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70% of working women being held back in careers due to pandemic

92% of that group says WFH patters have had a negative impact

Huge losses for European and US stocks as lockdowns loom
France and Germany are reportedly set to announce measures close to a full second lockdown in the coming days.
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Business
Reuters
Catering group Sodexo sees further pandemic hit to first-half sales
The firm's restructuring costs during its 2020 fiscal year more than quadrupled at 191 million euros as government support schemes come to an end. France is set to go back into a nationwide lockdown starting this week.
Business
Reuters
Banks roll out robots as pandemic shakes up IT plans
When banks were flooded with loan requests from businesses struggling with the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic, hastily built robots helped several lenders cope with the deluge. The bots were one of many quick technology changes deployed across the industry during the crisis, a contrast to the slow progress it's made in the past two decades to improve technology in the face of increasing competition from fintech rivals. Now the jolt from the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the process even though banks globally are having to cut IT spending this year for the first time since 2009, based on data from research company IDC.
Business
Yahoo Finance UK
How to lower the hidden costs of home working
From rising gas and electricity bills to business phone calls, your household outgoings may have risen as a result of working at home all day.