WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson, Julian Assange’s father, John Shipton, and fashion designer Vivienne Westwood march on February 22, 2020 against the U.K. government’s intention to extradite Julian Assange to the U.S.A U.K. court will on Monday begin to consider whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the U.S. to face spying charges. In November, Swedish prosecutors dropped the nine-year investigation into a rape allegation made against Assange, eliminating

“Regular readers will know that our four projected COVID-19 scenarios were ‘bad, worse, ugly, and unthinkable’,” Rabobank analysts said in a note Monday. Stock markets around the world are selling off on Monday morning as spiking coronavirus cases in Italy, South Korea and the Middle East spark fears of further spread beyond China. A fourth person in Italy was confirmed dead from the coronavirus on Monday, with confirmed cases spiking by more than 130 since Friday. South Korea’s government raise

Warren Buffett: I’ve been a net buyer of stocks every year since I was 11Berkshire Hathaway’s chairman and CEO Warren Buffett told CNBC’s Becky Quick on Monday that he’s been a net-buyer of stocks every year since he was 11 years-old.

Markets set for sharply lower open as coronavirus cases surge outside of ChinaU.S. stock index futures were significantly lower Monday morning, as coronavirus fears escalate. CNBC’s Frank Holland reports.

New Delhi has inked more defense deals with Washington in recent years, even though, traditionally, India’s longstanding defense supplier had been Russia. His visit “signifies growing importance of India, number one, but also growing strength of the bilateral relationship,” Ram Madhav, national general secretary of the BJP, told CNBC’s Tanvir Gill on Saturday. U.S. President Donald Trump’s first state visit to India signifies the growing strength of the bilateral relationship between Washington

“It’s strong, but a little softer than it was six months ago, but that’s over a broad range,” Buffett told CNBC’s Becky Quick in a “Squawk Box” interview. And there again, that was affected by the tariffs, too, because people front-ended purchases, all kinds of things.” The “Oracle of Omaha” said that the Trump administration’s tit-for-tat trade war and, increasingly, the coronavirus threaten corporate America’s bottom line. During the interview, Buffett pointed to several macroeconomic headwind

Billionaire Warren Buffett told CNBC on Monday that investors should not reach for yield beyond their risk-tolerance, even with interest rates so low and stocks seemingly like the only place to get a return. “Reaching for yield is really stupid. But it is very human,” he said, delivering sobering advice to folks near or in retirement. Individual investors and institutional investors alike are chasing yield and that could have major “consequences over time” on financial markets, Buffett warned. P

The Vermont senator wants to put $1.5 trillion over a decade into guaranteed child care through age 3 followed by free pre-kindergarten education. Under the plan, the U.S. government would fund universal free child care. Sanders would pay for the child care and pre-K programs through his progressive “tax on extreme wealth” over $32 million. Former South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg has also called to invest $700 billion over a decade to make child care more affordable. Former New York Mayor Mike Bl

“Currently, this is the smallest group of winners since the 2007 market top.” —Bloom6:55 am: Coronavirus cases outside of China jump, spook marketsHeadlines over the weekend about a surge in coronavirus cases reported outside of China dented market sentiment to start off the week. Iran has also confirmed more than 40 cases and eight deaths stemming from the coronavirus. —Imbert6:40 am: Risk-off mentality to marketsStocks not directly tied to the coronavirus fears are also very weak in premarket

Dow to sink 700 points at Monday openTrader Michael Urkonis works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, January 28, 2020. Outbreak concerns were already intensifying last week, sending the Dow down 227 points or 0.8% on Friday, breaking a two-week winning streak. Buffett sees stock plunge as a buying opportunityWarren Buffett Gerard Miller | CNBCBillionaire investor Warren Buffett, who joins CNBC’s “Squawk Box” for three hours ending at 9 a.m. ET, said Monday that he views the stock marke

