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ViacomCBS Inc said on Friday it would withdraw its forecast for the year due to the impact from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Britain's biggest supermarket group Tesco will limit the number of items customers can order in an online shop to 80 during the coronavirus emergency, it said on Friday.

Czech carmaker Skoda Auto, part of the Volkswagen Group , will extend a stoppage at its domestic plants to April 14 from an original return date of April 6, the company said on Friday.

Morgan Stanley has received regulatory approval to take a majority stake in its China securities joint venture, three people with direct knowledge of the matter said, as Beijing continues to open its financial sector to foreigners.

Foreign exchange company Travelex on Friday said it has shut all its UK foreign exchange bureaus for around eight weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak and started discussions with its stakeholders for continued access to funds.

Just one of the world's biggest multi-strategy funds available to retail investors is in the black for the year after coronavirus panic saw markets fall across the board, data from Morningstar showed.

Tata Motors Ltd said on Friday it would spin off its passenger vehicles arm as a separate unit within the company, at a time when the coronavirus has disrupted auto production.

Oil prices were mixed on Friday as the market weighed the potential benefits of stimulus efforts by policymakers around the world against the demand destruction caused by fallout from the rapid spread of the coronavirus.

U.S. stock index futures fell on Friday, a day after the S&P 500 and Dow posted their best three-day run since the 1930s, as the United States faced the prospect of becoming the next global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.

The union representing British pilots has described the government's scheme to retain jobs through the coronavirus outbreak as confusing, lacking detail and taking too long to help those who are being laid off now.

Share markets across the world fell on Thursday as nerves over jobs data likely to lay bare the economic carnage from the coronavirus pandemic outweighed a $2 trillion U.S. stimulus package.

New York City shop Russ & Daughters has weathered the Spanish flu, wars, depressions, recessions, terror attacks, and hurricanes. "This is uncharted waters," says its owner.

Fast-food chain Wendy's Co said on Thursday it would defer rent and ease royalty and marketing fee payments for franchisees, amid growing pressure in the restaurant industry due to coronavirus-related outlet closures.

BlackRock and Credit Suisse reckon it is time to get back into equities after markets rallied this week following massive government and central bank stimulus packages to fight fallout from the coronavirus crisis.

The world's biggest oil and gas companies are slashing spending this year following a collapse in oil prices driven by a slump in demand because of coronavirus and a price war between the top exporters Saudi Arabia and Russia.