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The CDC doesn't know exactly how the patient, a California resident, contracted the virus.

Panera will offer an $8.99 coffee subscription to members of its loyalty program.

Anheuser-Busch InBev forecast a 10% decline in its first-quarter profit after a weaker-than-expected finish to 2019, as the world's largest beer maker expects the coronavirus outbreak to dent its earnings.

Japan's prime minister has said the government will ask all elementary, junior high and high schools to close from March 2.

Hotel operator Marriott International said it expects a roughly $25 million hit to its monthly fee revenue from the fast-spreading coronavirus, as U.S. airline JetBlue Airways said it would drop cancellation fees, even though it doesn't serve markets hit hardest by the outbreak.

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Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry announced it will temporarily suspend the entry of foreigners for pilgrimage and tourism purposes.

Green Bay Packers star Aaron Rodgers joined other NFL stars who expressed displeasure with the league's new CBA proposal.

"This kind of confusion breeds distrust. You should stick to a standard even if you have caveats," global health economist at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health Dr. Eric Feigl-Ding said.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday in an address from the White House that the risk to the U.S. from the deadly coronavirus "remains very low."

"I don't think you'll get [Disney stock] for $115 or $120" if you wait until the coronavirus outbreak is quelled, CNBC's Jim Cramer says.

President Donald Trump said that fears a Democrat could win the election contributed substantially to the week's sell-off.

JetBlue became the first U.S. airline to broadly lift change and cancellation fees because of the coronavirus outbreak.

"We have estimated that in Q2 [the coronavirus] will have an 8 cents impact on EPS, and this is what we have built in our predictions," HP CEO Enrique Lores tells CNBC's Jim Cramer.

President Donald Trump is expected to speak about the deadly coronavirus outbreak Wednesday evening, a day after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Americans to prepare for the possibility of a pandemic.

"I know that that will happen over time, but that's not going to happen in 2020," former Macy's CEO Terry Lundgren said.

L Brands reported earnings and sales for the holiday quarter that topped analysts' expectations, as it prepares to take its Victoria's Secret lingerie business private.

Social Capital founder Chamath Palihapitiya said ESG investing is 'a lot of sizzle, no steak.'

Papa John's shares closed down 9% Wednesday after the company said it has temporarily closed 50 franchised stores in China as a result of the coronavirus and reported a decline in same-store sales for the year.

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading on Wednesday.