LATEST BUSINESS NEWS

Coronavirus – Wed Jan 20, 2021

Shopper footfall slides almost two-thirds amid January lockdown

Vodafone sim cards

Strong Vodafone and weak GSK results cancel out FTSE movement

An Amazon sign

Lockdown helps UK Amazon sales rocket to almost £20bn in 2020

Davos

Davos gathering postponed again due to ‘pandemic challenges’

Coronavirus

More sick pay support needed as economy opens up, MPs told

Vehicles on the M4

Students warned about ‘cheap’ fake car insurance policies

GlaxoSmithKline profits

GSK profits soar but final months of 2020 slow down progress

TSB Bank

TSB slashes staff bonuses and boss sees pay fall after hefty losses

A Eurostar train

Government ‘keen for Eurostar to survive but will not take lead in rescue’

Sony PlayStation 5

Sony matches PS4 launch numbers with 4.5 million PS5 consoles sold in 2020

Broadband symbols

Ofcom sets out plans to make switching broadband less hassle

A plane taking off

Taxpayer support for aviation sector reaches £7.2bn – Shapps

Bank of England

Bank set for no-change vote but to give thoughts on negative interest rates

Trevor Phillips

No black directors in top roles at FTSE 100 companies

A Santander bank sign

Santander warns of cost-cutting action as profits plunge 44%

Coronavirus – Tue Jan 12, 2021

Business optimism at highest level since 2014 despite January activity drop

Asda

New Asda owners agree £3.5bn debt deal and petrol stations sale

The Vodafone logo on a smartphone

Slump in roaming drives Vodafone revenues lower amid pandemic