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Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer at Google LLC, speaks during the Google Cloud Next ’19 event in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. Michael Short | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google is announcing the general availability of technology that, if widely adopted, could make it easier for patients to access their own

European stocks are poised for a positive open Monday as global coronavirus developments remain in focus, along with a sharp fall in U.S. oil prices. London’s FTSE is seen 59 points higher at 5,822, the German DAX is seen opening 137 points higher at 10,733, France’s CAC 40 is seen 57 points higher at 4,537

US Vice President Mike Pence speaks during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, in the Brady Briefing Room at the White House on April 6, 2020, in Washington, DC. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty Images Vice President Mike Pence on Sunday said the problems surrounding the delayed coronavirus tests from the U.S.

Foreign workers are seen outside their dormitory room at Cochrane Lodge I, which was declared as an isolation area on April 16, 2020 in Singapore. Singapore government reported a record of 447 new coronavirus (COVID-19) cases on April 15, 404 of which are cases linked to the foreign worker dormitories, bringing the country’s total to

Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the Minnesota Governor’s Residence. Liberate Minnesota and other groups opposed to Gov. Tim Walz’s stay home orders protested outside the governor’s residence in St. Paul. Glen Stubbe | Star Tribune | Getty Images This past week saw a number of protests spring up around the country demanding the reopening of

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks. Global cases: More than 2,240,700 Global deaths: At least 153,871 Most cases reported: United States (700,282), Spain (190,839), Italy (172,434), France (149,130), and Germany (141,397).  The data above was compiled by

[The stream is slated to start at 12:30 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] World Health Organization officials are holding a press conference to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak, which has infected more than 2.1 million people worldwide killed at least 147,384.

Chinese men wear protective masks as they watch the evening news on a screen outside a shopping mall on April 15, 2020 in Beijing, China. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images China reported that its first quarter GDP contracted by 6.8% in 2020 from a year ago as the world’s second largest economy took a huge hit

Laboratory technicians work on testing samples from people to be tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus at a laboratory in Shenyang in China’s northeastern Liaoning province on February 12, 2020. STR | AFP | Getty Images The U.S. intelligence community is examining whether the virus that caused a global pandemic emerged accidentally from a Chinese research

Iceland’s strategy to track the spread of the coronavirus can be used in the U.S., deCODE Genetics CEO Kári Stefánsson told CNBC on Wednesday. Stefánsson, whose Reykjavík-based company is known for its work analyzing the human genome, noted the obvious size differences between the U.S. and Iceland.  For starters, the U.S. has about 330 million people while

Doug Parker, CEO of American Airlines Adam Jeffery | CNBC The record drop in air travel demand because of the coronavirus pandemic appears to be as bad as it’s going to get, American Airlines CEO Doug Parker said Wednesday. “It certainly feels like we’re at the bottom,” Parker told CNBC in an interview. “Our revenues are down

A general view before the MLB baseball game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks on April 22, 2017, at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ. Carlos Herrera | Icon Sportswire | Getty Images Major League Baseball says 27 teams will participate in an antibody testing study with Stanford University and the University of

London Ambulance staff members are seen with vehicles in the car park at the ExCeL London exhibition centre in London on April 1, 2020, which has been transformed into the NHS Nightingale Hospital to help with the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS Fatalities in England and Wales are around 60% above the normal weekly

At a White House briefing meant to provide updates on the U.S. efforts to combat the coronavirus, President Donald Trump played a campaign-style video clip portraying his initial response to the disease as a bold success – further blurring the line between the government and his presidential reelection bid. “We have a few clips that

This is CNBC’s live blog covering all the latest news on the coronavirus outbreak. All times below are in Eastern time. This blog will be updated throughout the day as the news breaks.  Global cases: More than 1,859,011 Global deaths: At least 114,979 US cases: More than 557,590 US deaths: At least 22,109 The data

[The stream is slated to start at 9:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is holding a press conference Monday to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak, which has infected more than 104,400 people in New

Republican billionaire Ken Langone praised the health-care industry, public service workers and drug companies in the fight against the coronavirus but bashed the news media. In an interview Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Langone said the media’s coverage of the Trump administration’s efforts against the outbreak is too aggressive because the country needs to be united.  ”Don’t

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks to healthcare workers and military personnel on April 5, 2020 in New York City. John Lamparski | NurPhoto | Getty Images New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday said the city was having a “very good day” as the rate of new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations continues

[The stream is slated to start at 11 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] World Health Organization officials are holding a press conference to update the public on the coronavirus outbreak, which has now infected more than 1.8 million people and killed at least

[The stream is slated to start at 11:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is holding his daily press conference on the Covid-19 outbreak, which has infected more than 190,200 and killed at least 9,385 across the state as