Exclusive: Conoravirus outbreak delays Carlyle’s Atotech IPO – sources
Buyout firm Carlyle Group Inc has delayed the U.S. initial public offering (IPO) of its German specialty chemicals group Atotech, concerned that the coronavirus outbreak would negatively impact the valuation it could achieve with investors, people fam…
Wall Street drops as virus outbreak, data stoke growth worry
Wall Street’s major averages tumbled more than 1% on Friday as the spreading coronavirus outbreak along with sluggish U.S. economic data and a mixed batch of corporate earnings fueled concerns about global growth.
U.S. stocks retreat on virus fears
Concerns over how the spreading coronavirus outbreak will impact growth in the U.S. and abroad is hitting stocks and pushing investors into haven assets.
Democratic witness bid seems doomed in Trump trial as Murkowski says no
Another pivotal Republican announced opposition on Friday to calling witnesses in President Donald Trump’s U.S. Senate impeachment trial, appearing to doom a bid by Democrats to permit testimony and paving the way for his expected acquittal.
U.S. coronavirus task force to hold briefing on Friday
U.S. President Donald Trump’s task force on coronavirus will hold a public briefing on at 3:30 p.m. (2030 GMT), the White House said in a statement on Friday.
Boeing discloses U.S. SEC probe over 737 MAX
Boeing Co on Friday disclosed it was being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission over the 737 MAX accidents.
Airbus fined record $4 billion in global bribery settlement
Airbus bribed public officials and hid the payments as part of a pattern of worldwide corruption, prosecutors said on Friday as the European planemaker agreed a record $4 billion settlement with France, Britain and the United States.
Takeaway buys Just Eat for $7.8 billion, must wait to merge operations
Dutch online food ordering company Takeaway.com on Friday declared its $7.8 billion takeover of British peer Just Eat unconditional, though the two companies still need a competition authority’s approval before merging operations.
Two more employees of German car parts supplier get coronavirus
German car parts supplier Webasto said on Friday that two more of its employees have tested positive for the coronavirus, making for a total of seven who have contracted it.
Panama Canal says ships must report contact with coronavirus countries
Vessels arriving at the Panama Canal must inform Panamanian authorities if they have traveled to ports located in countries that have reported confirmed cases of coronavirus infection, the Panama Canal Authority said in a statement.
