50 of the UK’s biggest employers are not planning to return their staff to the office in the near future, according to a survey by the BBC.Global financial markets have rallied strongly, fuelled by optimism in medical advances that could support an economic recovery from the pandemic.The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) warned that more job losses were on the way as the government's furlough scheme is phased out, unless new support measures are introduced.The government now owes more than £2 trillion for the first time ever, up £226.7 billion since last summer.Apple has become the first US company to be valued at $2 trillion on the stock market, having doubled its value in just two years.The rate of inflation jumped to 1% in July as the economy gradually reopened.Marks & Spencer will cut 7,000 jobs over the next 3 month across its shops and head office.The number of homes bought and sold in the UK hit a new high between mid-July and mid-August.From Saturday, casinos, bowling alleys and soft play centres can reopen.London homes are getting cheaper even though there are more buyers in the market.The figures are out - we’re officially in a recession for the first time since 2009.At the latest count, 730,000 people have been taken off company payrolls since the start of lockdown. 
