CA daily briefing: Friday 2 October
Your essential briefing of the morning's top news stories.
Good morning, Andrew Harbison here with today's latest news and updates.
The latest from ICAS
During October ICAS will be celebrating Black History Month in the UK and acknowledging the accomplishments of black CAs and their contributions to the worlds of accountancy, business, finance, and society.
Today's top stories from around the web
- US shares set to drop after Trump tests positive (BBC News)
- London prepares for further lockdown restrictions as coronavirus cases escalate (City AM)
- UK events industry warns of 90,000 COVID job losses (Reuters)
- Brexit talks are due to wrap but the market volatility may go on (Bloomberg)
- 'Eat out to help out' did not boost hospitality sector finances – poll (The Guardian)
- Pension trustees wade into battle over Clarks’ future (Sky News)
- Thousands of UK firms may need to set up an EU office (BBC News)
- US airlines put 32,000 staff on unpaid leave (City AM)
- ECB must prepare to issue a digital euro, Panetta says (Reuters)
- Aviva, Deloitte and Microsoft to set new boardroom racial diversity targets (The Guardian)
That's all for this week. Check back next week for your Monday briefing.