Coronavirus

Coronavirus sends ripples through markets, governments, companies and the public

Apologies for the repetition, but the new coronavirus is causing such a serious global reaction today it would be silly…

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Consumer confidence rises in February

Consumer confidence has increased two points to –7 this month, according to the latest figures from the GfK. According to…

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Global stocks react badly to coronavirus update

It looks like efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak have not been entirely successful, and stock markets around the world…

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Primark owner warns of coronavirus’ impact on supply

Primark owner AB Foods has warned of the impact the coronavirus could have on supply for the retailer if disruption…

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HSBC to cut 35,000 jobs, new chancellor sticks to schedule, Bezos creates $10bn ‘Earth fund’

HSBC has announced plans to cut 35,000 jobs over the next three years after a dire set of financial results.…

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Ocado ditches Waitrose; Bill gates orders £500m beast-yacht; Boris to lower immigration wage threshold

A busy start to the week in the business pages. As the coronavirus story unfolds I am reluctant to spend…

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Burberry warns on sales impact from coronavirus outbreak

Luxury fashion retailer Burberry has warned that its sales for the year ended March 2020 will be impacted by the…

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British Airways gets flighty and Starbucks smells the coffee over coronavirus

The business response to the coronavirus situation, which appears to be developing into a serious crisis, continues apace today. British…

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Coronavirus dampens markets but boosts mask producers

Some years ago Bill Gates was asked in an interview what future scenario it was that kept him awake at…

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