Ursula von der Leyen was confirmed this week as the new European Commission president. Katie Martin discusses the challenges she faces, not least the Brexit negotiations, with Ben Hall and Mehreen Khan

Contributors: Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Ben Hall, Europe editor and Mehreen Khan, EU correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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As the world’s largest carbon emitter, China will be in the spotlight at this week’s UN climate summit in New York.  Beijing has taken steps to tackle its pollution problems in recent years, but is it working? Pilita Clark puts this question to Leslie Hook, environment correspondent, and Lucy Hornby, deputy Beijing bureau chief. 

Contributors: Pilita Clark, business columnist, Leslie Hook, environment correspondent, and Lucy Hornby, deputy Beijing bureau chief.  Producer: Fiona Symon

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Confidence levels plunge as growing political crisis compounds economic damage from coronavirus

Biotech group’s shares have soared this year on hopes drug could be used to treat coronavirus

Fall could be the equivalent of India’s total annual consumption, IEA says

It is easy to take advantage of frightened people who have accepted infringements on freedom

Companies are seeking to tap whatever sources of affordable funding are available

The number of US deaths attributed to Covid-19 surpassed 45,000 on Friday, while the rate of new cases remained flat

Corporate accountants could have a significant impact on green issues

All the opposition can do now is ask the right questions and be seen to behave responsibly

Amazon is in hot water with a powerful congressional committee interested in the company’s potentially anticompetitive business practices. In a bipartisan letter sent Friday to Jeff Bezos, the House Judiciary committee demanded that the Amazon CEO explain discrepancies between his own prior statements and recent reporting from The Wall Street Journal. Specifically, the letter addressed […]

Deal will see e-scooter rental service take over Uber’s e-bike division Jump

Early winners and losers emerge as carmakers scramble to hit tough new targets

Forget the calendar invite. Just jump into a conversation. That’s the idea powering a fresh batch of social startups poised to take advantage of our cleared schedules amidst quarantine. But they could also change the way we work and socialize long after COVID-19 by bringing the free-flowing, ad-hoc communication of parties and open office plans […]

As a result of the global economic slowdown related to COVID-19, the U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates that global petroleum and liquids consumption will average 95.5 million barrels per day in 2020, down 5.2 million barrels per day from 2019. EIA forecasts that U.S. oil consumption will decline 6.5% in 2020 to average 19.1 million barrels per day, which would be the largest percentage decline in U.S. consumption since 1980. At the same time, in its April 2020 Short-Term Energy Outlook, EIA expects global oil supply to increase in the coming months from first-quarter 2020 levels. Total world liquids supply will average 98.7 million barrels per day through the third quarter of 2020. These supply and demand developments are contributing to a significant increase in liquid fuels inventories. EIA estimates that second-quarter 2020 global petroleum inventories will increase an average 11.4 million barrels per day. Within the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the most stocks recorded in historical data were in July 2016 at 3.1 billion barrels. EIA forecasts inventories will surpass this level as production continues to outpace consumption. EIA expects these large stock builds will put downward pressure on crude oil prices for several months. Brent crude oil prices averaged 32 dollars per barrel in March, the lowest monthly average since January 2016. EIA forecasts Brent crude oil to average 23 dollars per barrel during the second quarter of 2020 before increasing to an average 46 dollars per barrels in 2021.

PwC has appointed the former CEO of Transdev Australasia, Jonathan Metcalfe, to lead the public transport practice.

On Friday 28 February at 4.30am Sydney time, PwC will host its second global forum to students around the world.

Young leaders from Australia and China are working together to provide creative solutions to issues facing both countries as part of the China Australia Millennial Project (CAMP).

Lime has announced that it has raised a $170 million funding round. Uber is the leading investor with existing investors Alphabet, Bain Capital Ventures, GV and others also participating. The Information first reported on the new funding round before the official announcement. As part of the deal, Lime is also acquiring Uber’s micromobility subsidiary Jump. […]

Prague based Resistant AI has nabbed a $2.75M seed round. The security startup’s machine learning technology is designed to be deployed on top of AI systems used for financial decision making to protect customers in markets such as financial services and ecommerce from attacks such as targeted manipulation, adversarial machine learning and advanced fraud. The […]

Join author and entrepreneur Kim Walsh Phillips as she discusses best practices for driving leads in today's world.

