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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is under pressure from activist Elliott Management. Apple gets an upgrade at Oppenheimer.

Women face several retirement-saving headwinds, such as the gender pay gap, work disruptions for caregiving and longer lifespans. Committing to saving early, maximizing Social Security and working longer can shore up retirement funds.

Pete Buttigieg exited the 2020 Democrat presidential race, ending an unlikely bid that saw a gay small-town mayor overpower governors and senators.

It's too soon to rush back into stocks after the market suffered its worst week since 2008 amid coronavirus concerns, strategists warned.

The case, key to the future of the CFPB, could also have broad implications on other independent federal agencies, according to experts.

Microsoft, Apple and Chevron look like buys as their stocks fall alongside the broader market, says Bill Baruch, founder and president of Blue Line Capital.

With fears over a global slowdown intensifying, the Fed likely will announce a 50 basis point cut at its March meeting, if not sooner, the firm said.

AT&T's new TV service, AT&T TV, will eventually become its flagship video product, replacing DirecTV and U-Verse. It's rolling out now and is powered by Android boxes.

The WHO has declared the outbreak a global health emergency, with almost 60 countries reporting cases of the coronavirus.

Italy is dealing with its most major national public health disaster in modern times.

The mayor of Seoul has sued key leaders of the Shincheonji religious group at the center of South Korea's surge in coronavirus cases.

The fact that Iran reported deaths on the same day as its first infections right before its parliamentary elections "can compel anyone" that there has been a cover-up, said Asif Shuja from the National University of Singapore's Middle East Institute.

The Fed should now focus on a vigilant oversight of the banking system it supervises and regulates, Dr. Michael Ivanovitch writes.

"The window of opportunity for containing it is narrowing... We need to preparing side by side for a pandemic," Ghebreyesus told CNBC.

We're not just talking your physical property or rental home. Your job, your income — even your pension — are tethered to the country in which you live and work.

The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing PMI showed China's factory activity slumped in February, coming in at 40.3 — the lowest reading since the survey was launched.

Health authorities in Washington confirmed a second death in the U.S. from the new coronavirus on Sunday.

New York's first case falls on the heels of confirmed cases in Washington state and California reported over the weekend.

"Don't be on margin, just know what you own and be patient," billionaire investor Leon Cooperman said on CNBC, offering investors advice on how to navigate a volatile market.

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