Time to double down — not let up, WHO chief scientist warns as Covid cases rise

View in Browser  |  Forward to a Friend Tue, 09 Mar 2021 MORNING SQUAWK EMEA TOP NEWS          GUEST HIGHLIGHTS DJIA 31,802.44 306.14 +0.97%  S&P 500 3,821.35 20.59 -0.54%  NASDAQ 12,609.16 310.99 -2.41%  FTSE 100 6,719.13 88.61 +1.34%  CAC 5,902.99 0.00 0.00%  DAX 14,380.91 0.00 0.00%  Quotes and charts as of Tue, 09 Mar 2021 07:45 AM CET. Top News Tue, 09 Mar 2021 01:16 AM CET Time to double down — not let up, WHO chief scientist warns as Covid cases rise Countries cannot let their guard down and must ramp up efforts to contain Covid-19 in the face of more new cases, said Dr. Soumya Swaminathan of the WHO. Tue, 09 Mar 2021 06:55 AM CET Bitcoin tops $1 trillion in value again as the cryptocurrency's price jumps It is only the second time that bitcoin's value has surpassed a $1 trillion after hitting that milestone for the first time on Feb. 19. Tue, 09 Mar 2021 03:21 AM CET Japan's economy slows in fourth quarter as companies scale back spending Japan's economy grew at a slower-than-expected pace in October-December, with firms tightening spending on plant and equipment and cutting inventories. Mon, 08 Mar 2021 07:48 PM CET 17.1 million viewers tuned in for Prince Harry and Meghan's interview with Oprah Around 17.1 million people tuned in for Oprah Winfrey's interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on CBS, according to preliminary Nielsen data. Tue, 09 Mar 2021 02:08 AM CET Chipmakers are headed for a boom and these stocks could pop by 30%, investment bank says Sales of memory chips jumped as the Covid-19 pandemic spurred demand for electronic products including smartphones, computers and servers. Guest Highlights – Today on CNBC All times given in CET. 07:20 Frank Appel CEO, Deutsche Post DHL Group Earnings 07:30 Chris Gray UK Director, ManpowerGroup Jobs Report 07:45 Dame Vivian Hunt Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company Women's Week 08:00 Stephen Bird CEO, Standard Life Aberdeen Earnings 08:15 John Foley CEO, M&G plc Earnings 08:30 Mark Dixon CEO, IWG Earnings 09:00 Sunil Krishnan Head of Multi-Asset Funds, Aviva Investors Strategy 09:30 Christopher Dembik Senior European Economist, Berenberg France's Golden Decade 10:00 Chris Wyllie CIO, Broadley Wealth Management Markets 10:50 Nikolai Setzer CEO, Continental Earnings Terms Privacy Policy Unsubscribe Advertise with us