Some timely advice for restaurants and retailers struggling to stay open during the pandemic.

Owners of small businesses, caught between financial struggles and health hazards, must learn to operate as efficiently as they can from the safety of their own homes.

PBS's drama series Downton Abbey is returning as a feature film this weekend, and projections have the movie pegged to fare rather well as compared to other titles opening at the same time.

Danny Dyer, wife Joanne Mas and Emma Willis led the famous faces getting ready for the National Television Awards on Tuesday.

Holly Willoughby, 38, was among the first to make a quick exit from London's 02 Arena where the awards were held on Tuesday night.

Johanna Griggs announced her departure from House Rules after seven years as host, in July last year. 

PETE JENSON: Club president Florentino Perez has stepped back from trying to break the transfer record in recent years but Kylian Mbappe remains someone he'd gladly make an exception for.

Paris Saint Germain's serial goal-getters Kylian Mbappe and Mauro Icardi were at it again as the Ligue 1 leaders extended their advantage to seven points with a resounding victory on Sunday.

It is one of the lingering questions which come to fruition just about every year now. After countless last-minute exits and near-misses, when will PSG crack the Champions League?

The forward was appointed Brazil's captain following their quarter-final exit at the 2018 World Cup but he was stripped of the armband by Brazil boss Tite for last year's Copa America.

The former glamour model, 41, took to Instagram on Friday to share an emotional video of the teen where he said he 'loved daddy Dwight'.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have hit 11.4 million followers on Instagram, just beating the Sussexes by 100,000 followers.

Oprah Winfrey, Lil Nas X and Miley Cyrus will lead the stars for a celebrity-strewn livestream graduation ceremony this May 15. Facebook Watch will stream the entire event live.

Billy Porter, a veteran theater actor, can add a new honor to his list: being the first openly gay African American man to be nominated for a Lead Actor Emmy.

Killing Eve star Jodie Comer has led the British stars recognised in nominations for the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards.

Killing Eve star Jodie Comer has led the British stars recognised in nominations for the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards.

It's been a scary week for the Strictly contestants after Jerry Hall's shock exit last Sunday.

Denise Van Outen was toppled from the top spot on Strictly Come Dancing by Olympic gymnast Louis Smith on Saturday after her partner forgot their routine.

She released her latest album 'In My Defense' last week. 

Matchday four in La Liga saw Sevilla take Atletico Madrid's place at the top of La Liga, the former earning a hard-fought 1-0 win at Alaves while the latter succumbed to a 2-0 defeat at Real Sociedad. 

Lionel Messi eclipsed Cristiano Ronaldo's record of 34 La Liga hat-tricks on a night when Luis Suarez and Antoine Griezmann were also on the scoresheet against Mallorca at the Nou Camp.

MARTHA KELNER IN BEIJING: Jessica Ennis-Hill leads the heptathlon at the World Championships after the opening two events inside the Bird’s Nest stadium. 

Sir Bradley Wiggins has become the most decorated British Olympian in history after winning his eighth individual medal, as part of the men's team pursuit squad.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson sits top of the leaderboard after the opening morning of the heptathlon at the European Championships.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI IN GOTZIS: Perhaps she was being a little harsh on herself. Having admitted that she still feels like an 'impostor' at the highest level, she made a mockery of her words.

One Direction stars Niall Horan and Harry Styles were two of the celeb fans who posted heartfelt tributes to the star on social media as the news broke.

Nicky Minaj and Kaley Cuoco were just a few of the Los Angeles-based celebrities reacting on social media after a second Southern California earthquake struck in only two days.

Petty was in federal court after turning himself into the Marshals, and is set to face a judge later today, according to TMZ .

The former soap star, 32, showcased her slim figure in the unique check print all-in-one, which boasted long sleeve and one bardot sleeve, as she arrived at Tate Modern on Wednesday night