California's move comes on the heels of other restrictions imposed in Texas, Arizona and other major states that are also contending with big jumps in Covid-19 cases.
Mr O'Hare also cited comments from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo objecting to Beijing's claims in the South China Sea, another ratcheting up of tensions between Washington and Beijing. In Paris, Ubisoft shares dived after the gaming company revealed over the weekend that its second most powerful executive was among the senior staff to have left the firm as it pursues an internal investigation into sexual harassment allegations.