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The dangers of cramped coronavirus hotspots

Singapore’s second wave of infections and US meat packers offer cautionary tales




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Finding a Covid-19 vaccine needs a global effort

Countries should avoid turning to nationalism and share the burdens




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Rolls-Royce ditches profit targets and suspends dividend

Grounding of aircraft around the world due to coronavirus crisis takes toll on UK aero-engine maker




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Virus outbreak on French warship sparks military weakness fears

Potential adversaries could seek to exploit vulnerabilities triggered by pandemic, warn analysts




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How coronavirus brought aerospace down to earth

The industry has been one of the hardest hit, with contracts cancelled, production halted and pleas for big bailouts




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Boeing investors could wait ‘years’ for dividend to return

Aircraft maker’s chief executive says focus will be on rebuilding balance sheet post-pandemic




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Coronavirus: Trump in new push to expand testing — as it happened




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Rolls-Royce to cut up to 8,000 jobs as aviation crisis bites

Aero-engine maker prepares for biggest single reduction of staff in more than 30 years




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Banks press exchanges for virus contingency plans

Industry associations demand detail to manage risk of trading from home




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NYSE to review circuit-breakers after sharp drops

US benchmark S&P 500 can drop a maximum 7 per cent before first protection kicks in




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LSE to pay dividend after riding market turbulence

Frantic trading across financial markets pushes revenues up at the exchange and financial data group




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Branson clears path to sell $1bn stake in Virgin Galactic

Filing opens door to potential sale of half of Virgin Group’s holding in space venture




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Investors hunt for ‘survivors’ in US earnings season

In crisis mode, profits and growth matter much less than ability to ride out a downturn




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Coronavirus fallout deals small US companies a double blow

Small-cap stocks underperformed large-caps throughout the bear market and rally




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Wall Street jumps on coronavirus treatment hopes

Remdesivir news moves markets more than economic data or Fed action




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How Big Tech got even bigger in the Covid-19 era

Lockdowns have elevated the sector that some analysts thought would fall furthest in a recession




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Uranium enters bull market after Covid-19 hits supply

Prices rebound from March lows after miner Kazatomprom slashes production




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Tata Steel calls on UK to lift £50m cap on coronavirus aid

Steelmaker says more funding needed given scale and length of lockdown disruption




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Tata Steel may face obstacles in securing Covid loan

Chunk of assets already pledged as collateral could complicate efforts to secure fresh debt




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BA to cut up to 12,000 jobs as aviation outlook darkens

Parent company IAG warns it will take ‘several years’ to return to 2019 passenger levels




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Virgin Atlantic to cut third of staff to survive Covid-19 crisis

Airline to axe up to 3,150 jobs and close London Gatwick operations as it scales back to save business




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Space or bust: Richard Branson’s Virgin dilemma

How Virgin Galactic might help the rest of the group escape the gravitational pull of coronavirus




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Clean energy groups dodge coronavirus crisis

Priority status as grid suppliers helps Orsted and Iberdrola weather drop in demand




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Coronavirus leads to ‘staggering’ drop in global energy demand

Fall could be the equivalent of India’s total annual consumption, IEA says




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Shell cuts dividend for first time since second world war

Oil price collapse triggered by coronavirus pandemic almost halves Anglo-Dutch group’s earnings




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Shell dividend cut puts Big Oil investment case in focus

Supermajors’ status as reliable income stocks questioned as earnings plunge




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Visa in partnership with MFS Africa digital payments hub

Tie-up aims to allow people with mobile wallets to pay for international online services




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UAE groups implicated in suspected violation of Libyan arms embargo 

Two Gulf companies shipped jet fuel to renegade general Khalifa Haftar, documents show




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Tokyo stock price fall reflects virus threat to Olympics, say analysts

Nikkei 225 average drops 16 per cent over the week amid broad pandemic-linked sell-off




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Asia stocks higher after latest US coronavirus stimulus

Shares rally this week on hopes that spread of pandemic may be easing




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Hong Kong’s hidebound brokers face coronavirus reckoning

Viral outbreak has sped shift to online platforms, squeezing many traditional outfits




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Blackstone makes new investment in coronavirus-hit casinos

Private equity group acquires 10% stake in Australia’s Crown Resorts




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Coronavirus fears hit UK property market as viewings dry up

Buyers and sellers worry about risk of infection, say agents




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Evictions ban aims to help tenants in rented homes

Emergency move to prevent people being thrown out because of virus




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UK property demand plunges as virus takes hold

60 per cent decline in sales predicted in the next three months




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Coronavirus: Pence aide tests positive for Covid-19 — as it happened




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Initial finding backs US health official over virus sidelining

Rick Bright’s lawyers say federal investigators recommend he be reinstated during probe




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UK quarantine plan poses fresh setback for aviation sector

Airlines and airports say 14-day isolation period would be a ‘death blow’ to industry




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Coronavirus latest: Spain’s Sánchez urges caution as lockdown is eased




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My First Million: Nicholas Gill, chief executive, David Phillips

We grew too fast, but came back stronger




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Axa criticises regulatory confusion over dividend policy

Chief executive Thomas Buberl says different guidance between countries ‘difficult to accept’




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Aviva, RSA, Direct Line and Hiscox pull dividends 

UK insurers bow to regulatory pressure but L&G has said it would push ahead with payout




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Tesco/UK dividends: welcome to the witch trials

Cancelling payouts should not become a loyalty test




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More than £52bn in dividend payments at risk in UK

Almost half of British companies have scrapped payouts in response to coronavirus




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Two UK insurers outline scale of coronavirus claims

Hiscox expects $150m of claims while Beazley expects to pay out $170m




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Admiral pulls special dividend but maintains final payout 

Insurers have been urged by regulators to reconsider shareholder payments during lockdown




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Hiscox/Covid-19 cover: red flag

If the courts rule against the UK-listed insurer, there will be a fresh flood of claims




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How to save pandemic survivors from unemployment

Government must prioritise getting the young back to work




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Perpetual spring: adventures in virtual visiting

You can enjoy flowers online that are past their best in the real world




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The old are not equally vulnerable to Covid-19

Reducing pensioners to ‘old dears’ ignores their wisdom and physical vitality