The sum is more than five times the previous quarterly record, in the 2008 financial crisis. Source link

Navigating relationships via video calls has become a defining feature of the lockdown - and policymakers are no exception. As International Trade Secretary Liz Truss and the US trade...

Shops and restaurants are selling less, but goods are still arriving at warehouses around the UK. Source link

As countries around the world grapple with coronavirus pandemic lockdowns, economists are serving up an alphabet soup of predictions of what a global recession and recovery might look like....

In the UK it is a similar picture at the Seed Co-operative, a business that is owned and run by its members.Due to what it says is "exceptional demand",...

The UK is currently in a transition period under which it must follow most EU regulations, following its legal withdrawal from the bloc on 31 January. Both sides exchanged...

The trend is broadly similar in Europe, where major manufacturers such as PSA Group, Renault and Daimler are slowly bringing plants back online. Among those that have already reopened...

The chief executive of Qatar Airways says he's cutting one in five staff and aircraft. Source link

But Democrats, backed by environmental groups and others concerned about fossil fuel contributions to climate change, have resisted greater assistance for the sector, pointing to already high debt levels...

The World Bank defines "extreme poverty" as living on less than $1.90 (£1.55) per person per day. The Washington-based lender is offering $160bn in grants and low-interest loans to help poor countries...

In Australia, foreign students are said to bring in more than 30bn Australian dollars a year ($20bn; £16bn), and it is a market that Australian universities have been targeting...

In the UK, ITV's advertising revenue was down 42% in April,, external while Fox in the US has seen revenues halve. It is a similar picture in other markets,...