World health officials say China’s response to the virus is an improvement from past outbreaks. Chinese health authorities were alerted to the mysterious respiratory disease that mid-December, but it would take several more months before the disclosure of the illness to the public. Health officials reported on Feb. 11, 2003 more than 300 cases of SARS in the province of Guangdong, where the outbreak began. However, the support for such a move underscores U.S. officials’ frustrations with and ske

The winners and losersThe year-to-date performance of S&P 500 sectors line up just as one might expect, given these dynamics. Huge-cap growth stocks are, in a sense, long-duration assets as well, existing somewhere adjacent to corporate bonds on the spectrum of assets. Yet the 10-year Treasury is flat over the past four years, during which the S&P 500 has gained some 80%. And in recent years when the 10-year yield was much above 2.5%, equities have made essentially no net progress. A clear major

Hillary Clinton speaks onstage at ‘Hillary Clinton and Chelsea Clinton discuss their new book ‘The Book of Gutsy Women’ at The Wilshire Ebell Theatre on November 05, 2019 in Los Angeles,Presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg is considering Hillary Clinton as a vice presidential running mate after positive internal polling about the potential pairing, according to the Drudge Report, which cited sources close to the Bloomberg campaign. According to Drudge, in such a partnership Bloomberg would chan

A health worker measures the body temperature of a person during the heavy snowfall amid coronavirus fears. Coronavirus (COVID-19) has killed more than 1,500 people in China and infected more than 66,000 people. Chinese officials on Saturday reported 2,641 new coronavirus cases and 143 additional deaths in the last 24 hours. 10:30 am: WHO calls on global leaders to ‘stop stigma and hate’ surrounding virusWHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged global leaders on Saturday to stop sti

Rock legend and New Jersey native Jon Bon Jovi is selling his French chateau-inspired home in Middleton, New Jersey for $20 million. Bon Jovi recently took the listing public, but it has quietly been on the market since 2017, according to a spokesperson. The 18,000 -square-foot home was custom built in 1999 for Bon Jovi and his wife of 30 years, Dorothea, who lived there with their four children, Stephanie Rose, 26; Jesse, 24; Jacob Hurley, 17; and Romeo Jon, 15. The 15-acre property is located

See inside Jon Bon Jovi’s New Jersey chateau listed for $20 millionTake a look inside the 18,000 square foot home that is one hour away from New York City.

On Saturday, some of the world’s most talented basketball players will compete head-to-head in three different events: the Skills Challenge, the 3-Point Shootout and the Slam Dunk Contest. The winners will earn more than bragging rights for crafting the best dunk or tallying the most three-pointers in 70 seconds. The Skills ChallengeFor the Skills Challenge, eight players complete an on-court obstacle course, involving dribbling, shooting and passing. Participants compete head-to-head, with one

The U.S. government on Friday said it would increase tariffs on aircraft imported from the European Union to 15% from 10%, ratcheting up pressure on Brussels in a nearly 16-year transatlantic dispute over aircraft subsidies. EU officials have said they want to negotiate with Washington but will not be bullied into submission. EU officials had no immediate comment on Friday’s news. The WTO in October had awarded Washington the right to impose tariffs on $7.5 billion of annual EU imports in its ca

Those symptomatic passengers unable to board the flight will “receive the required care in Japan,” the State Department said. It said that situation will be manageable as China has a relatively low bad loan ratio, the report said. On Friday, China said that 1,716 health workers in the country have been infected with the COVID-19 virus. Dr. Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, told reporters during a press briefing that there are curre

Credit card debt hit a record high of $930 billion for Americans in the final quarter of 2019, according to the latest data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released on Feb. 11. Use a balance transfer credit cardIf you’re looking to get out of credit card debt, opening a new credit card may not be your first thought. But you can transfer debt from high-interest credit card(s) to a balance transfer credit card, that offers no interest for up to 21 months. Good or excellent credit (scores

Only six states require that high school students take a stand-alone personal finance course. And that’s a potential problem: There’s a clear link between financial knowledge and financial well-being, according to experts. In fact, only 34% of American adults correctly answered four or more of the six personal finance questions on FINRA’s 2018 National Financial Capability Study. Psychologist and certified financial planner Brad Klontz started a TikTok account because he recognized a need for fi

