Mastercard and United Airlines join growing list of firms saying sales are being hurt
Passengers with protective masks wait for their flight to Shanghai at Suvarnabhumi airport in Bangkok, Thailand, on February 24 2020. Picture: AFP/HECTOR RETAMAL
The US credit-card network cut its revenue-growth forecast as the spread of infections puts off travellers. Chicago-based United scrapped its 2020 profit forecast, underscoring the unpredictable nature of the two-month-old health emergency. Increasingly, though, the coronavirus has become a concern for any industry fed by a global supply chain.
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