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Oil & Gas industry

Oil majors raise $32bn of debt to weather crisis

ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and Total among those to tap markets

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HSBC Holdings PLC

Hong Kong investors warn of action over HSBC dividends

Shareholders furious after bank scraps payout due to coronavirus crisis

US banks defend dividend payments during pandemic

Europe’s regulators want lenders to drop shareholder payouts but American counterparts hold firm

Aerospace & Defence

Rolls-Royce set to ditch targets and suspend dividend

Grounding of aircraft around world because of coronavirus takes toll on UK aero-engine maker

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UK retail industry

Arcadia plans post-coronavirus store closures

CVA terms provide for ending leases with pandemic worsening trading conditions for Philip Green group

Luckin Coffee Inc

Luckin Coffee apologises for alleged fraud

Group promises stronger controls after hundreds of millions of dollars of fake sales found

Opinion & Analysis

Coronavirus exposes illusion of UK bank capital strength

Despite the ‘great capital rebuild’ since 2009, market values are scarily low

AnalysisAdvertising

Coronavirus deals severe blow to outdoor advertising groups

Companies take defensive measures as clients pull back on ad spending

AnalysisThe Big Read

Can sport survive the coronavirus shutdown?

With events cancelled or postponed, revenue streams are drying up. Executives believe wider disruption lies ahead

InterviewHow to Lead

Nissan CEO on navigating through a global crisis

Shortly after taking over the scandal-hit group, the new boss was dealing with the coronavirus outbreak

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

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Sunday, 5 April, 2020

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Sunday, 5 April, 2020

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Sunday, 5 April, 2020

Central banks
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Sunday, 5 April, 2020

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Sunday, 5 April, 2020

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Sunday, 5 April, 2020

5G networks
China Mobile picks Huawei and ZTE to build its 5G network
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Sunday, 5 April, 2020

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Sunday, 5 April, 2020

Retail sector
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Sunday, 5 April, 2020

Ecommerce
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Sunday, 5 April, 2020

Financial fraud
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Sunday, 5 April, 2020

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Cuba’s reputation as medical powerhouse tested
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Sunday, 5 April, 2020

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Food security
Countries follow consumers in stockpiling food
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Sunday, 5 April, 2020

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Swiss lead way with crisis loans to small businesses
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Banks
Indian lenders face debt reckoning due to coronavirus lockdown
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Saturday, 4 April, 2020

Oil
US and Canada discuss putting tariffs on Saudi and Russian oil
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Technology sector
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