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Trump addressed the nation as financial markets entered bear market territory and confirmed coronavirus cases in the United States topped 1,200.

China has seen a drastic decline in the number of cases — from hundreds of cases per day in February, to less than 50 each day this week.

U.S. crude and Brent prices plunged after OPEC and its allies failed last week to strike a deal on production cuts. This could be good news for India.

Elevated U.S. tariffs on China are an added pressure on retailers at a time the new coronavirus is spreading globally, said Steve Lamar of the American Apparel and Footwear Association.

Malaysia's health ministry said the first reported coronavirus infection in neighboring Brunei is a 53-year-old man who attended a religious event in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur.

Twitter has moved to make it mandatory that its workforce remains at home.

The U.S. travel and tourism industry could lose at least $24 billion in foreign spending this year because of the rapidly spreading coronavirus, according to data produced by Tourism Economics and first seen by CNBC.

Boeing is suspending hiring, limiting overtime as the coronavirus hands the manufacturer a fresh crisis.

Leaders of the biggest U.S. banks were summoned to Washington by President Trump to discuss ways to support small businesses and markets.

Amazon Care has offered Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation its assistance with a project that aims to provide kits to Seattle residents who suspect they have symptoms of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Monahan made the comments to Senate staff during a closed-door meeting Tuesday afternoon, according to NBC News.

As of Wednesday, more than 121,564 cases of coronavirus have been reported, resulting in at least 4,373 deaths.

The speed with which the White House and Congress can agree on a stimulus plan to fight coronavirus is nearly as important as the details.

While America's largest auto plants have not been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic yet, supply chain shortages and confirmed cases in Michigan add to concerns that it's not a matter of if but when U.S. operations are impacted.

Stocks plummeted in another volatile session as Wall Street worried about talks over a fiscal stimulus package aimed at curbing slower growth.

U.S. stocks are tumbling as the World Health Organization declares the coronavirus a global pandemic, and market commentators are closely tracking the volatility.

The sentence was less than the maximum 29 years sought by prosecutors but could amount to an effective life sentence for the 67-year-old Weinstein, who has been in apparently frail health.

The White House has ordered federal health officials to treat top-level coronavirus meetings as classified, an unusual step that has restricted information and hampered the U.S. government's response to the contagion, according to four Trump administration officials.

Economists say European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde may have to sacrifice "unity" among the ECB's members in order to counter the coronavirus.

Goldman's top U.S. stock strategist cut his midyear S&P 500 forecast to 2,450, meaning the bank sees the market falling another 15%.