Karl Stefanovic offers businesses ‘free plugs’ on Instagram – as shops and restaurants are forced to shut down due to coronavirus By Shive Prema For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:45 GMT, 24 March 2020 | Updated: 02:12 GMT, 24 March 2020 Small business owners are feeling the financial pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic after ‘non-essential’ … Read more
Trump is ‘prepared to order two week nationwide quarantine of all Americans and closure of all businesses except grocery stores and pharmacies in effort to halt coronavirus’ President Donald Trump has a plan in the works to quarantine all Americans for two weeks in the event they do not heed his guidelines on the coronavirus … Read more
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered all non-essential workers to stay home New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has ordered all non-essential workers to stay home now in the most drastic step he has taken in the battle against coronavirus, telling New Yorkers: ‘We are all in quarantine now.’ In an announcement on Friday, he … Read more
Boris Johnson was accused of ‘sacrificing’ pubs, restaurants and cinemas in the coronavirus crisis today amid claims his refusal to order a shutdown means they cannot claim insurance. The Prime Minister last night declared that Britons should avoid all ‘non-essential’ social contact, including going out for meals, drinks or a film. However, he stopped short … Read more
Chancellor Rishi Sunak ‘is working on new bailout package for businesses affected by coronavirus’ Chancellor Rishi Sunak to speak with PM on the economic impact of coronavirus The Prime Minister has told Britons to avoid pubs and clubs amid the outbreak But business owners fear that they may lose their livelihoods as firms go bust … Read more
Crash! Everything has changed over the past week – or has it? What has happened over the past few days is profoundly troubling, but when you get a shock such as this you have to distinguish between what is really new and different – and what is within our past experience. The global collapse (and … Read more
Morrisons agrees to pay suppliers immediately to ensure businesses do not collapse By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:50 GMT, 13 March 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 13 March 2020 Morrisons has become the first major UK supermarket to agree to pay small suppliers immediately to ensure businesses do not collapse due to … Read more
Government pushes businesses to go greener as taxes are raised for gas bills – but frozen for electricity rates Chancellor announced in the Budget that gas levies will rise Changes will come into effect in April 2022 Electricity is better for the environment than gas – but is currently taxed more By Grace Gausden For … Read more
Business leaders cheered the Chancellor’s £30billion emergency package of coronavirus-battling measures to help big and small firms in today’s Budget. In his first Budget, Rishi Sunak pledged extra help for the High Street, gig economy workers, and the small businesses that are considered the backbone of the UK economy, as the country faces huge disruption … Read more
Chancellor’s £5bn pot to support UK exports as businesses prepare for life after Brexit By City & Finance Reporter for the Daily Mail Published: 22:44 GMT, 10 March 2020 | Updated: 22:44 GMT, 10 March 2020 The Chancellor is set to hand a £5billion boost to British exports as businesses prepare for life outside the … Read more