NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announces NBA All-Star Game MVP Trophy will honor Kobe Bryant during NBA All-Star Saturday Night Presented by State Farm as part of 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend on February 15, 2020 at United Center in Chicago, Illinois. Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard is the first recipient of the Kia National Basketball Association’s All-Star Game Kobe Bryant Most Valuable Player award, which the league officially named after the late Bryant. “Kobe Bryant is synonymous with NB

Malaysia has barred the entry of remaining passengers from a cruise ship docked in Cambodia — after an American passenger tested positive for the new coronavirus upon her arrival in Kuala Lumpur. Confirming local media reports, Malaysia’s deputy minister for international trade and industry, Ong Kian Ming, told CNBC on Monday that his country will stop “other people who want to come to Malaysia from the cruise ship … for now.” The 83-year-old American woman, who arrived in Malaysia from Cambod

The German trade, therefore, has a substantial impact on those two highly open economic systems making up two-thirds of the world’s industrialized economies. Germany is in an intractable governance chaos, but that should not be the reason for not calling Berlin out on its selfish and un-European economic policies. The upshot is that U.S. goods exports to Germany last year were less than a half of German sales to the U.S. The sad part is that neither the U.S. nor Germany’s key European partners (

But there’s one big problem, experts say — the creation and threat from so-called “space junk.” The latest episode of CNBC’s “Beyond the Valley” podcast looks at London-based start-up OneWeb’s mission to launch satellites into space and the issues surrounding space junk and regulation. What is space junk? These human-made objects, which can be an entire satellite or even bits of rockets, are dubbed as space junk. Space junk has gotten worse for a number of reasons.

Thomas Kienzle | AFP via Getty ImagesMUNICH — Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif called the deadly U.S. strike on Iran’s top military leader an “act of terror” and blamed President Donald Trump’s advisors. “This moment is a very dangerous moment because the United States has been misled. I believe President Trump, unfortunately, does not have good advisers,” Zarif told an audience Saturday during a discussion at the Munich Security Conference. “The United States conducts operations an

The firm made its U.K. foray in October 2018, over two years after the U.K. referendum on its EU membership and six months before Brexit was initially planned. Miguel Frias Mosquea, an N26 customer based in London, told CNBC he felt “outraged” N26 had blamed its U.K. departure on Brexit: “It’s fake news.” Another, Ian Cook, said he felt “disappointed” by N26’s U.K. closure, saying he was a fan of the firm’s offering, having started using it in July 2019. “I prefer N26 over other banks because of

Asia Pacific markets traded mixed on Monday as investors continued to assess the potential economic fallout from the pneumonia-like coronavirus that’s infected more than 70,000 people and killed over 1,700. The Ministry of Finance said Saturday it would provide 8 billion yuan in a second round of support for virus prevention and control efforts. As of Friday, all levels of finance ministries in China had allocated 90.15 billion yuan in support, according to the central government. Singapore’s St

Singapore on Monday downgraded its growth forecast for 2020 as the country grapples with one of the highest numbers of coronavirus cases outside China. “The (earlier) forecast was premised on a modest pickup in global growth, along with a recovery in the global electronics cycle, in 2020. Since then, the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected China, Singapore and many countries around the world,” the ministry said in a statement. The tourism and transport sectors have b

A gantry crane stands in the DP World Ltd. terminal at Port Metro Vancouver in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2018. DP World, one of the world’s largest port operators, is delisting from the Nasdaq Dubai and returning to fully private ownership, the company announced Monday. The development could be bad news for the Nasdaq Dubai, for whom DP World has been a major draw for investors trading the publicly-listed shares. DP World had a market value of about $10 billion

European stocks advanced Monday morning, remaining just below record highs, after China’s central bank cut interest rates in a bid to aid its economy amid the coronavirus outbreak. The pan-European Stoxx 600 added 0.3% at the opening bell, autos climbing 1.5% to lead gains as all sectors and major bourses entered positive territory. The move is intended to shield the economy from the fallout of the coronavirus, which has now infected over 70,000 people and killed 1,770, according to China’s Nati

