Divisions in regional group show how Venezuelan crisis is stoking tensions in the Americas

Organization of American States voted to accept Venezuela’s US-backed alternative regime

Brazilian president criticised for rubbing elbows with crowds while awaiting second virus test results

Upscale US department store follows J Crew as latest debt-burdened chain felled by pandemic

What The Rolling Stones rocker did next

Until the early 20th century, a mass of figures often dominated works but Modernism preferred emptiness

State-owned oil company’s $1.7tn valuation falls short of kingdom’s ambitions

Forecast of 3.2 per cent growth in 2020 would be improvement on 2.1 per cent in 2019

Emirate seeks to get grip on sector after prices fall 40% from their 2014 peak

The country is trapped in a full-scale emergency that could unravel social bonds

Saudi Arabia’s PIF has snapped up stakes in a cruise operator, oil groups and a football club

Ignacio Galán says energy distributor’s listing highlights president’s market-friendly policies

Mexican government’s rescue plan for debt-laden state oil group underwhelms

Government to inject equity into state-owned carrier in latest intervention in aviation sector

Former FTSE 100 group has been in turmoil over its financial arrangements for months 

City investor will back ailing groups looking to raise capital but warns of difficult decisions

Buyout groups wants a slice of the bailout and with thousands of jobs at risk, they’re hard to turn down

At least 21,000 more companies failed in March compared with the year before 

In 2008, it was decided an over-leveraged banking system must be bailed in by the private sector. Post lock-down the exact opposite is true.

GFSL said liquidated company’s services were ‘unacceptable’

Printing group’s polymer banknotes may be hard to rip, but its share price is not

Postal group says strike ballot had ‘irregularities’ making it ‘null and void’

Advanced equipment can detect problems 75 days before they occur

Postal services group says unit could slump to loss next year with revamp ‘behind schedule’

Only when Royal Mail turns round its UK business will it get a more cheering message across

Private equity epiphany; Royal Mail; CEO succession at HSBC

Staff vote in favour of a walkout but union says they can help deliver supplies to elderly

A new wave and second lockdown would be a bigger hit to wealth than a cautious return to work, but Donald Trump is refusing to listen

FCA chief says regulators will lose faith in how US handles crises if regime changes

Legislative poll will be a referendum on the reformist president

Political mood in US has shifted against big tech companies

What are the factors Britain and its allies need to consider as they weigh their response to Iran's seizure of a British-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz? Barney Jopson discusses the difficult waters Iran and the west must navigate to avoid a further escalation with Andrew England and Najmeh Bozorgmehr

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James Timpson has been planning how to operate his stores post-pandemic

It is time to rethink whether such assessment really prepares us for life and work

An exhibition at Tate explores grand, ornate houses and gardens à la Versailles

UK officials urge Brussels to move on three key areas ahead of crucial June meeting or risk breakdown

Germany accounts for half of state aid approved by commission during coronavirus crisis

Gove unveils ‘customs agent academy’ and is talking to freight businesses

EU hosts online pledging event but €7.5bn target for vaccines, testing and treatment will only be first step

Mistrust is rising over how to implement Brexit

EU push to incorporate Paris agreement adds to tension over post-Brexit relationship

Frail residents in overwhelmed sector emerge as the hidden victims of the Covid-19 crisis

PageGroup and Robert Walters cite Brexit, Sino-US trade war and Hong Kong protests

Wearable tech will measure workers’ true productivity, supercharging capitalism

Pharma company’s use of algorithms marks fast-growing trend in big digitally-savvy markets including India

The number of people hired doubled between 2017 and 2020

Placement follows warning that virus had caused “material deceleration” in business

Anti-bribery prosecutors say actions concern the securing of shipping contracts

Premium offered for shares as group seeks to pay back debt owed by its parent company

Investors should welcome the chance to bail out for a 29% premium to Friday’s $13 undisturbed closing price