Food delivery and insurers get Covid boost, but electronics feel the shock

The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to have a rollercoaster effect on the corporate world, with latest earnings figures showing insurers and food delivery firms seeing a benefit from the recent restrictions, but electronics giant Toshiba taking a hefty hit.

Food ordering giant Just Eat-Takeaway reported higher revenue and underlying profit for the first half of 2020, as the coronavirus lockdown led to a surge in online orders and restaurants flocking to its services.