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Banks
Basel regulators loosen bank capital rules to keep credit flowing 

Customers seeking temporary relief need not be treated as higher risk

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Aircraft manufacturing
Airbus slashes production of most popular passenger jet

European aircraft maker’s rates will not return to pre-crisis levels this year as customers look to defer deliveries

Goldman Sachs Group
Goldman Sachs buys two corporate jets

Purchases of the Gulfstream planes are a cost-saving measure, bank says

Technology sector
Grand National will be first virtual horse race on prime-time UK TV

ITV to broadcast computer simulation of country’s most famous horse race on Saturday

Federal Housing Finance Agency
Fannie and Freddie could need bailout if lockdown lasts

Regulator says US mortgage guarantors have sufficient resources for about 12 weeks

Premier League
Premier League asks footballers to take 30% pay cut

Clubs and players have come under attack for their response as coronavirus halts fixtures indefinitely 

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AnalysisPharmaceuticals sector
Johnson & Johnson chief looks to the greater good

Decision to make any coronavirus vaccine available on a non-profit basis chimes with group’s corporate values

AnalysisCoronavirus
UK restaurant chains face ‘drastic Darwinian environment’

Carluccio’s was first main casualty of lockdown but others are on shaky ground

The Top LineTom Braithwaite
Some holidaymakers can’t wait for their next cruise 

Operators such as Carnival have been battered by coronavirus but passengers are surprisingly stoical

AnalysisRetail & Consumer industry
The workers with no choice but to keep on with the job

Many staff have no option but to continue heading to warehouses, factories and supermarkets

Luckin Coffee Inc
Luckin Coffee scandal catches out powerful investors

BlackRock, GIC, Louis Dreyfus backed chain that aimed to displace Starbucks 

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