Other companies including Britain's biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover and Peugeot owner PSA were also scrambling to deal with infections among staff, highlighting the risks to business beyond supply chains and Italy's borders.
Operational profits (EBIT) of BMW's automotive segment rose by 62.9 percent to 1.5 billion euros (.67 billion) in the third quarter, resulting in an EBIT-margin of 6.6 percent.
Other medicine companies also suffered an overall decline on Monday in the wake of the news.
Other prominent investors included e-commerce giant Alibaba, computer manufacturer Lenovo Group Ltd, and the investment arm of the CAS.
Online music tutoring is the latest trend in the country's burgeoning online education business. The platforms are looking to inject fresh enthusiasm into kids who are learning musical instruments, as well as their parents, who often devote much time and energy in accompanying their children to lessons.
Other examples of big purchases include the acquisitions of London skyscrapers 20 Fenchurch Street-nicknamed the Walkie-Talkie-and The Leadenhall Building-which is known as the Cheesegrater -for .7 billion and .57 billion respectively.
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Online sales of physical commodities surged 20.8 percent year-on-year to 5.07 trillion yuan, accounting for 19.4 percent of the total volume of consumer goods sales. The ratio was 2.1 percentage points higher than the same period last year.
Organized by the Guangzhou-based Nanfang Media Group and co-hosted by the Hong Kong Ta Kung Wen Wei Media Group and Macao Daily, the summit attracted more than 370 government officials, scholars, media and business representatives.
Other features of the Android-based phone include a 4.7-inch display, a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera and 2GB of RAM. According to BGR, Amazon also plans to release a lower-end smartphone later this year as well.
One-to-one therapy takes place between a teenager and an internet addiction psychologist in Beijing on Sept 24, 2012. [Photo/VCG]