russell flannery of forbes. >>> take a look at this. mentioned there were six stores in hong kong. there are 42 apple stores in mainland china, in addition to the six in hong kong. could protests and the coronavirus infect at least apple's conference call as it gets set to report earnings in less than about i guess you call it half an hour. we will bring it up with our all-star apple panel in just a few minutes. >>> nike pays tribute to a fallen star. with about 37 minutes before the closing bell rings, the athletic wear maker and dow component posting a memorial to kobe bryant on the front page of its website. any searches of his name on the page take you to a statement which calls the former laker one of the greatest athletes of his generation. nike says its website has officially sold out of all kobe bryant merchandise following the superstar's death in a helicopter crash on sunday. dow jones industrials up 251 points right now. >>> up next, more on the outpouring of tributes to the former nba star, as investigators, this is a live p