Facebook Inc said on Thursday it would cancel its annual developer conference due to fears over the coronavirus outbreak and Microsoft Corp followed suit by withdrawing from a gaming conference scheduled for next month.
Pfizer Inc on Thursday warned that the continued spread of the coronavirus globally could have an adverse impact on its business and financial results.
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With this week's coronavirus-driven rout having shaken awake previously slumbering euro-dollar markets, the spotlight is back on the "short volatility" trades that some regulators fear could trigger a blowup on world markets.
Telecom Italia (TIM) on Thursday picked KKR as exclusive partner to develop a fibre-optic network, saying its board had taken positive note of a non-binding proposal by the U.S. investment firm.
Wall Street's main indexes plunged on Thursday in their sixth straight day of declines with the S&P 500 confirming its fastest correction in history as the rapid global spread of coronavirus intensified investor worries about economic growth.
Drugmaker Mylan NV reported a fourth-quarter profit on Thursday that beat estimates, helped by sales of new products such as asthma treatment Wixela.
Occidental Petroleum Corp reported a quarterly loss on Thursday, as it took more than $1.7 billion in impairment and other charges.
Beyond Meat Inc said on Thursday it expects full-year sales to grow as much as 71%, after reporting that deals with retailers and restaurants helped to more than triple fourth-quarter sales and substantially narrowed its loss.
Investment-advisors are increasingly worried that U.S. authorities are not be doing enough to prevent a widespread outbreak of coronavirus in the country, potentially adding further downside to already-battered markets.
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc would cut about 500 jobs, including management positions, as part of a restructuring program to turn around its business, the home-furnishing retailer said on Thursday.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday it had ordered Wells Fargo & Co to pay $35 million to settle charges it failed to adequately supervise investment advisers who were recommending high-risk products.
Tellurian Inc stock dropped on Thursday after the company said it extended the amount of time India's Petronet LNG Ltd had to finalize an agreement to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Tellurian's Driftwood plant in Louisiana.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is set to propose fining four major U.S. mobile phone companies at least $200 million in total for improperly disclosing some consumer real-time location data, two people briefed on the matter said on Thursday.
The Dow industrials posted the largest-ever points drop on Thursday as Wall Street led stocks across the globe lower, with traders fretting over the economic impact of the spreading coronavirus.