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"I look at these drug companies and I think, 'Wouldn't that be a great place to go if the market really falls apart?'" CNBC's Jim Cramer said.

Johnson "was an American hero and her pioneering legacy will never be forgotten," NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine wrote on Twitter.

Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett doesn't worry about how current events will affect the stock market. Instead, he tries to predict how companies will perform 10 years down the line.

Depending on your salary and the matching formula used by your company, your employer's contribution to your 401(k) could translate into thousands of extra dollars going toward your nest egg every year.

Warren Buffett told CNBC that Berkshire Hathaway's "third-largest business," after its insurance and railroad interests, is its stake in Apple.

Lebanon was hit with a double downgrade over the weekend by S&P and Moody's, dragging its sovereign credit rating further into junk territory.

WHO officials will hold a press briefing on the outbreak, which has infected more than 79,400 and killed at least 2,600 people so far.

Italian stocks plunged Monday, as the euro zone's third-largest economy grappled with the largest coronavirus outbreak outside of Asia.

The Berkshire Hathaway CEO and chairman told CNBC on Monday that he's staying away from cryptocurrencies. "I don't own any cryptocurrency and I never will," he said.

Buffett said he sympathizes with Sanders' motivation to help people in need, but he doesn't believe socialism is the answer.

Berkshire Hathaway chief Warren Buffett called out bank stocks as one of his favorite equity holdings in the U.S. market.

A U.K. court on Monday began to consider whether Julian Assange should be extradited to the U.S. to face espionage charges.

Fears of the coronavirus outbreak are overtaking investors' fear of missing out on the record-breaking rally and creating a bit of a tug-of-war in the stock market, says technical analyst Craig Johnson.

Warren Buffett said he's spoken to fellow billionaire and Microsoft founder Bill Gates about the virulent coronavirus.

"I've been getting several of them, including by Tim Cook," the Berkshire Hathaway CEO said, noting for the first time that he's switched from a flip-phone to an iPhone.

After the Nevada caucus win, Sanders was set to open up a pledged national delegate lead over Pete Buttigieg, according to NBC News.

Half of the states in the U.S. have passed laws to tax subscriptions to digital streaming services like Netflix and Spotify to raise revenue, and more are likely to follow.

Billionaire Warren Buffett told CNBC that investors should not reach for yield beyond their risk-tolerance, even with stocks seemingly like the only place to get a return.

Bernie Sanders would provide federally funded child care and pre-K for all, going further than his rivals in the 2020 Democratic presidential race.

Buffett said that while the economy looks healthy, it's not as strong as it was six months ago thanks to the trade war and coronavirus.