Google to Close Chinese Offices as Coronavirus Infects Over 7,000, Crypto Coins News
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Google-parent Alphabet is temporarily closing down its Chinese office amid the accelerating coronavirus outbreak.
The company left the Chinese search market a decade ago, but still maintains four offices in the country.
There have now been over 7, confirmed cases of coronavirus in China.
Google-parent Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOGL) is the latest American tech company to scale back operations in China on the back of the growing Wuhan coronavirus outbreak.
Although Google does not operate its core web services in China, the company has four offices in the country and works with Chinese suppliers on hardware like Google Pixel and Google Home speakers.
Alphabet’s fourth-quarter earnings report is scheduled for Feb. 4, and investors still anticipate growth despite these challenges.
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