Gary Vaynerchuk wears many hats: serial entrepreneur, investor, and CEO. The event, held in Dubai, was put on by Success Resources in which Gary spoke onstage to teach and inspire entrepreneurs. Gary doesn’t get jetlag, but he needs adequate sleepGary flew in from London on the day he arrived in Dubai to speak. Gary Vaynerchuk onstage at National Achievers Congress tour in Dubai Uptin Saiidi | CNBC2. Ask questions before giving answersWhile many celebrities are adorned with praise by fans, Gary

General Motors is continuing a years-long global restructuring to concentrate on high-profit markets such as North America and China. The Detroit automaker said Sunday that it will “wind down” its sales, design and engineering operations in Australia and New Zealand and discontinue its Holden brand in the region by 2021. GM also announced plans to exit Thailand, including withdrawing Chevrolet by the end of this year and selling a plant to Chinese automaker Great Wall Motors. GM said it expects

But those reserving a Jungle Bungalow at Canberra’s Jamala Wildlife Lodge — located within the zoo — won’t get that. Courtesy of Jamala Wildlife LodgeLuckily, humans are diverse creatures. The couple moved out of their house and turned it into Ushaka Lodge, which now hosts seven of the 18 luxurious sleeping options at Jamala Wildlife Lodge. African fabrics, materials and sculptures decorate Jamala Wildlife Lodge. Courtesy of Jamala Wildlife Lodge

4:10 pm: US confirms 14 cases of coronavirus from passengers on board Diamond Princess cruise shipThe U.S. facilitated the voluntary repatriation of over 300 U.S. citizens and their immediate family members who had been passengers on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, the State Department said in a statement on Monday. Morrison added that seats on the plane will also be allocated for New Zealand citizens who are on the cruise ship. 11:30 am: Passengers of cruise ship docked in Cambodia to be trac

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Amazon’s first employee says he’s concerned about how big the company has become. Kaphan served as Amazon’s chief technology officer and was a key architect of the website, before he left Amazon in 1999. It’s an idea that’s currently being weighed by U.S. antitrust enforcers and has been brought up on the campaign trail by candidates including Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Several Amazon executives who appeared in the documentary pushed back on that idea, including the CEO of Amazon’s consumer business

Courtesy of Visit Tampa. “Business travelers are the bread and butter of Tampa Bay’s visitation,” said Santiago Corrada, president and CEO of Visit Tampa Bay, adding that “they’ll find the city designed to please and easy to explore.” Courtesy of Visit Tampa. For more art and history, stop at the Tampa Bay History Center or the Tampa Museum of Art. Ybor City Cigars Courtesy: Visit TampaBetter yet, join one of Herman’s scheduled tours.

Ben Schwartz voices Sonic in Paramount Pictures’ “Sonic the Hedgehog.” Paramount PicturesParamount Pictures may have finally cracked the code on how to successfully bring a video game character to the big screen. “Sonic the Hedgehog” burst into theaters over the weekend, hauling in an estimated $57 million Friday through Sunday domestically, the highest opening of any video game movie adaption in film industry history. In the past, Hollywood has had trouble transitioning video game characters fr

After its historic best picture win last Sunday, “Parasite” had a stellar week at the box office. The South Korean film took in $8.8 million worth of ticket sales, 20% of its total North American haul, in the six days after winning four Academy Awards. “Parasite’s” best picture win marks the first time that a non-English language film has won the best picture Oscar at the Academy Awards. The film also won the award for best international feature, best director and best original screenplay. The m

A fighter loyal to Libya’s U.N.-backed government (GNA) gestures during a clash with forces loyal to Khalifa Haftar at the outskirts of Tripoli, Libya May 21, 2019. Violations of an arms embargo in Libya have become a joke and it is imperative that those who breach it are held to account, a senior U.N. official said on Sunday. “The arms embargo has become a become a joke, we all really need to step up here,” U.N. Deputy Special Representative to Libya Stephanie Williams told a news conference in