The owner of Primark, Associated British Foods (ABF), is the latest business to sound the alarm on coronavirus, which could leave its shops without clothes longer term. The business relies heavily on factories in China to make its wares.
Estate agents Countrywide (CWD) and LSL Property Services (LSL) in talks over £460m merger. Analysts at Peel Hunt say a tie-up would help solve Countrywide’s debt problem.
Barclays (BARC) boss ‘set to depart by the end of next year’. Potential departure comes as City watchdog investigates links between Jes Staley and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