You don’t want these items ruined by a careless tip of a wine glass or a rogue child with a marker. If picking up this life skill means you can replace fewer shirts, skip a few trips to the dry cleaner, or avoid buying a slipcover for your sofa, you can save $150 a year, easy. “For a tannin stain, hot water works very well, but if it’s a fat or a protein, use cold water,” she says. Upholstery stains can be trickier than clothes, because they can soak through to areas that are tough to clean. App

In my day job, I’m the CEO of Digital Assets Data, a financial technology company I founded in January of 2018. Courtesy Mike AlfredWhile I was launching my company, I ran several ultramarathons, but nothing as grueling as Leadville. I’ve learned that sometimes the most productive part of my day is when I’m unplugged and away from my desk. Pick the right pace, but stay adaptableIn running, and in finance, remember that your route to success likely won’t be someone else’s. On the race course at L

Dinwiddie spoke with Grow about the most valuable money lessons he’s learned, and his philosophies on spending, saving, and retirement. Savings mentality: ‘Understand what fun you can have’Dinwiddie started his NBA career in 2014 with the Detroit Pistons, signing a three-year contract worth $2.5 million. “I was like, ‘Nah, man, I’m not going to be one of these rookies that blows his money. “I had a very modest perspective and lifestyle in terms of what fun meant to me,” Dinwiddie recalls. Lesson

Boost retirement contributionsContributing as much as you can to your retirement — via, for example, an individual retirement account — is one of the best ways to reap a tax benefit. “By contributing to an IRA, you directly reduce your taxable income and save for your retirement at the same time,” said Picnic Tax Founder Ryan McInnis. Collect tax creditsTax credits are particularly valuable because they reduce your tax bill on a dollar-for-dollar basis. If you qualify, that $2,000 child tax cred

Just five stocks on the S&P 500 have a hefty price tag of more than $1,000 a share. Two traders who spoke with CNBC’s “Trading Nation” say they will only splash cash on two of those names. Even throughout 2008 and 2009, you just saw a little bit of a drop.” AutoZone will next report quarterly earnings on March 3 – analysts surveyed by FactSet anticipate 3% earnings growth over its February-ended quarter. It may have to pull back a little bit to work off that overbought condition.

Enter, Amazon Outlet, the Amazon sale rack that’s hiding in plain sight. Amazon Outlet is a section where sellers can move overstock or excess inventory. The items that you’ll find in Amazon Outlet span every category from beauty to home improvement. We found a 64-ounce Swell bottle, which is typically $55, for just $45 on Amazon Outlet. The exact products in the Amazon Outlet change regularly, so here are some tips for scouring the Amazon Outlet:

As Walmart’s online sales grow, the retailer has seen another number grow, too: Its e-commerce losses. Investors and analysts are watching for signs that Walmart is turning its e-commerce sales growth into a profitable business. One of the driving forces behind Walmart’s e-commerce sales growth has been online grocery orders. Analysts are mixed on whether Walmart’s e-commerce losses will decline or increase this year. “Their online grocery business has continued to be wildly successful, so a dee

“It’s all about baby steps,” says Fogg, author of the new book, “Tiny Habits: The Small Changes that Change Everything. If you have a hard time keeping and maintaining good habits, you may be thinking “too big,” according to a Stanford University behavior scientist, who has been studying how habits are kept for nearly three decades. By taking tiny steps to start, Fogg found that people are more likely to keep that habit because the new behaviors don’t require a lot of motivation at first. A good

The S&P 500 ended Friday just 0.2% from records after bouncing more than 1% for the week. But, top market bull Jeffrey Saut isn’t trusting one outperforming sector that carried the index to these heights. The XLU utilities ETF, which tracks the S&P 500 sector, trades at 21 times forward earnings — it hit its highest valuation ever earlier this month. The sector is the second-best performer on the S&P 500 this year. As for the rest of the market, Saut says stocks could be at risk of a pullback,