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Lenders under fire over emergency loan small print for struggling firms
Some company directors have been told they must give personal guarantees to access taxpayer-backed loans.
Wetherspoons says it does not intend to pay its suppliers until pubs reopen
Senior industry sources say food suppliers were likely to "go down" if payments get withheld from pubs and restaurants.
These are the firms people are pledging to boycott after coronavirus
Coronavirus has seen some firms show their true colours.
Sunak’s stimulus is a debt-con that will profit big banks
The Chancellor’s rescue package essentially turns the government into a payday lender.
Sainsbury’s announces elderly-only shopping hour
The first hour of trading on Thursday will be for the elderly and vulnerable so they can stock up before the shelves clear.
Coronavirus will help Amazon to eat up the rest of the market
As high street retailers announce redundancies, Amazon says it needs to hire 100,000 people in the US to keep up with demand.
Another £84 billion wiped off FTSE as index slumps 6%
The leading index has seen close to £470 billion wiped off in less than three weeks.
UK GDP shows 0.0% growth in three months to January
The figures do not take into account the major impact the the coronavirus might have on the British economy.
Today is first day the average woman begins to get paid in 2020
Women work an average of 63 unpaid days as a result of the gender pay gap.