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S&P 500 CEOs spent big in the fourth quarter of 2019, giving both Republicans and Democrats a boost going into a pivotal election year.

The Defense Department is asking for $705.4 billion in its fiscal 2021 budget, which is actually $13 billion less than what Congress gave the Pentagon in fiscal 2020.

Apple supplier Foxconn was approved to resume production in Zhengzhou, a key manufacturing plant in China, Reuters reported.

"Tesla simply has been engineering these packs longer than its competitors, and therefore it has a technology lead that is significant," said Sam Jaffe, managing director of Cairn Energy Research Advisors.

While the risk to any American remains low, that could quickly change. If the virus was imported into U.S. communities in early January, and is now replicating, more cases could emerge.

Treasury yields fell slightly on Monday as investors remain cautious about the deadly coronavirus.

World Health Organization officials are concerned about new coronavirus cases confirmed in France and the U.K. that were transmitted without any travel history to China.

For Sycamore, a deal to buy Victoria's Secret would be a bet on a dominant player in the large intimate apparel industry. Still, the Victoria's Secret brand has had a tumultuous number of years.

The new offer would be for $18.40 per share in cash and 0.149 Xerox shares per share of HP.

More and more Flex drivers are using automated software to get jobs, even though it's against Amazon's policies.

Restaurant chains have turned to meat alternatives from Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods to attract customers trying to cut back on their meat consumption, but it's unclear whether they're gaining traction.

Snack-maker Kind is introducing frozen and refrigerated bars, chocolate bark and snack mixes later this year.

"Once you start getting away from the media and the craziness and all that the fund's performing well," Claure said.

Diamond Princess passenger Matthew Smith said he is "maintaining his confidence" that he and his wife will not test positive for the coronavirus.

Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen's chicken sandwich permanently returned in November.

Despite the dangers of high-interest loans, many Americans are racking up enough credit card debt to worry about overdrafting their account on a single large purchase.

The Taubman family is selling one-third of their stake and will continue to own 20% of Taubman Realty Group.

Mike Bloomberg gets 52% vs. 48% for President Trump in a Gallup poll of small business owners.

The stocks making the biggest moves in premarket trading include Allergan, Taubman Centers, Eli Lilly, and more.