The International Monetary Fund could lower its global economic growth outlook due to the coronavirus outbreak. IMF's spokesman Gerry Rice stated on Thursday.
Microsoft stated it is unlikely to meet the quarterly revenue outlook for its personal computing business and Windows unit dut to the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, bringing its shares down over 1% on the news.
The coronavirus outbreak may lead to a delay of new Apple's iPhones release this fall, as travel restrictions prevent the tech giant's engineers to perfect the phone production in China before the launch.
On Thursday, Aston Martin's shares plunged to its record-low level after the UK luxury automaker stated its losses deepened from the last year and the CFO would step down by the April-end.
Facebook is planning to ban all the products advertisements offering any prevention or cures about the coronavirus outbreak, as well as those that escalate the situation.
Alphabet's Waymo has joined General Motors' Cruise in a backlash against the Californian self-driving data requirements, which the companies find irrelevant.
Microsoft Corp seeks to make investments in data centres located in Indonesia that will make changes in regulations to facilitate a move, Indonesia's president stated on Thursday.
On Thursday, Nokia Oyj's shares surged 1.1% after Bloomberg reported that Finland's telecom network equipment producer was exploring potential mergers and asset sales.
On Thursday, the United Kingdom revealed its tough negotiation stance in trade matters with the European Union.
Zalando, the online fashion retailer, is planning to tap more luxury and premium labels, as well as vintage clothing market with the intention to boost its sales due to a slowdown forecast in 2020.
Lufthansa and United Airlines are weighting a takeover of the Portuguese carrier TAP-Air Portugal, according to a report of a German newspaper.
The largest retail in the world, Walmart, has entered talks with potential stake buyers in its UK supermarket Asda, following a failed merger-deal with Sainsbury's, which collapsed last year.
Elon Musk's SpaceX private rocket firm has won its final approval to establish a manufacturing and research factory for its deep-space project "Starship" by the Port of Los Angeles.
Payment processor Square beat forecasts for quarterly profit, as the company earned more from services and subscription business, especially from Cash App.
Marriott International reported posted a 12% decline in quarterly profit partly affected by higher costs, adding that the coronavirus outbreak affected mainly its Asia Pacific region.
Microsoft stated that its personal computing business Windows is unlikely to meet the Q3 revenue forecast due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Apple is set to open the company's first physical retail store in India in the year of 2021, Tim Cook, the Chief Executive, stated.
Telecom network equipment producer Nokia Oyj was examining strategic options and working with advisers to evaluate potential asset sales and mergers.
Walmart was in negotiations with likely buyers of its stake in the UK supermarket Asda, which the retailer failed to combine with Sainsbury's in 2019.
Sales of new single-family homes in the US rose to the highest level in 12-1/2-years in January, indicating market strength, which could help to keep economic expansion on track.
Starbucks announced its Canadian stores will sell Beyond Meat's plant-based sandwich next week, offering imitation meat product for the first time.
Goldman Sachs unit Wellcome Trust agreed to sell iQ, the UK student accommodation firm, to Blackstone for $6.06B.
The UK biggest bank Lloyds announced plans to cut 780 positions within an ongoing cost-cutting at the lender, the union stated on Wednesday.
PSA Group reported its profitability reached new highs last year, though the Peugeot maker underscored a gloomy forecast for its car sales in the European market in 2020 ahead of the merger-deal with Fiat Chrysler.