Bengaluru — Yum Brands  shares fell 4.7% after it reported quarterly same-store sales and profit that missed analyst expectations on Thursday, as stiff competition took a bite out of sales at its Pizza Hut chain in the US.

CEO David Gibbs said on a conference call that the outbreak of a deadly coronavirus in China would also be a headwind in 2020...

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