U.S. stock index futures fell Monday morning after more cases of the coronavirus were confirmed over the weekend. ET, Dow futures were down 306 points, indicating a negative open of more than 316 points. U.S. equities ended Friday on a negative note as investors worried about the impact of coronavirus on the global economy. There are 2,744 confirmed cases so far in China, 461 of which are in a critical condition. The World Health Organization’s director general, is traveling to China to meet wit

U.S. government debt prices were higher Monday morning, with investors increasingly concerned about the economic impact of the fast-spreading coronavirus. ET, the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, was lower at around 1.6493%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was also lower at around 2.1043%. The virus, which started in the Chinese city of Wuhan, comes from a large family of coronaviruses, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). It has spread b

A Chinese health worker checks the temperature of a woman entering a subway station during the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival on January 25, 2020 in Beijing, China. China’s finance ministry and National Health Commission have extended 60.33 billion yuan ($8.74 billion) to help contain a spreading virus, according to a statement on the ministry’s website. The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak rose to 81 on Monday, as the government extended the Lunar New Year holiday and more big bus

Singapore said on Monday that the coronavirus outbreak will hurt its economy this year, as it announced new measures to tackle the disease which originated in China and has spread to the city-state and several other countries. The Southeast Asian travel and tourism hub, which recorded its lowest growth rate in a decade last year at 0.7%, has reported four cases of the coronavirus that has killed 80 people in China so far. The government is considering support measures for hard-hit sectors like t

With perseverance and great competence, they have crowned the original customs union of the late 1950s with the single market, the common currency and a monetary union managed by a genuinely independent European Central Bank. The monetary, fiscal and structural policies are the triad of a policy mix that is supposed to work in a coordinated manner to maximize demand, output and employment. The sad truth is that the ECB’s monetary policy had a virtually solo run, with fiscal and, to a lesser exte

European stocks tumbled on Monday as fears over the economic fallout from the Chinese coronavirus outbreak intensify. The pan-European Stoxx 600 fell by 1.4% in early trade, with basic resources plunging 3.5% to lead losses as all sectors and major bourses traded firmly in negative territory. The virus has now been detected in a host of other countries in Asia and beyond, including the U.S., France, Australia and Canada. Most Asian markets remain closed on Monday for the Lunar New Year, but Japa

“The NBA family is devastated by the tragic passing of Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Gianna,” NBA commissioner Adam Silver said in a statement. We send our heartfelt condolences to his wife, Vanessa, and their family, the Lakers organization, and the entire sports world.” Much respect my brother #33644,” Bryant tweeted at 10:39 p.m. after the Lakers fell to the Philadelphia 76ers, 108-91. A well-known mentor of Bryant’s, NBA legend and Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan, labeled Bryant “a li

Soft skills can help hiring managers determine whether someone has that potential and if they would be a good fit,” Armer told CNBC Make It. In its annual hiring trends survey, the employment site found some 92% of employers consider soft skills important at the interview stage, with four-fifths ranking interpersonal traits as equally or more important than hard skills. Elsewhere LinkedIn’s new 2020 Workplace Learning Report showed soft skills as one of the top differentiators for employees in t

A Chinese health worker checks the temperature of a woman entering a subway station during the Chinese New Year and Spring Festival on January 25, 2020 in Beijing, China. More than 2,700 people in China are now said to have been infected by the fast-spreading coronavirus while more countries have reported their first confirmed cases. Chinese officials said, as of the end of Sunday, there are 2,744 confirmed cases, including 461 people in critical condition, as the death toll rose to 80. It has s

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The most important public health measures to contain new outbreaks are the early identification and isolation of cases to prevent further spread. This is a regulatory designation that accelerates the normal FDA clearance process during public health emergencies. The test is likely to be given primarily to state and local public health laboratories. Accurate diagnostics are key to enabling successful public health measures. In the setting of a wider outbreak public health workers won’t be able to

Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers plays defense against the Portland Trail Blazers on March 16, 2007 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The world mourned the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna on Sunday, with everyone from athletes to world leaders expressing grief and condolences on social media. Bryant, 41, and Gianna, 13, perished in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, Los Angeles on Sunday morning. Bryant played with the Los Angeles Lakers for 20 years, w

Long-time market bull Art Hogan is on pullback alert. With the busiest period of earnings season kicking off this week, the National Securities chief market strategist warns conditions are ripe for a significant move lower. “My guess is if we’re going to rationalize a market that’s pretty stretched right here, it’s going to happen right now.” Hogan sees fourth quarter results as the top risk to the record market rally — bigger than coronavirus fears and Mideast tensions. We’re going to see the l

Host US singer-songwriter Alicia Keys (2nd L) and Boyz II Men sing in honor of late NBA legend Kobe Bryant during the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards on January 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. As musicians and singers arrived at Los Angeles’s Staples Center Sunday for the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, another crowd was gathering to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant. The shocking death of Los Angeles Lakers legend and his daughter in a helicopter crash occurred just hours before the televised event was set to start. L

Retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna died Sunday morning in a fatal California helicopter crash that killed seven others. There were no survivors in the crash around 10 a.m. in Calabasas, Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Bryant was born in Philadelphia and attended Lower Merion High School in the Philadelphia suburbs, where he dominated as a high school basketball player. He was drafted into the NBA immediately after graduati

Federal safety investigators launched a probe on Sunday into a helicopter crash in the Los Angeles area that killed basketball legend Kobe Bryant and eight others, including his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna “Gigi” Bryant. Fog and low visibility was reported in the area but it was not immediately clear whether that was a factor in the crash. What flight-tracking site Flightradar24 said was likely the helicopter Bryant was flying on, an S-76B, was built in 1991, according to FAA records. “Safety i

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence’s third turn as Mike Lowrey and Marcus Burnett continued to gain steam at the box office this weekend. “Bad Boys For Life” remained the top-grossing flick at the domestic box office for the second week in a row, hauling in $34 million. As of Sunday, the domestic box office has hauled in $847.4 million, up 12.7% from 2019, according to data from Comscore. The 2020 North American box office is also up 3.2% compared to 2018’s start to the year. The domestic box office

The Seattle Space needle. Overall, there were 21.3 million overnight visitors to the Seattle area in 2018, according to Visit Seattle, and the group expects 2019 numbers to have gone up about 3% from the previous year. Courtesy Visit Seattle & Alabastro PhotographyYe Olde Curiosity Museum in Seattle, WA. Seattle Public Library Courtesy Visit SeattleThe Seattle Art Museum has a permanent collection of more than 25,000 works of art. Seattle’s 605-foot-tall Space Needle, a now iconic space-age souv

In the era of Satya Nadella, Microsoft has transformed from a company that once acted as a near-monopoly with its proprietary operating system to a business that embraces partnerships and teams up with former rivals. Nadella took over as Microsoft CEO in 2014, and sparked a massive rally in the stock as he pushed the company to the cloud. The Department of Health and Human Services proposed the regulatory changes last year to keep companies from blocking patient information. “When the rules were

A security official stands guard as an ambulance arrives with a patient to the Infectious Disease Centre of Princess Margaret Hospital on January 22, 2020 in Hong Kong, China. The U.S. Consulate in the epidemic-stricken Chinese city of Wuhan will evacuate its personnel and some private citizens aboard a charter flight Tuesday. A notice Sunday from the embassy in Beijing said there would be limited capacity to transport U.S. citizens on the flight that will proceed directly to San Francisco. It s