CA daily briefing: Friday 5 June
Your essential briefing of the morning's top news stories.
Good morning, Andrew Harbison here to give you today's latest news and updates.
The latest from ICAS
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Today's top stories from around the web
- FTSE 100 jumps as investors cheer stimulus and bet on recovery (City AM)
- Retailer Gap posts near-$1bn loss due to coronavirus (BBC News)
- Britain cracks down on 'vulture' pensions advisers (Reuters)
- Germany just unveiled the world’s greenest stimulus plan (Bloomberg)
- BoE faces calls to overhaul 'restrictive' remit (The Guardian)
- Furlough scheme redundancies could trigger surge in tech (Accountancy Age)
- Coronavirus vaccine: AstraZeneca boosts potential supply to 2bn (BBC News)
- Taylor Wimpey reports surge in demand after sales centres reopen (City AM)
- Bankers ask if success of remote roadshows will last (City AM)
- Business leaders demand delay to Irish Sea border checks (The Guardian)
That's all for now. Check back next week for your Monday briefing.