Jul 21, 2018

Fiat Chrysler board announces CEO replacement

Mike Manley introducing a new Jeep model. Photo: Bill Pugliano/Getty Images

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced Jeep executive Mike Manley will replacement Sergio Marchionne as CEO after a recent shoulder surgery sidelined the automobile executive, the Associated Press reports.

The timing: The board made their announcement Saturday afternoon after executives were called into an urgent meeting when Marchionne announced that he would not be able to return to work after his surgery. He held leadership positions within multiple companies at FCA since 2004, but said he planned to step down in 2019.

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Trump attacks Schumer for impeachment in letter about coronavirus crisis

President Trump briefs reports on April 2. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images

President Trump accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of failing to prepare New York for the coronavirus crisis, writing in a scathing letter on Thursday that Schumer was too focused on the "ridiculous impeachment hoax" and that he's been "missing in action."

Why it matters: It's a blistering response to Schumer urging Trump to assign a senior military officer to enforce the Defense Production Act to produce more medical supplies.

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World coronavirus updates: Confirmed cases top 1 million

Data: The Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins, the CDC and China's Health Ministry. Note: China numbers are for the mainland only and U.S. numbers include repatriated citizens and confirmed plus presumptive cases from the CDC

Novel coronavirus infections have hit the 1 million mark after "near exponential growth" that's reached "almost every country," World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Thursday.

The big picture: The global death toll exceeded 50,000 on Thursday, per Johns Hopkins data. Italy has reported nearly 14,000 deaths. Governments around the world have introduced public health and economic measures to try and curb the impact of the virus.

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Coronavirus dashboard

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Global: Total confirmed cases as of 6 p.m. ET: 1,007,997 — Total deaths: 52,771 — Total recoveries: 210,055 — Map.
U.S.: Total confirmed cases as of 6 p.m. ET: 236,339 — Total deaths: 5,648 — Total recoveries: 8,861 — Map.
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