US regulator cautions against using chloroquine outside of hospitals or clinical trials

Sum far exceeds $8bn fundraising target at upcoming EU-led donors’ conference

Chipmaker likely to be interested in app’s traffic data rather than its customers

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead

Rial to be changed to the toman after five decades of inflation

Sterling under pressure from US-China angst and renewed Brexit concerns

Governments should borrow more to stave off secular stagnation

Replacing migrant fruit and vegetable pickers is harder than expected

MEMX is hoping to disrupt the US equities market when it launches in July

Pandemic forces rethink of luxury industry after cancellation of fairs

Watchmakers press on with new releases, despite the coronavirus

Tweaked timepieces popular with public but some original makers cry foul

Timepieces linked with F1 and other races have increased by up to 40 times since 2010

LVMH’s $14.5bn bid for Tiffany shows power passing from gem miners to luxury marketers

The video app loved by teenagers is powered by artificial intelligence and protectionism

The after-effects of triumphant bets on Chinese companies should spur more gains for sceptics

Central bank support and rising hopes for economic reopening spark April rally

Radioactive material at risk of supply shocks given small number of dominant mines

Anglo-Australian mining group benefits from resilient iron ore price

Biggest US oil company takes $2.9bn charge to account for crude’s plunge

Pretoria has waived rules that prevented mining groups generating electricity for their own use

Endiama chief wants ‘radical change’ in overhaul of country’s scandal-hit gem industry

Restrictions have hampered miner’s ability to move money out of the country

World’s second-largest diamond miner cites disruption along the supply chain

The Japanese tech investment group is looking increasingly challenged

S&P 500 gives back some of its earlier rally as US stimulus package attracts objections on Capitol Hill

Virus’s swift and unforgiving economic effect may silence activists

Mortgage products tracking base rate vanish as ‘the numbers no longer stack up’ 

US central bank accelerates purchases to stabilise market for securities backed by home loans

Households urged to consider options such as reduced payments instead of delaying debt

Regulatory action sought to prevent intervention from having unintended consequences

Non-bank lenders put on downgrade watch as sector braces for wave of borrowers not paying

There is a grim irony in the wealthy seeking bailouts due to bad bets on working people

Experts predict transactions could plunge 50 per cent year-on-year, but what could it mean for house prices? 

Interest rate disparity could add nearly £2,500 per month to the cost of servicing a £5m mortgage 

Dig downs and loft extensions may increase the value of a home, but it’s hard to borrow against this

Almost half of British companies have scrapped payouts in response to coronavirus

Central banks repeatedly set the stage for the next boom and bust cycle, fuelled by growing debt

UK lender is latest to warn coronavirus-induced economic disruption will hit its clients

Light touch checks on UK borrowers raise fears of defaults on loans and fraud

Former chancellor urges lenders to keep credit flowing and not just weather the storm

World champion whose life and career inspired the Oscar-winning ‘Raging Bull’

From Wimbledon to Lord’s, this summer has been a gift that — technology permitting — keeps on giving

He became the scourge of the Mob and white-collar crime in New York

Legal marijuana producers also report spike in demand during lockdown 

Cleaning products up, shaving items and make-up down in household goods group’s best quarter in years

Proxymity raises $20m in spinout from Citigroup as shareholder meetings go virtual

Billionaire investor hits winning bets in global macro after closing to external money

Chief executive defends government’s handing of protesters and police conduct

The UK is being belligerent, the EU inflexible. But a deal can be done this year