Shell shows prudence on dividend, but no remorse on $16bn share buybacks As coronavirus sorts stock market winners from losers at startling speed, buybacks prove costly
UK Treasury rushes to finalise coronavirus bounce back loan scheme Details of Rishi Sunak’s small business support yet to be agreed, days ahead of launch
Lloyds profits crash 95% as bank covers expected surge in bad debts Bank sets aside £1.4bn for potential defaults by customers struggling amid coronavirus lockdown
Barclays may have to put aside £4.5bn to cover bad debts due to coronavirus Bank reports £2.1bn charge for first quarter as customers struggle to repay loans
Rishi Sunak will be alarmed but hard to see how BA job cuts could be avoided A global recession is certain and travel restrictions may be with us for several years
Rishi Sunak’s coronavirus rescue plan is failing. Labour can help make it work As shadow chancellor, I urge No 11 to work with me to avoid Britain’s economy being scarred for generations to come, says Anneliese Dodds, shadow chancellor of the exchequer
HSBC could have to put aside £8.8bn to cover bad debts in coronavirus crisis Bank’s profits halve as it says outlook for world economies has worsened in past two months
Sunak backs down and offers small firms 100% loan guarantees UK companies will be able to borrow up to £50,000 to cope with coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus: UK banks may need to put aside £5bn to cover losses in first quarter Major lenders to reveal how pandemic and lockdowns have hit their balance sheets
Fixing jobkeeper: why the banks are not to blame for flaws in the wage scheme Scott Morrison is said to be ‘furious’ banks are not lending businesses enough money, but the real problem is how the program works
NHS pharmacy’s business account frozen by Metro Bank Suspension leaves London firm unable to pay bills and sparks concerns of anti-Iran bias
Pay £2,000 for a room you can’t use – or break the law? University students asked to pay rent in a hall of residence as they return home
‘UK youth employment prospects crumbling’ in coronavirus crisis Employers warn of grim summer for graduates as firms, big and small, trim recruitment
Bank of England tells lenders to ‘get on with’ Covid-19 business loans Andrew Bailey says ‘livelihoods are at stake’ as figures show only £1.1bn lent to small firms
Barclays CEO avoids vote against re-election over Epstein ties Activist investor Ed Bramson eases up on calls for Jes Staley’s removal amid Covid-19 crisis