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Italy's borrowing costs jumped on Monday after a coronavirus outbreak in the country worsened over the weekend, exacerbating concerns about the impact on one of the euro zone's biggest economies.

China's Clover Biopharmaceuticals said on Monday it had entered into a research tie-up with Britain's GlaxoSmithKline for its protein-based coronavirus vaccine candidate "COVID-19 S-Trimer".

London-listed shares plunged 2% on Monday as a surge in new coronavirus cases outside China sparked fears of a pandemic, sending investors scurrying for the safety of gold and hammering commodity-exposed stocks including miners and oil majors.

Some South Korean workers at Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor are staying home as a precautionary measure as corporate Korea scrambles to prevent the coronavirus outbreak from causing widespread disruption in its home market.

(RTTNews) - PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) said that it agreed to buy Chinese online snack company Hangzhou Haomusi Food Co. Ltd. or "Be & Cheery" from Haoxiangni Health Food Co. Ltd. for $705 million.

British real estate agent Countrywide on Monday confirmed that it was in talks with larger rival LSL Property Services for a possible all-share merger, after months of blaming Brexit for market weakness.

British business supplies distributor Bunzl's annual profit surpassed expectations on Monday as it benefited from acquisitions, although growth in organic revenue slowed in its largest market North America.

(RTTNews) - Associated British Foods plc (ASBFY.PK, ABF.L) said, for the half year, it expects sales growth and anticipates adjusted operating profit to be ahead of last year on both a lease-adjusted and reported basis. On a lease-adjusted basis, the Group expects adjusted earni

Hannaa Jassem bends over a patient in a makeshift clinic on the edge of Baghdad's Tahrir Square, one of a handful of women in an overwhelmingly male world of demonstrations and political confrontation.

Nigeria's economic growth rose to an annual rate of 2.55% in the three months to the end of December, its highest quarterly growth since a 2016 recession, the statistics office said on Monday.

Fresnillo on Monday brought forward the production date for its Juanicipio project in Mexico to mid-2020 at an additional cost of $45 million, as it factored in expenses on underground development of the mine, part of which is held by Toronto-listed MAG Silver.

As the new coronavirus spreads in South Korea, private software developers have set up websites and apps to help people track cases and shun places where infected people have been in the hope of avoiding the fast-spreading virus.

Thailand's customs-cleared exports in January unexpectedly rose for the first time in six months, increasing 3.35% from a year earlier, driven by a surge in shipments of gold, the commerce ministry said on Monday.

Hungary's annual average inflation will be close to the government's 2.8% projection this year, Finance Minister Mihaly Varga said on Monday in an interview with business websites mfor.hu and privatbankar.hu.

Barclays is gearing up to start the search for a new top boss to replace Chief Executive Officer Jes Staley, the Financial Times reported on Monday, citing two people briefed on the bank's plan.

Some South Korean workers at Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor are staying home as a precautionary measure as corporate Korea scrambles to prevent the coronavirus outbreak from disrupting its home market.

Urged to restore economic activity by President Xi Jinping, large parts of China relaxed curbs on transport and movement of people on Monday as reported new cases of the coronavirus outside the worst-hit province fell to the lowest in a month.

Italy's biggest bank UniCredit said on Monday Chief Executive Jean Pierre Mustier had confirmed he would remain in his role, following media reports that he was being considered for the top job at rival HBSC.

For many people, the language of European Central Bank policymakers is so impenetrable, it could be beamed from another planet.

Some asset prices are moving together in unusual ways, an indication that investors may be preparing their portfolios for a coronavirus-led global slowdown. U.S. stocks, gold, Treasuries and the dollar have all surged in 2020, a climb that has taken place alongside persistent concerns over the outbreak's economic fallout.