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EssilorLuxottica expects continued profit growth this year after stronger 2019 results, saying on Friday the outbreak of coronavirus had not hit output at its Italian factories and its production in China was getting back to normal.

Oil slid 1% on Friday as worries about global oil demand and economic growth slowdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak were heightened by concern over non-OPEC crude producers not yet having agreed to cut output further to support prices.

Shares in India's Yes Bank dropped nearly 35% on Friday to their lowest in more than a decade, after the central bank took control and set a limit on withdrawals because of a serious deterioration in its financial position.

India's central bank took control of the country's fifth-largest private sector lender Yes Bank on Thursday and imposed limits on withdrawals, spreading confusion and fear among account holders.

The coronavirus outbreak in China is pushing many small businesses to the brink, as efforts to stem its spread left usually bustling streets deserted and malls shut or empty.

Social media giant Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday recommended their San Francisco Bay area employees work from home to minimize the risk of spreading coronavirus.

Social media giant Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc's Google on Thursday recommended their San Francisco Bay area employees to work from home to minimize the risk of spreading Covid-19.

Uncertainty over the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak has prompted at least some winners of the U.S. Lipper Fund Awards to look for companies that can withstand a prolonged pullback.

Straining under a massive debt load and at risk of a ratings downgrade, Mexican state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) was hit with a record jump in its pension liabilities last year as more workers retired on generous benefits.

Asian shares and U.S. stock futures tumbled on Friday as disruptions to business from the coronavirus worsened, stoking fears of a prolonged global economic slowdown.

Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd said on Friday it was closing its Vancouver cabin crew base, laying off 147 crew members, as part of an ongoing business review.

U.S. job growth likely slowed in February, but the pace probably remained consistent with a healthy labor market despite the coronavirus outbreak, which stoked financial market fears of a recession and prompted an emergency interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve.

Oil slid nearly 1% on Friday as worries about global oil demand and economic growth slowdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak were heightened by concern over non-OPEC crude producers not yet having agreed to cut output further to support prices.

HSBC Holdings PLC has sent home more than 100 staff in London after a worker tested positive for the coronavirus, the first known case at a major company in Europe's main financial hub.

An independent committee investigating a graft scandal at Kansai Electric Power Co , Japan's second-largest utility, will release its findings on March 14, a representative of the committee said on Friday.

South Korea and Japan will hold export control talks originally planned for March 10 in Seoul via teleconference, the Jiji news agency reported on Friday, reflecting the widening impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

Asian shares and U.S. stock futures fell on Friday following another Wall Street rout as disruptions to global business from the coronavirus beyond China worsened, stoking fears of a prolonged world economic slowdown.

JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Jamie Dimon is recovering from emergency heart surgery that took place on Thursday morning, with two deputies taking over as he recuperates, the bank said.

Airlines have been suspending flights or modifying services in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday the U.S. economy might take a hit from the coronavirus outbreak but predicted the challenge would eventually pass and defended his handling of the crisis.