Today's Headlines

Bloomberg: 

• Millions of Chinese Firms Face Collapse If Banks Don’t Act Fast.

• Hubei Reports 96 Deaths; South Korea Cases Climb: Virus Update.  

• U.S. Raises Japan Warning as Infections Spread: Virus Update.  

• Italy Regions Close Universities as Coronavirus Reaches Milan.

• The Coronavirus May Be ‘Disease X’ Health Experts Warned About.

• The Virus Is Interrupting Supply Chains From Watches to Lobsters.  

• Globalization Comes Under Fire Amid Coronavirus ‘Stress Test’.

• Sanders Wins Nevada Caucus With Broad Support From Hispanics.

• Soak-the-Rich Tax Plans Take Hold in the Entire Democratic Field.  

• Dumb Money Beats Smart Picking Big Winners in Stocks This Year.  

• No Evidence Russia Helping Trump, Top U.S. Security Aide Says.

Wall Street Journal:

• Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Stock Underperforms the Most Since 2009.

• Google Plots Course to Overtake Cloud Rivals.

• Italy, South Korea Work to Contain Coronavirus Outbreaks.

• Trump’s India Visit to Stress Personal Ties Over Economic Issues.

• Do Digital Devices in the Classroom Do More Harm Than Good?

• California Fights U.S. Over Abortion-Coverage Mandate.

CNBC:

• CDC prepares for coronavirus to become pandemic and businesses, schools need to be closed.  

• Dow drops more than 200 points, posts losing week as coronavirus fears resurface. 

• Free trading fuels rampant speculation in stocks like Tesla and Virgin Galactic .

• Bloomberg offers to release women from 3 NDAs after Warren roasts him at Dem presidential debate.  

• DuPont ramps up safety suit production as coronavirus causes shortages in China.

Barron's:

• Had bullish commentary on (CAT).

• Had bearish commentary on (I) and (SPCE).

MarketWatch.com:  

• Wall Street has boosted 2020 estimates for these S&P 500 companies the most.

Fox News:

• Sanders will win Nevada caucuses, Fox News projects, furthering the democratic socialist's lead.

• These 5 nations are still clinging to Communism – here’s how they’re doing.

• Americans infected with coronavirus head to US without POTUS permission.

Zero Hedge: 

• Italy Declares "National Emergency" As Coronavirus Cases Surge, Northern Italy On Lockdown: Virus Updates.

• Coronavirus Deaths Outside China Spike As WHO Team Visits Wuhan: Live Updates.

• "This Ship Is Out Of Control" - NYT Exposes Japan's "Disastrous" Missteps In Botched "Diamond Princess" Quarantine.

• Hundreds Of Animals Drop Dead In China After Being Poisoned By Virus Disinfectant.

• Are US Intel 'Officials' Meddling In US Election With "Report" Russia Is Aiding Sanders?

• Half Of Undelivered 737 MAX Jets Inspected Have 'Debris' Found In Fuel Tanks.

• Covid-19 Triggers Global Luxury Bust.

• "Biggest Humanitarian Horror Story Of The 21st Century": Up To A Million Refugees Trying To Flee Idlib.

• S.Korea Coronavirus Cases Go Exponential As New Infections Soar By 70%; 10 Towns In Northern Italy Put On Lockdown.

• "The Human Race Could Go Extinct": JPMorgan Fearmongers Climate Change Impact In Leaked Report.

• China's Debts Are Coming Due At The Worst Possible Time.

• 401(k) Millionaires Surge To Record Level Under Trump.

• Girl Who Sued To Stop Biological Males From Running Girls' Track Defeats Trans-Runner For Championship.

• Italy Reports 1st Covid-19 Death, Locks-Down 10 Towns Amid Contagion Fears: Virus Updates.

• Twitter Tool Could See 'Verified' Users Given Power To Label "Lies" & "Harmful" Tweets.

• When US Hospitals And Military Publicly Brace For A Pandemic, You Should Pay Attention.

• Woke Irrationality Is Undermining Civilization.

• "They're Traumatized": Governments Ignore Plight Of Foreign Students Trapped In Wuhan.

• Trump Slams Oscars For Giving Best Picture Award To A Foreign Movie.

• China Forced To Revise Number Of Virus Cases Sharply Higher After Hubei Caught Undercounting New Infections.

• Wells Fargo Pays $3 Billion To Settle Illicit Conduct Of "Staggering Scope & Duration".

• These Are The 50 Most Popular Hedge Fund Longs And Shorts.

• Schizophrenic Stocks End Near Record Highs As Virus Fears Send Yields To All-Time Lows.

Business Insider:  

• Bernie Sanders suggests Russia might be behind the 'ugly' online attacks from 'Bernie Bros'.

John Hopkins University:

• Coronavirus Global Cases. (map)

BNO News:

• Tracking Coronavirus: Map, data and timeline.