Investors continue to watch for developments on the global coronavirus outbreak, which has already infected more than 720,000 worldwide and taken at least 33,925 lives, according to data compiled by John Hopkins University.
Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals have expanded a clinical trial of their rheumatoid arthritis drug Kevzara as a coronavirus treatment to patients outside the United States.
Oil prices fell to the lowest in more than 17 years as demand plunged as a result of the pandemic, and an unrelenting price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia showed no signs of easing.
One of Japan's best-known comedians, Ken Shimura, has become the first Japanese celebrity to die of the coronavirus. Shimura, 70, had been hospitalized since March 19 after developing a fever and respiratory problems, media said.
JD.com, a major Chinese e-commerce company, is looking to become the technology platform of choice for U.S. customers in a cloud computing market dominated by Alibaba.
All nine economists in a Reuters survey this month expected the central bank to ease as policymakers worldwide step up efforts to limit the economic damage from the fast spreading virus.
U.S. airlines and the Department of Transportation may soon have to consider consolidating service to dozens of cities around the country in a bid to help carriers cut losses, several airline industry executives told CNBC.
President Trump said in a tweet Sunday that the United States would not cover the cost of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's security detail. The couple stepped back from their Royal duties in January, and have reportedly moved to Los Angeles.
Fear of the coronavirus has induced an extraordinary calm in Lagos, Nigeria's famously boisterous mega-city where streets known for miles of gridlock have emptied of traffic and eateries serving takeaways are almost the only shops open.
Moscow authorities will on Monday impose tighter restrictions on residents in an attempt to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said.
A medical evacuation plane exploded during take-off in the Philippine capital on Sunday, killing all eight passengers and crew, including an American and a Canadian, officials said.
The Centers for Disease control will issue a strong travel advisory, which will be administered by the governors in consultation with the federal government, Trump said.
Robert Whaley, who created the original VIX in 1992, says the most important thing for markets is to reduce the uncertainty around the coronavirus crisis.
Around $100-$150 billion in stocks have likely been offloaded by oil-producer sovereign wealth funds, excluding Norway's, with more to come, analysts say.
Rosneft announced its withdrawal from its oil projects in Venezuela on Saturday through a coordinated sale of assets to an undisclosed company controlled by the Russian government.