Softbank's Rajeev Misra dismissed concerns about the Vision Fund as misleading and said he expects "dozens" of IPOs from the portfolio within 18 months.
The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note sank to a record low of 0.676% at 9:46 a.m. ET, extending its break below 0.7% for the first time ever.
Trump originally planned to visit the CDC in Atlanta, but that trip was canceled Friday morning. Later Friday morning, the White House said the trip was back on.
As testing is poised to become more widely available from commercial labs, the cost of those diagnostic tests could become a factor in the effort to control the virus.
Costco reported stronger sales than analysts were expecting Thursday, thanks in part to a boost the company received from consumers stocking up at its stores to prepare for a more widespread outbreak of a new coronavirus.
Facebook will remove political ads posted on its service if they contain misinformation related to the coronavirus, a company spokesman told CNBC on Thursday.
The Grand Princess cruise ship is owned by Carnival's Princess Cruises, the operator of the Diamond Princess ship, the site of what might have been the first major COVID-19 epidemic outside of China.
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