UK business & economy

• Women and young people bear brunt of business shutdown  7th April 2020
  One in seven UK employees work in sectors shut largely or entirely because of Covid-19 measures
• Dialysis machine shortages lay bare wider Covid-19 threat 6th April 2020
  Memo to senior London doctors points to damage virus can do to other organs and strain on intensive care
• Rolls-Royce shows it's the cuts that count 6th April 2020
  Warren East jettisons his targets; VCs should not abandon their start-ups
• BT, Verizon and Virgin Media raise pay for frontline workers  6th April 2020
  Telecom groups reward rank-and-file staff supporting essential communication services 
• Europe’s construction activity collapses as lockdown hits builders 6th April 2020
  Coronavirus damage to economy drives eurozone investor sentiment to a record low
• UK car sales plunge amid coronavirus lockdown 6th April 2020
  Monthly decline of 44.4 per cent is worse than during the financial crisis
• Coronavirus pandemic deals heavy blow to UK construction activity 6th April 2020
  Work in the sector slows at fastest rate since financial crisis
• Bailey rejects monetary financing as tool in virus crisis 6th April 2020
  Experts say Bank of England should directly fund government support measures
• The US must act to protect its most vulnerable workers  6th April 2020
  Policymakers should use this opportunity to broaden, not trim, health benefits
• Rolls-Royce ditches profit targets and suspends dividend 6th April 2020
  Grounding of aircraft around the world due to coronavirus crisis takes toll on UK aero-engine maker