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Charlie Munger, vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett's longtime business partner, issued a dire warning about the future.

The petition seeks to improve oversight amid fears of potential cross contamination.

"At some point, we are likely to see community spread in the U.S. or in other countries," said Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases.

Wall Street is "blessing any company that spells out its China losses," CNBC's Jim Cramer says.

Troy Price became the face of the confusion that swirled around the Democrats' caucus in Iowa.

Growth has been tepid at Cisco, with most of the growth in enterprise IT spending going towards the big cloud vendors.

Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon Web Services, pointed to Amazon's failed smartphone launch in 2014, and said that despite Amazon's success in online payments, "PayPal seems to be doing quite well."

His comments are in stark contrast with those from predecessor Lloyd Blankfein.

New coronavirus cases in China appear to have stabilized in recent days, but world health officials cautioned the public against reading too much into those numbers.

See which stocks are posting big moves after the bell.

The sea of red ink is hemorrhaging in Washington, with the federal government already racking up a budget deficit that is averaging close to $100 billion a month.

Stocks rose as investors shrugged off persistent worries about the coronavirus and whether it will hurt the global economy.

CNBC's Jim Cramer said the home goods retailer's decision to announce poor same-store sales early was wrong, but the stock may be worth buying on the decline.

Researchers at MIT used theoretical modeling to determine how increased hand-washing efforts could curb an infectious disease. The study authors say that the findings could be applied to the coronavirus, COVID-19, outbreak. Plus, the airports that are the most influential when it comes to spreading an infectious disease.

Kohl's is laying off 250 people as it restructures parts of its business following a dismal holiday season.

Michael Moritz defended Google's 2006 acquisition of YouTube, saying it "saved" the video service amid copyright threats.

Amazon alleges Trump's "behind-the-scenes attacks" caused the company to lose out on the $10 billion Pentagon cloud contract to Microsoft.

Trump's comments came after Democrats accused him of improperly pressuring the Justice Department to sharply reduce a recommended prison sentence for Roger Stone.

Housing stocks could be building a solid foundation for a breakout after nearing record highs for the first time in 14 years.

"Women are thriving like never before," senior White House advisor Ivanka Trump told CNBC.