• August 10 2020
  Washington D.C.

  Trump briefing interrupted by shooting outside White House

  Secret service opened fire outside perimeter and suspect taken to hospital, president says

  
• June 29 2020
  BP PLC

  BP agrees $5bn sale of petrochemicals business to Ineos

  Oil group moves to bolster finances as energy sector takes a financial hit from coronavirus

  
• June 18 2020
  European Central Bank

  Banks rush to borrow record €1.3tn at negative rates from ECB

  Central bank offers ultra-cheap loans to prevent pandemic becoming credit crunch

  
• June 18 2020
  European companies

  Wirecard: katastrophe

  Some news from Aschheim.

  
• June 18 2020
  Lloyd's of London Ltd

  Lloyd’s and Greene King apologise for their roles in the slave trade

  Insurance syndicate and brewer have offered donations to charities promoting diversity

  
• June 16 2020
  Oil

  Oil demand drop set to last throughout 2021 and beyond, warns IEA

  International Energy Agency estimates appetite for crude next year will be below 2019 level as aviation sector struggles to recover

  
• June 10 2020
  The Restaurant Group PLC

  Restaurant Group to close 125 stores as it launches CVA

  Closures to largely impact Frankie & Benny’s chain as pandemic deepens crisis in casual dining sector

  
• June 4 2020
  Eurozone economy

  ECB boosts bond-buying stimulus package by €600bn

  Central bank ratchets up efforts to prevent eurozone slipping into deflationary spiral

  
• June 4 2020
  Aston Martin

  Aston Martin and Lookers cut thousands of jobs as UK car sales slump

  ‘Devastating’ month for British industry as demand falls 90%

  
• May 27 2020
  British Land Co PLC

  British Land suffers £1bn hit from retail tumult

  Property company dented by coronavirus impact and boom in ecommerce

  
• May 21 2020
  Turkey

  Turkey cuts rates for ninth time in a row in bid to spur growth

  Country has sharply reduced lending rates as it attempts to shield economy from coronavirus

  
• May 20 2020
  Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC

  Rolls-Royce to cut 9,000 jobs to prepare for years of disruption

  UK aero engine maker to axe a fifth of workforce in biggest single reduction in headcount in 3 decades

  
• May 19 2020
  Volkswagen AG

  VW pays €9m to close case against CEO and chairman

  Herbert Diess and Hans Dieter Pötsch had been charged over Dieselgate accusations

  
• May 19 2020
  Ovo Energy Ltd

  UK energy supplier Ovo to cut 2,600 jobs

  Meter readers and back-office roles face cull as virus emergency hits business

  
• May 18 2020
  Thyssenkrupp AG

  Thyssenkrupp to slim down under restructuring plan

  German industrial giant will transform into a company with ‘the leanest possible holding’

  
• May 12 2020
  Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC

  Morrisons highlights slump at petrol pumps

  Decision on whether to pay special dividend deferred until later in the year

  
• May 7 2020
  International Airlines Group

  British Airways parent slams possible UK quarantine plans

  IAG boss Willie Walsh warns people will not fly if government brings in new measures

  
• May 7 2020
  Air France-KLM

  Air France-KLM prepares for years of shrunken demand

  Airline forecasts capacity will be almost wiped out in the second quarter

  
• May 7 2020
  US employment

  US jobless claims of 3.2m take pandemic toll beyond 33m

  First-time unemployment benefit claims data indicate peak reached in late March

  
• May 7 2020
  Norges Bank

  Norway cuts rates to zero as economy faces twin shocks

  Norges Bank says it has no plans to go negative as country wrestles with coronavirus and oil price collapse

  
• May 6 2020
  ITV PLC

  ITV advertising revenues tumble 42% in April

  British TV network unable to provide guidance for the rest of 2020 as outlook is ‘uncertain’

  
• May 6 2020
  Virgin Money PLC

  Virgin Money profits halve as it prepares for surge in bad loans

  UK lender is latest to warn coronavirus-induced economic disruption will hit its clients

  
• May 5 2020
  Fiat Chrysler Automobiles

  FCA posts €1.7bn loss as plant closures hit car market

  Maker of Fiat and Chrysler burns through billions of euros in cash in first quarter

  
• May 5 2020
  BNP Paribas SA

  BNP warns coronavirus could dent 2020 profits by a fifth

  ‘Drastic revisit’ of outlook at French bank as dividend cuts and cancellations hit equities trading

  
• May 5 2020
  UK economy

  UK business activity drops to lowest level on record

  April PMI data suggest economic downturn could be worse than ‘anything seen in living memory’