Some technology firms in China have maintained operations to manufacture parts and products despite government calls in various cities and provinces for companies to halt work to help stop the spread of a new coronavirus.
The chairman of Spain’s Santander , Ana Botin, last week bought 1 million shares in the bank, according to a regulatory filing published on Monday.
A new hospital built in the epicenter of a dangerous coronavirus outbreak is ready to admit patients. The facility will alleviate pressure on Wuhan’s medical system, which has been strained by the dramatic increase in the number of cases. Photo: str/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images …read more […]
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Investors erased $393 billion from China’s benchmark stock index on Monday, sold the yuan and dumped commodities as fears about the spreading coronavirus and its economic impact drove selling on the first day of trade in China since the Lunar New Year.
Shares in Just Eat-Takeaway, the company forged by Dutch online service Takeaway’s $7.8 billion acquisition of British food deliverer Just Eat, commence trading on the London Stock Exchange on Monday.
(Bloomberg) — China tried to come to grips with the expanding coronavirus outbreak, with the death toll climbing as residents returned from the Lunar New Year holidays.Chinese stocks plunged the most since 2015 and commodity markets collapsed as trading resumed from the break. U.S. equity futures rose as China’s government took steps to cushion the financial blow.Global efforts to contain the virus escalated as the Philippines reported the first death outside of China and the U.S. confirmed more infections. Airlines in Asia, Europe and the Middle East stopped service to the mainland, while the U.S. began limiting the entry of …read more […]
Julius Baer will cut 300 jobs this year, its chief executive said on Monday, as the Swiss wealth manager looks to boost profitability after a double-digit percentage earnings fall during 2019.
The impact from a virus epidemic on China’s economy will be limited and temporary, and the country’s financial markets will return to normal in the long run, a commentary in a newspaper owned by the central bank said on Monday afternoon.
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Panasonic Corp on Monday reported a 3% rise in third-quarter operating profit, beating analyst estimates, aided by cost cuts and an improvement at the joint battery business with Tesla Inc .
Chinese commodities markets slumped on the first trading day after an extended Lunar New Year break, with several futures contracts hitting downside limits on fears the spread of a new virus will hit demand in the world’s top commodities consumer. The most-active copper contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, iron ore on the Dalian Commodity Exchange and crude oil on the International Energy Exchange all fell by the maximum daily limit at the open, with copper down 7% and crude oil and iron ore down 8%. The losses in China followed declines in global markets since Jan. 24 …read more […]
The suspension of flights to China by global airlines due to the coronavirus epidemic resulted in Asian refining margins for jet fuel in January showing their biggest monthly decline in a more than a decade.
Ryanair may have to push back its long-term target of flying 200 million passengers per year by as much as two years due to delays in the delivery of Boeing’s 737 MAX jet, Europe’s largest low-cost carrier said on Monday.
Siemens Healthineers’ operating income slipped 11% in the first quarter, despite higher revenue, as the German company sold less profitable imaging machines and incurred ramp-up costs for its new blood-testing machines.
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