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Japan is facing growing questions about whether it is doing enough to stop the coronavirus, which emerged in central China late last year and has spread to 24 other countries.

As of Friday, more than 76,700 cases of coronavirus have been reported, resulting in at least 2,249 deaths.

The CDC pointed to China, where schools and businesses have been closed to contain the outbreak, saying the U.S. may need to do the same.

An outbreak of coronavirus in northern Italy worsened on Friday, with officials announcing 14 confirmed cases in the wealthy region of Lombardy, while two cases were reported in the adjacent region of Veneto.

The Washington Post reported Friday that President Donald Trump and U.S. lawmakers have also been informed about the Kremlin's assistance to Sanders.

At DuPont's largest manufacturing facility in Richmond, Virginia, CNBC got an inside look at how the company is making changes to its operations to accommodate the rise in demand for protective suits.

The judge in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial told jurors to continue deliberations after they suggested they might have reached a unanimous verdict on the less serious charges, but are hung on the most serious ones.

Stocks fell on Friday after the number of new coronavirus cases escalated, fueling worries over a pronounced global economic slowdown.

Airlines have canceled more than 200,000 flights because of the coronavirus, driving down demand for jet fuel.

The pair had intended to use it for their charity foundation, but will now be forced to change their brand name.

While Tesla's actual electric pickup isn't expected to be available until next year, fans of the polarizing, and very angular, truck will only need to wait until December for these miniature versions.

The deluge of solid corporate results was largely overlooked by investors who are focusing on the spillover impact from the coronavirus on the U.S. corporations.

Of great interest in Warren Buffett's annual letter will be whether he's found the "elephant-sized" acquisition he wished for 12 months ago.

"This outbreak could still go in any direction," said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization.

Kudlow said a new, all-time low on the 30-year Treasury bond yield doesn't reflect reality: "This a fundamentally very sound economy."

A combination of online misinformation and intensifying fears about the coronavirus has triggered violent demonstrations in Ukraine.

Central bank officials have indicated that they are content to keep policy on hold as they watch economic developments play out.

The Chinese government is moving quickly in an effort to limit the virus' impact on an economy whose growth is already slowing.

A global dirty money watchdog on Friday placed Iran on its blacklist after the country failed to comply with international anti-terrorism financing norms.

European leaders are at loggerheads over how much money to put into the EU's budget for the next seven years, after an all-night meeting in Brussels.