AB InBev fourth quarter profit below expectations, sees muted 2020 growth
Anheuser-Busch InBev ABI.BR, the world's largest beer maker, suffered a greater than expected fall in core profit in the fourth quarter last year and forecast muted...
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Futures tank as virus risks deepen
U.S. stock index futures tumbled on Thursday as the rapid spread of the coronavirus outside China raised fears of a pandemic and sent investors scurrying to...
Tesla shares slump as coronavirus hits China car registrations
Shares of Tesla Inc fell as much as 14% on Thursday on concerns about the impact of the coronavirus on the electric-car maker's vehicle registrations in...
U.S. economy grows steadily in fourth-quarter, but coronavirus looms large
The U.S. economy grew moderately in the fourth quarter, the government confirmed, and is facing a bumpy road in early 2020 amid the fast-spreading coronavirus that...
Oil prices dive to lowest in over a year as virus fears grow
Oil prices fell for a fifth straight day on Thursday, plunging to their lowest levels since January 2019 as more new coronavirus cases outside China fanned...
Wall Street hammered by coronavirus anxiety; briefly confirms correction
Wall Street's main indexes tumbled nearly 2% on Thursday and confirmed a correction that began last week, as the rapid spread of the coronavirus outside China...
FCC to propose fines for U.S. cellphone carriers over consumer data disclosures
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to propose fining four major U.S. mobile phone companies expected to total at least $200 million in total...
Square emerges as a coronavirus hedge while other payment stocks get crushed
Square has been an outlier in this week's payment stock wreckage.
Facebook, Microsoft shelve conference plans as coronavirus fears spread
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...
Fed's Evans: too early to cut growth outlook or rates on coronavirus
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank President Charles Evans said on Thursday it was too soon to say if the U.S. growth forecast would be lowered due to...
Wall Street flirts with correction amid pandemic fears
Wall Street's main indexes tumbled for the sixth straight session on Thursday, reaching a territory that could mark a nosedive from record highs last week amid...
Fed seen slashing rates amid virus threat, low inflation
The Federal Reserve may need to move aggressively to cut borrowing costs to cushion the economy from the rapid spread of the new coronavirus, in part...
Oil prices dive to lowest in over a year on coronavirus fears
Oil prices tumbled for a fifth day on Thursday to their lowest since January 2019, as further novel coronavirus cases outside China fanned fears that a...
Blowout fear for forex markets as coronavirus stirs dormant vol trades
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...
Goldman Sachs asks some to skip conference over coronavirus concerns
Goldman Sachs Group Inc is asking people not to attend the bank's New York conference next week if they or someone they are close to had...