The coronavirus had already been a factor in Microsoft's forecast for the More Personal Computing business, which now no longer applies.
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel said that Trump's Wednesday briefing revealed "how little he actually knows" about the outbreak.
Standard Chartered posted a substantial rise in pre-tax profit for 2019 on Thursday, but the Asia-focused bank warned that the spread of the coronavirus would likely slow progress toward one of its key earnings targets.
Asia-focused lender Standard Chartered said the coronavirus epidemic would slow its profit growth this year, adding to the headwinds it faces from social unrest in Hong Kong and the aftermath of the trade war.
PayPal reduced its first quarter revenue guidance by a percentage point.
The bank upgraded its outlook on the real estate and utilities sectors, recommending investors shift to defensive assets in the near-term.
Janet Yellen, who served as the first chairwoman of the Federal Reserve from 2014-2018, said on Wednesday that the concerning spread of the coronavirus across the world could put the U.S. economy on a path towards a recession."We could see a significant impact on Europe, which has been weak to start with, and it's just conceivable that it could throw the United States into a recession," Yellen said in Michigan, Bloomberg reports."If it doesn't...
Globally, there have been 81,322 confirmed cases of the new, novel coronavirus strain. More than 50 cases have been confirmed in the U.S.
"This disease came unseen and undetected into Iran, so the extent of infection may be broader than what we may be seeing," world health officials said.
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention told a congressional subcommittee on Wednesday that the risk of contracting the coronavirus in the United States remains low, but warned that the country will most likely see more cases as the outbreak spreads globally.
Fox News contributor Mollie Hemingway urged leaders of both parties to put politics aside Thursday and unite in an effort to combat the coronavirus outbreak in the United States.
British budget airline easyJet warned on Friday it had seen a significant soften...
IAG says it is not possible to say exactly how much the effects of the virus will hit 2020 profits.
More than a dozen countries recorded their first cases in the past 48 hours, as the W.H.O.âs director general said the outbreak had âpandemic potential.â
Top LA County school official says coronavirus preparations underway, warns against panic
Concerns have been raised about capabilities in the U.S. to test suspected cases of COVID-19.
As of Friday, more than 83,700 cases of coronavirus have been reported, resulting in at least 2,859 deaths.
The WHO has reaffirmed its warning that the fast-spreading coronavirus could soon reach most, "if not all" countries around the world.
"We need to keep this virus slowed down, because health systems around the world, and I mean North and South, are just not ready," a top WHO officials said.
Italy's hospitals will be thrown into chaos if the severe outbreak of coron...
France on Friday reported 19 new confirmed coronavirus cases, taking the total t...
The United States will invoke a federal defense law to boost production of masks...
Cyber scams are big business. It's predicted scammers could make it a $6 trillion industry by 2021, according to Cybersecurity Ventures official annual cybercrime report. "Its a business just like many businesses that are legitimate," said Professor Michael Johnson, Director of Graduate Studies in Security Technologies at the Technical Leadership Institute. Scammers are now preying on fears surrounding the coronavirus to target your money. "If...
Microsoft co-founder and billionaire Bill Gates wrote in an article published Friday that coronavirus may be the “once-in-a-century pathogen we’ve been worried about.”
The scams include websites selling fake products, fabricated emails, texts and social media posts that are designed to steal your money and personal information.
"Europe may have some surprises like Italy. You know, other developed countries in Europe may have surprises," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told CNBC's Hadley Gamble.
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