Dazu von Reuters von heute Morgen:
* Electrolux said the epidemic could have a material impact if its Chinese suppliers were further affected and that it was implementing contingency plans.
* H&M said store closures in China - about 45 - hurt sales in January. The company said it sources “a lot” from China but its flexible supply chain had contained disruptions so far.
* China’s Baidu Inc said it was delaying the announcement of its fourth-quarter results and advised its employees to work from home.
* Hyundai Motor said it planned to halt South Korean production of a sport utility vehicle this weekend to cope with a supply disruption caused by the virus outbreak.
* Jaguar and Land Rover parent Tata Motors expects the outbreak to hamper production in China and hit profits.
*Japan Airlines Co said a quarter of reservations for China flights were cancelled in the past 10 days.
* Levi Strauss shut about half its stores in China and said it will take a near-term hit.
* LG Display said it had not yet closed any of factories in China but warned the outbreak increased uncertainty for suppliers.
* McDonald’s, which closed several hundred of its roughly 3,300 stores in China, said overall impact on profits would be “fairly small” if the virus stayed contained in China.
* Remy Cointreau warned that a potential impact from the outbreak would be significant because of its big exposure to China.
* Royal Caribbean Cruises, which cancelled three trips of its China-based cruise liner, trimmed its 2020 earnings forecast by about 10 cents per share, and said it would take a further 10-cent hit if travel restrictions continued until the end of February.
* Sangyong Motor said it would idle its plant in the South Korean city of Pyeongtaek from Feb. 4 to Feb. 12 for the same reason.
* Samsung Electronics said it had extended a holiday closure for some factories in line with Chinese government guidance but declined to comment on the impact.
* Samsung affiliate and battery maker Samsung SDI, which counts Volvo among its customers, warned of a hit to its March-quarter earnings.
* SK Hynix, which has a chip plant in the eastern Chinese city of Wuxi, said the outbreak had not yet disrupted production but that could change if the situation was prolonged.
* Starbucks, which closed more than half its roughly 4,300 stores in China, delayed a planned update to its 2020 forecast and said it expects a material but temporary hit.
* Tesla warned a 1-1.5 week delay in the ramp of Shanghai-built Model 3 cars could slightly hurt March-quarter profit after China ordered a shutdown of the factory. Tesla is also evaluating whether the supply chain for cars built in its California plant will be affected.
* Apple Inc said it would shut all official stores and corporate offices in mainland China until Feb 9.
* Alphabet’s Google temporarily shut all offices in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
* Deere & Co said it has temporarily closed its facilities in China until the company determines it appropriate to reopen.
* U.S. makers of surgical masks including 3M, Owens & Minor and Alpha Pro Tech are ramping up manufacturing because of surging demand in China and around the world in response to the outbreak.
* Toyota Motor shut factories in China through Feb. 9.