The global stock market sell-off on the widening outbreak of coronavirus beyond China indicates further negative effects on U.S. multinational companies’ earnings, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday. With U.S. stock futures pointing to a more than 800-point decline at Monday’s open for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Cramer tweeted just before 5 a.m. Cramer, host of CNBC’s “Mad Money,” said the global nature of the outbreak makes it tougher to address. “At what point do we say that many, many compa

Warren Buffett joins CNBC’s Becky Quick with an exclusive three-hour interview on Squawk Box Monday morning. Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting is May 2, which Buffett said the coronavirus could “very well” impact. 6:25 am: ‘Very significant percentage of business’ impacted by coronavirusAs the ongoing coronavirus outbreak hits stocks, Buffett said “a very significant percentage of our businesses one way are affected.” 6:11 am: Don’t buy or sell ‘based on today’s headlines’As volatility in the

A gunman opened fire at a flea market in Houston on Sunday, wounding seven people in an area known for its Hispanic community, with a suspect being taken into custody at the scene. “No one is critically wounded,” Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said, adding that the victims were being taken to hospitals and that some injuries may have been a result of a bullet ricochet. The shooting occurred as the Sunday market was taking place in the busy area. A lot people including children were inside the

U.S. government debt prices surged on Monday morning as investors run for cover amid fears that the coronavirus is spreading globally. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves inversely to price, was sharply lower at 1.3839%, while the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond plummeted to a new all time low of 1.8321%. Treasury yields fell on Friday, with the 30-year bond hitting an all-time low, as a combination of coronavirus fears and weak U.S. business activity data drove

Italy’s biggest bank UniCredit said on Monday Chief Executive Jean Pierre Mustier had confirmed he would remain in his role, following media reports that he was being considered for the top job at rival HBSC. UniCredit has recently launched a new plan through 2023 and its “whole management team, including Jean Pierre Mustier, is fully focused on its successful execution”, the bank said in a statement.

Stocks in South Korea led losses among major Asian markets on Monday after the country raised its coronavirus alert to the “highest level” following a rapid spike in cases over the weekend. South Korea’s Korean Air Lines and Asiana Airlines also dropped 6.16% and 6.09%, respectively. Reuters reported Monday that both the South Korean airlines had announced they are suspending flights to Daegu — the country’s fourth-largest city with the largest number of coronavirus cases — for the time being. A

South Korea is on high alert after the number of reported coronavirus infections surged past 760 cases on Monday, and Cit economists warn economic difficulties for the country will be imminent. “Fear of the virus is spreading throughout the country, at a much faster rate than the virus itself,” Marie Kim and Jeeho Yoon from Citi wrote. The total number of cases rose to 763 on Monday morning, compared to 31 cases reported as of Feb. 18, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Preve

The global spread of the new coronavirus has shown little signs of abating, with several analysts warning that the hit to economies worldwide could be more severe than what’s currently expected. “We believe it is too early to call an end to the market turmoil arising from the COVID-19 outbreak,” analysts from BNP Paribas, France’s largest bank, wrote in a Friday report. The new coronavirus, believed to have first emerged from the Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei province, was recently named COVID-

Here are the most wish-listed homes from the past decade, all of which are still available for rent today. 2019: A modern beach house in Santa Catarina, BrazilWish listed: 275,862 timesA boulder-top beach house in Brazil. Courtesy of AirbnbThis four-bedroom beach house topped last year’s global wish list with a timber and glass design that teeters above the beautiful Brazilian coast. 2018: A centuries-old cave house in Santorini, GreeceWish listed: 254,773 timesA chic cave house in Santorini. Co

North Korea has reportedly quarantined 380 foreigners as part of efforts to prevent the coronavirus outbreak. The majority of those quarantined are thought to be diplomats stationed in the capital city of Pyongyang, Yonhap news agency reported Monday, citing state media in North Korea. The World Health Organization (WHO) has previously said it has had no indication of COVID-19 having spread to North Korea. On Monday, China’s National Health Commission reported an additional 409 cases of the coro