Tokyo Disneyland is set to be shut down starting this Saturday until March 15 amid fears about the coronavirus outbreak in Japan, the theme park's operator informed on Friday, adding the move will have a negative impact on the Q2 results.
On Friday, Hyundai Motor has halted its plant in South Korea after an employee was tested positive for coronavirus, disrupting the carmaker's popular models production, such as Palisade SUV.
Aerospace engineer Rolls-Royce reported on Friday a $1.1B operating loss in 2019 due to costs of tackling durability issues with the company's Trent 1000 engine that affected the record engine deliveries and good performance.
On Friday, global stock indices continued to decline, as stocks were expected to book the biggest decline since the 2008-2009 financial crisis.
JPMorgan Chase is restricting all non-essential travel, as it seeks to protect its staff and business against the continued spread of coronavirus, according to a Bloomberg report.
On Friday, the London Stock Exchange Group stated it would close its $27B takeover of the analytics firm Refinitiv on time in 2020 after LSE posted higher-than-expected annual income, boosted by a rise in clearing activity.
Amazon.com has barred over 1M products from sale that inaccurately claimed to defend or cure the coronavirus, the retail giant told Reuters.
Facebook is eager to cancel the annual developer conference scheduled on May 5-6 in California's San Jose amid fears of the coronavirus outbreak, the company's director of platform partnership said.
Shares in Microsoft Corp fell as much as 4% yesterday after the tech giant warned of slowdown in the PC business, as the coronavirus outbreak hit its supply chain, according to Reuters.
Nokia Oyj's shares rose as much as 1.1% after Bloomberg reported that Finland's telecom network equipment producer was exploring potential mergers and asset sales.
Hudson's Bay Co announced it received an approval from its shareholders to transform into a private company amid the C$2.0B deal proposed by its Chairman Richard Baker.
Thyssenkrupp has agreed on a sale of its elevators unit to the Advent-led consortium Cinven and German RAG foundation in a deal valued at $18.7B, potentially the largest buyout in the world this year.
Cargill's spokeswoman April Nelson said on Thursday that the company has banned international travel for its staffs due to the coronavirus epidemic.
On Thursday DoorDash said in a statement that it has confidentially filed a draft S-1 form to the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public.
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.