by more than 5 percent while there have also been losses in japan and in hong kong across the pacific u.s. federal reserve chairman jerome powell spoke of the possible economic impacts the virus would have there is likely to be some disruption to activity in china and possibly globally based on the spread of the virus today in the travel restrictions and business closures that have already been imposed of course the situation is is really in its early stages and it's very uncertain about how far it will spread and what the macroeconomic effects will be in china and its immediate trading partners and neighbors and around the world news from the markets hasn't all been bad on wednesday several u.s. tech giants posted impressive 4th quarter results like tesla its $105000000.00 profit saw its shares jump by 12 percent apple also posted higher than expected revenue figures. the picture was a little less sunny though for facebook. its stock fell back after it posted a more than 50 percent rise in expenses. germany's largest lender dodger bank has chalked up a $5700000000.00 euro loss for 2019 it's the 5th strai