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But that tells us nothing about the shape or pace of the recovery. Will it be a V, with the downswing matched by an equally fast climb out?

Springboard, which monitors footfall, said numbers were half the comparable Saturday last year, a continuation of a trend seen all week.

Simon Cawkwell, who gained the nickname for placing risky bets on falling share prices, has taken out a ‘substantial’ short position on the online retailer.

A court has shut down live footage of the tense case between Amanda Staveley and Barclays bank that was broadcast for almost two weeks.

City sources said Advent International, which bought Cobham for £4billion earlier this year, had given each of the new divisions its own strategy and board ahead of a potential sale of the units.

The Federation of Small Businesses, the Institute of Directors and the British Chambers of Commerce want changes in the level of employers’ National Insurance contributions.

Keith Skeoch, the chief executive of Standard Life Aberdeen, has issued a stark warning against betting on big overall rises in the stock market.

Former football manager Harry Redknapp has held a stake in smaller stockbroker Dowgate for years, it has emerged.

Dr Geoffrey Guy (pictured), who earned the nickname after founding Cambridge-based GW Pharmaceuticals in 1998, made £5.8million in 2019 as the company’s chairman.

Sir Chris Hohn’s firm The Children’s Investment Fund placed a huge bet on Wirecard’s shares falling earlier this year.