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Wed, 18 Mar 2020 07:39:08 GMT

Tesla factory cannot run normally amid coronavirus shutdown

Tesla Inc is unable to continue operating its main US vehicle plant normally in San Francisco due to a three-week lockdown announced on Tuesday to prevent the coronavirus spread.

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 05:49:31 GMT

Fed plans to purchase short-term corporate debt

On Tuesday, the US Federal Reserve announced it would start buying corporate America short-term debt through a facility last invoked during the 2008 financial crisis.

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 04:50:03 GMT

Nissan halts production in UK

On Tuesday, the Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan announced that it has stopped production at UK's biggest car plant in Sunderland due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 03:51:46 GMT

Spain approves aid package

On Tuesday, Pedro Sanchez, the Spanish Prime Minister, announced a $219 billion aid package to combat the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak of the economy.

Wed, 18 Mar 2020 02:52:50 GMT

US retail sales fall broadly in February

According to the US Commerce Department report on Tuesday, the US retail sales declined in February by the most in a year.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 20:59:55 GMT

EU to close external border, keep goods moving

EU leaders agreed to close Europe's borders for 30-day period to prevent the coronavirus spread, but set up fast-track lanes for goods at frontiers.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 19:47:16 GMT

StanChart anticipates record drop in global oil demand

Standard Chartered announced that it expects global oil demand to drop markedly in 2020, citing the coronavirus spread and travel restrictions imposed to constrain it.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 18:52:57 GMT

Nissan halts production at Britain's factory

Nissan stopped production at the UK biggest car factory amid coronavirus impact, as it assessed the drop in market demand and supply chain disruption.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 17:41:18 GMT

Dixons Carphone to shut UK stores, cut jobs

Dixons Carphone is set close all 531 standalone Carphone Warehouse stores in the UK and cut 2.9K jobs within a plan to turn around mobile phones business.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 16:42:42 GMT

Stockmann to lay off staff temporarily

Finland's retailer Stockmann announced that it would start negotiations with 1.4K of staff for temporary layoffs for up to three months amid the coronavirus situation.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 15:45:23 GMT

Renault suspends operations in Spain

On Tuesday, French carmaker Renault announced it was suspending all of its operations in Spain after the Spanish government declared the state of emergency due to the coronavirus crisis.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 14:52:11 GMT

Nordstrom closes stores, pulls 2020 forecast amid virus

Nordstrom Inc will temporarily close its stores located in Canada and the United States and pull the company's fiscal 2020 outlook, as the luxury goods retailer joins the list of firms seeking to tackle the coronavirus.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 13:54:30 GMT

Goldman trims Q1 GDP outlook for China

Goldman Sachs trimmed its outlook for China's gross domestic product of the Q1 to a year-over-year contraction of 9%, compared to the previous estimate of 2.5% growth amid "strikingly weak" economy in the last two months.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 13:27:04 GMT

Credit Suisse gives paid leave for some employees

Credit Suisse offered its employees a month-long paid leaves in case those are needing to look after children and/or family members who have been affected by the outbreak of coronavirus.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 11:52:32 GMT

Airbus halts production in Spain and France

Airbus announced on Tuesday it would suspend operations at its Spanish and French factories for at least four days due to the coronavirus crisis spread that had already hit the manufacturing and other sectors.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 10:45:38 GMT

S. Korea to issue measures on dollar funding shortage easing

On Wednesday, South Korea is set to announce new measures to ease the dollar funding squeeze in the local market, the government said to Reuters.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 09:49:05 GMT

Coronavirus shuts India's Taj Mahal, Mumbai

India has closed it main tourist site Taj Mahal and the Mumbai financial hub, ordering offices that provide non-essential services to send half of their staff home in the country's efforts to prevent the coronavirus spread.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 08:41:23 GMT

Danske Bank expects lower net income

Denmark's lender Danske Bank anticipated lower net income in 2020 and suspended this year's forecasts amid uncertainty in the macroeconomic outlook linked to coronavirus.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 07:47:49 GMT

Samsung Elec introduces AGM electronic voting

Samsung Electronics has introduced electronic voting for the 2020 annual general meeting, scheduled for March 18, calling on shareholders to use this method to prevent the coronavirus spread.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 06:50:15 GMT

Teleconference apps show growth in demand

The teleconference business apps, such as WeChat Work, Slack, Tencent Conference and Microsoft Teams, have shown a surge in demand due to the coronavirus outbreak that triggered changes in the work processes of many corporations.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 05:42:27 GMT

Bill Gates resigns from Microsoft board

Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp's co-founder and the man who made the tech giant one of the most valuable technology companies in the world, has stepped down from its board, seeking to shift focus to climate change, global health and education.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 04:45:08 GMT

Amazon to hire 100K workers to cope with online orders

Amazon.com Inc is planning to hire 100K delivery and warehouse workers in the US amid surge in its online orders caused by the coronavirus spread that made consumers shift to online shopping.

Tue, 17 Mar 2020 03:51:45 GMT

Norwegian Air to halt 85% flights, lay off 90% staff

Norwegian Air is set to cancel 85% of the carrier's flights and lay off 7,3K of its employees due to the growing coronavirus crisis, until the situation becomes more favourable, as the outbreak has hit the air travel demand.

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 22:58:26 GMT

Cowen sees Nike's sales drop $3.5B by Q4

Nike Inc's revenue is likely to plunge by 34% or $3.5B in the Q4, according to Cowen, as the sportswear firm struggles from store shutdowns and supply disruptions due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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