagesMarkets are underestimating the potential fallout of the coronavirus outbreak, which could be a “Lehman-type” moment for the global economy, according to economic research firm AdMacro. Global equity markets sold off sharply on Monday, but began to stabilize on Tuesday, with stocks still hovering close to recent record highs. In a statement issued Monday, Perret-Green said the coronavirus outbreak represented a “Lehman-type moment tipping point” which could “tip the globa

9:14 am: CDC expands travel warning to all of ChinaThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is telling Americans to avoid all non-essential travel to China, expanding its travel warning from the city of Wuhan to the entire country as the coronavirus outbreak worsens. Last week, the CDC advised against all nonessential travel to Wuhan, the epicenter of the disease’s outbreak and where the majority of cases have been reported. 8:03 am: Death toll of coronavirus surpasses 100The total number

Beyond Meat “Beyond Burger” patties made from plant-based substitutes for meat products sit on a shelf for sale on November 15, 2019 in New York City. Vegetarian alternatives to burgers and sausages, revived by start-ups like Beyond Meat and Impossible Burger, are enjoying a certain enthusiasm that meat giants also want to enjoy. ANGELA WEISS | AFP | Getty Images

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday the high-speed rail service between the city and mainland China would be suspended from Jan. 30, and all cross-border ferry services would also be suspended in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. Wearing a green face mask, Lam told a press briefing the number of flights to mainland China would also be halved and personal travel permits for mainland Chinese to the city would be suspended.

Visitors inspect a model Airbus SE A380 aircraft in an exhibition center at the aircraft maker’s factory in Toulouse, France, on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. Airbus has agreed in principle to a settlement with French, British and U.S. authorities over an investigation into allegations of bribery and corruption, it said on Tuesday. The European planemaker has been investigated by French and British authorities for suspected corruption over jet sales dating back over a decade. Nevertheless, Airbus s

There’s a “bear stampede” in the oil market as a new coronavirus spreads, but that may not be directly comparable to the sell-off in 2003 associated with the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), according to an energy analyst. Oil futures slid for a sixth session on Tuesday amid reports of a rising number of cases and casualties. “However, when it comes to the oil market, I don’t think it’s entirely comparable.” Energy prices also slumped during the SARS outbreak in 2003. But sh

LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI | AFP via Getty ImagesThe continued spread of the coronavirus is “more infectious” but less severe than the SARS epidemic, health experts have told CNBC. Chinese health authorities confirmed Tuesday that the coronavirus outbreak had infected 4,515 people, with 106 reported deaths. The WHO declined at two emergency meetings last week to declare the coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency, but the United Nations health agency has said that it is an emergency in China.

The spread of the coronavirus is causing concern for members of the public and global financial markets, but health experts are keen to put the virus into context, and insist that it appears contained for now. Chinese health authorities said Tuesday that the coronavirus outbreak has killed 106 people and infected 4,515. China’s reaction to the health crisis is among the reasons why we shouldn’t panic about the virus, experts say. “It appears to be very well contained,” Mark Parrish, regional med

New cyber intelligence platform to boost Dubai’s public-private partnershipsThe new Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform will help firms in the Dubai International Financial Center to proactively share information about cyber threats, says Bryan Stirewalt from Dubai Financial Services Authority.

Pedestrians cross a road in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2017. Japan’s government on Tuesday nominated Seiji Adachi, an economist known as a proponent of aggressive monetary easing, to join the Bank of Japan’s nine-member board. Adachi, 54, an economist at Japan’s Marusan Securities, would replace Yutaka Harada, a similarly minded board member whose term expires on March 25. “He is among a group of reflationist-minded economists, so may call for a

“We have great expectations for continued efficiency gains and expansion of our profitability in 2020,” said Chief Financial Officer Luka Mucic. At the mid-point, margins would increase by 120 basis points to 30.9% in 2020, compared to an 80 basis point gain last year, he told reporters. Non-IFRS operating profit is forecast to reach 8.9-9.3 billion euros this year while revenue is expected to gain 6-8% to 29.2-29.7 billion euros, implying a pickup in profitability. Europe’s most valuable techno

Big Tech — companies like Microsoft and Google — used their airtime to call for more regulation, particularly in the area of artificial intelligence (AI). There have been calls for the breaking up of big technology firms in the U.S. Elizabeth Warren, a Democratic senator, is perhaps the best-known proponent. In the EU, the argument around regulation of big tech firms, is that they have become too powerful and have stifled competition. Big Tech will be able to afford the lawyers and compliance co

Filipinos flock to Manilas Chinatown to celebrate Chinese New Year on January 25, 2020 in Manila, Philippines. The Philippines announced Tuesday it will temporarily suspend issuing visas upon arrival (VUA) for Chinese nationals amid concerns of a coronavirus outbreak. “We are now temporarily suspending the issuance of VUA for Chinese nationals to slow down the influx of group tours,” Bureau of Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente said in a press release dated Tuesday. Still, he clarified that

The EU will “never, never, never” compromise on the integrity of the bloc’s single market when it comes to negotiating a trade deal with the U.K., according to the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier. “There will be no compromise on the single market. “Never will the EU compromise, (make) fragile or unravel the single market, never,” he said. The EU’s single market seeks to guarantee the free movement of goods, capital, services, and labor — the “four freedoms” — within the EU. U.K. Prim