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On Tuesday the number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide hit 80,370 and is continuing its global spread. The health sector, woefully unprepared to handle the outbreak, is trying to develop a vaccine. BioAegis Therapeutics' Steve Cordovano explains why the odds are against them.

Walmart is trying to turn e-commerce into a profitable business and drive up sales of general merchandise, such as apparel.

Home Depot's CEO said the earnings indicate that its significant investments are paying off.

The company said in November it would seek to cut $1 billion in costs, in part through job cuts.

Virgin Galactic's stock jumped on Tuesday as speculative trading in the space tourism company continues.

WHO officials are holding a press conference Tuesday to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak, which has infected more than 80,200 and killed at least 2,704 so far.

Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, told CNBC that he's basing his assessment on the sharp slowdown in shipping then and now.

Amazon is cracking further into the $800 billion U.S. grocery industry, keeping the likes of Walmart, Kroger, 7-Eleven and Instacart on their toes.

Bread is making a comeback, specifically sourdough bread. Sales of sourdough bread grew about 11.6 percent from 2015 to 2019 to over $325.9 million.

Mondelez International says it has signed a deal to buy a significant majority interest in Toronto-based Give & Go Prepared Foods.

Disney announced it has partnered with Impossible Foods to make the Impossible Burger the "preferred plant-based burger" of Disneyland, Disney World and the Disney Cruise Line.

Jefferies said coronavirus outbreaks in Italy, Iran and South Korea hint that COVID-19 is capable of spreading to and within many locations.

RenalytixAI has developed an artificial intelligence clinical diagnostic that rates a person's chances of getting kidney disease.

CEO and Chairman Jeff Gennette said that the U.S.-China trade war has actually helped prepare the company for this situation.

"No reason to buy anything if it's up because that's just a sucker's game," CNBC's Jim Cramer said

Despite the lack of capital, black women are starting businesses at the fastest clip of any racial group, according to research by American Express. Since 2007, the number of firms owned by African-American women has grown by 164%.

Macy's has been trying to win back customers, as shoppers head to the mall less frequently and shop more online.

The U.S. is planning a clinical trial of Gilead's experimental drug for the novel coronavirus, according to a posting on a government clinical trials database.

Italy is struggling to contain a rapid outbreak of the coronavirus in the wealthy north of the country. New cases have been confirmed in the capitals of Tuscany and Sicily.

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