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Debenhams strikes deals to rescue most stores

The store chain says it has agreed terms on 120 branches, but at least seven will not reopen.

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Bank of England boss: Loans need to be sorted out

Andrew Bailey questioned whether the coronavirus business interruption loan scheme is too complex.

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Coronavirus: Salary subsidy scheme extended into June

The government will extend its policy of paying salaries of furloughed staff by another month.

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Coronavirus: JLR uses its 3D printers to make visors

The car giant plans to ramp up production to 5,000 visors a day as the UK struggles to source PPE.

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Coronavirus: Freeze on pawn, payday and car loan payments

The Financial Conduct Authority is seeking delays for people struggling amid the Covid-19 lockdown.

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Coronavirus: ‘We could end up with no business or savings’

People who run small limited companies say they are unfairly missing out on government support.

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Foxtons: Estate agent cuts pay for high earners

The London-focused estate agent has also furloughed 750 staff because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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EU helps protect weak firms from foreign takeovers

Brussels beefs up powers for countries to block foreign takeovers of firms hit by the virus downturn.

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China’s virus-hit economy shrinks for first time in decades

Its economy shrank 6.8% in the first three months of 2020 as it battled the virus and lockdowns

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China GDP: Bleak outlook for economic recovery post-virus

China’s gloomy economic numbers are a grim warning to the rest of the world still in lockdown.