Kuwait will check visiting ships for the new coronavirus before allowing them to dock and require crew members to stay on board as part of measures to prevent the spread of the disease, state news agency KUNA said.
Gary Ginsberg, the global head of communications for SoftBank Group Corp , has taken an indefinite leave of absence to advise Michael Bloomberg's U.S. presidential campaign, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
No. 1 U.S. automaker General Motors Co said on Friday it plans to add more than 1,200 jobs at its Lansing plants in Michigan to meet growing demand for its SUVs.
Oil prices slumped for a sixth day in a row on Friday to their lowest in more than a year, set for their steepest weekly fall since 2016 as the global spread of the coronavirus stokes demand fears.
U.S. consumer spending slowed in January and could lose further momentum as the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, which has sparked a stock market sell-off and revived fears of a recession, causes households to tighten their purse strings.
Italy's flagship carrier Alitalia said on Friday it was reducing flights on 38 national and international routes because coronavirus was leading to fewer passengers.
The action echoed the so-called "volpocalypse" of February 2018, when calm in markets was shattered with an historic surge in volatility.
U.S. consumer spending slowed in January and could lose further momentum as the fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak, which has sparked a stock market sell-off and revived fears of a recession, causes households to tighten their purse strings.
Wall Street's main indexes tumbled for the seventh straight day and were on track for their biggest weekly dip since the 2008 global financial crisis on worries the fast-spreading coronavirus could lead to a recession.
Coronavirus panic sent world stock markets tumbling again on Friday, putting them on course for their largest weekly fall since the 2008 global financial crisis, with over $5 trillion wiped from global market value so far this week.
Wall Street's worst week since 2008, sparked by fears about the fast-spreading coronavirus, has left almost half of the S&P 500's stocks in bear market territory, just nine days after the leading benchmark closed at a record high.
Volkswagen e una delle maggiori organizzazioni tedesche di consumatori hanno annunciato di aver raggiunto un accordo da 830 milioni di euro nell'ambito della class action per i test sulle emissioni diesel truccati.
Airlines have been suspending flights or modifying service in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
CNBC's Jim Cramer said Friday cautioned retail investors against going all in on Apple's coronavirus-driven pullback.
Harley-Davidson Inc said on Friday Matthew Levatich has stepped down as chief executive officer and the motorcycle maker named Jochen Zeitz as the interim CEO.