Coronavirus live updates: China tries to get back to work; Hong Kong pledges $3.2 billion to fight virus
As of Friday, the COVID-19 coronavirus has infected more than 64,000 people in over two dozen countries, killing at least 1,380.
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GM, Hyundai and Kia escape US auto tariffs on South Korean-made cars
As the Trump administration weighs increasing tariffs on European-made vehicles and continues unprecedented trade negotiations with China, South Korea remains a safe haven for automakers to import vehicles to the U.S.
Delta Air Lines CEO announces the carrier will go ‘fully carbon neutral’ next month
Delta is committing at least $1 billion over the next decade to reduce environmental impact, CEO Ed Bastian said.
Coronavirus is ‘very contagious’ but ‘we’ll get past this epidemic,’ top pharma CEO says
AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot told CNBC he could not say the coronavirus epidemic was totally controlled yet.
Coronavirus live updates: China says six health workers have died, Singapore warns of recession
The United States does “not have high confidence in the information coming out of China” regarding the count of coronavirus cases, a senior administration official told CNBC.
Next two weeks will be critical for China in coronavirus outbreak, IMF chief says
The next two weeks will be crucial in determining the economic impact of the coronavirus, says International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.
Coronavirus live updates: Princess Cruises guests allowed to leave ship, global cases soar above 60,300
The total number of cases climbed above 60,000 after China changed the way it counts confirmed infections, and deaths soared to at least 1,369.
Southwest prepares for another peak summer season without the Boeing 737 Max
Southwest took the Boeing 737 Max out of its schedules through Aug. 10, as the recertification of the planes after two fatal crashes continues to delay its return to service.
PepsiCo earnings top Wall Street estimates
PepsiCo is forecasting organic revenue growth of 4% in 2020.
‘We didn’t have a goodbye kiss’ — couple on quarantined ship separated after coronavirus diagnosis
“I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t know what to say,” Rebecca Frasure of Oregon told CNBC after she was diagnosed with coronavirus and isolated in a Tokyo hospital.
Bezos buys Warner Estate in Beverly Hills for a record $165 million
Amazon Chief Executive Jeff Bezos has purchased a Beverly Hills mansion known as the Warner Estate from media mogul David Geffen for $165 million, a source familiar with the deal said on Wednesday.
Coronavirus live updates: Boeing sees hit to airlines, Carnival Cruise Lines brace investors
The number of cases of the new coronavirus, named COVID-19, climbed above 45,000 with the death toll rising to at least 1,115.