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China virus deaths top 810, surpassing global Sars toll

Bloomberg The coronavirus disease spreading around the world has killed more than 810 people, exceeding the toll from the global outbreak of Sars that started in China almost two decades ago. Less than two months after surfacing in late December in Wuhan, China, cases of the coronavirus have topped 37,000. The fast-spreading disease long ago eclipsed the 8,100 total cases ...

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Toyota defies global slowdown

Bloomberg Toyota Motor Corp isn’t letting a global slowdown get in the way of its plans to grow, reporting a higher-than-expected quarterly profitand raising its full-year forecast. Even as a production shutdown in China, the world’s largest car market, has cast a pall over global automakers already struggling to cope with a downshift in demand and rising costs on next-generation ...

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Foxconn says plant restart hinges on China’s guidance

Bloomberg Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, Apple Inc’s main iPhone production partner, said its factories worldwide are coordinating with authorities in carrying out virus protection and are preparing safety measures with the approval of local governments. “Our group hasn’t received any client requests to move production resumption earlier,” the company, also known as Foxconn, said in a statement. Operating schedules ...

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