Hot Off The Wires - 26 March 2020

News

• Boris Johnson is facing mounting pressure to expedite the rollout of tests confirming a diagnosis of coronavirus among the public and frontline health workers.

• One in three self-employed workers are in line to have the Government pay their wages amid the coronavirus crisis.

• Government measures to protect workers and businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic will save almost 900,000 jobs, assuming that there is a recession as deep as the 2008 financial crisis, a leading consultancy has claimed.

• Housing transactions are expected to drop by as much as 60% in the next three months, according to Zoopla, the property website.

• The government should delay the planned increase in the national living wage to help to alleviate the pressure on businesses, according to the Institute of Fiscal Studies.

Results

• Vodafone Group (VOD) - Completion of Merger

• Polymetal International (POLY) - Sopka Assets Sale

• DS Smith (SMDS) - Group FD Update

• British Land Company (BLND) - Business & Dividend Update

• Big Yellow Group (BYG) - Coronavirus Update

• Weir Group (WEIR) - Trading Update

• Dixons Carphone (DC) - Trading Update

• Senior (SNR) - Market Update

• SIG (SHI) - Trading Update

• Intu Properties (INTU) - Covid-19 Impact

• Impact Healthcare Reit (IHR) - Trading Update

• Concurrent Technologies (CNC) - Director Appointment and Results Timing Update

• Arena Events (ARE) - Proposed Subscription and Placing

• Ince Group (INCE) - Covid-19 Update & Dividend Cancellation

Trivia

If eleven plus two equals one, what does nine plus five equal?

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