Cyril Ramaphosa will be loath to take on the people who helped him to the ANC presidency

State utility Eskom removed power to stave off grid collapse

Regulator says US mortgage guarantors have sufficient resources for about 12 weeks

Boris Johnson will set his exit strategy on Sunday, but changes will be limited

Survival of coastal city’s vibrant arts scene will depend on community ‘being on the front foot’

Hilary Mantel’s lessons for a pandemic

We need more and better surveys from across the globe to help us take the right course

What is it that makes an online performance really sing?

Great value can be unearthed in some of the cheapest wines from impeccable producers

Market volatility has temporarily halted the £80bn final salary transfer market, yet there is increased desire to cash in 

Join a live discussion with FT’s pensions correspondent Josephine Cumbo at 12pm and 5pm UK time on Wednesday April 22 

Homeworking prompts decline in demand for consumer group’s skin and haircare products

Sportswear maker warns sales could drop as much as 40% in second quarter

US stocks shake off loan loss warnings from country’s largest banks

Settlement house delays payout and project to let small shareholders cash out

Taylor Wimpey and Barratt halt work in effort to stem spread of coronavirus

Coronavirus damage to economy drives eurozone investor sentiment to a record low

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Hannah Kuchler and Gideon Rachman assess the next stage of the coronavirus crisis

Commission warns pandemic will wipe out growth in all member states and result in an uneven recovery

IEA expects global consumption will decline 8% this year in largest drop since second world war

Pension funds need to spend less time on ESG and get back to basics

A third of self-employed reported working reduced hours during the first two weeks of lockdown

Future of finance: Brazil’s main Latin rival for the attention of emerging market fund managers is Mexico

Thousands attend military parade in Belarus even as virus spreads rapidly in neighbouring Russia, UK airline industry warns of huge blow if travel quarantine is launched and Seoul closes down bars and clubs in wake of new cluster

No gym? No problem. This series from FT Globetrotter has tips, workout routines and reflections on staying active during the coronavirus crisis, including the best moves for small spaces, to indoor cycling and much more

TikTok, the widely popular video sharing app developed by one of the world’s most valued startups (ByteDance), continues to grow rapidly despite suspicion from the U.S. as more people look for ways to keep themselves entertained amid the coronavirus pandemic. The global app and its Chinese version, called Douyin, have amassed over 2 billion downloads […]

The quarantine lockdown is driving a record number of users to Facebook’s products. On a conference call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg disclosed a number of new metrics highlighting a significant bump in Facebook usage during the broader quarantine lockdown. In the past month, more than 3 billion internet users logged onto a Facebook service, including its […]

Turning the key on the coronavirus crisis

Paige, the Sloan-Kettering spinout that has been building an artificial intelligence platform to improve cancer pathology and subsequently use those insights to develop better drug therapies, has raised an additional $5 million in funding to continue its work commercialising its platform and expanding its research reach, while also getting FDA clearance to launch in hospitals […]

A big changing of the guard is underway at one of the world’s biggest and iconic names in telecoms and media: AT&T today announced that Randall Stephenson will be stepping down as the chairman and CEO of the telco, and he will be replaced by John Stankey, currently the COO. The change is effective on […]

Amazon has been one of the biggest names synonymous with how the consumer masses are experiencing life under lockdown: its site lets you buy anything from soup to nuts, from books to baking pans for all your sourdough; and via its streaming services, it gives you many ways to stay entertained. But it can also […]

Wunderlist is going away, but fans of the productivity app may find some consolation in founder Christian Reber’s announcement that he is launching a new startup called Superlist. “Superlist will be more than just a todo app, but never as bloated as the project management software you loathe to use,” he tweeted. “Slick, fast, and […]

What are the alternatives to court for a divorcing couple?

No family song on Facebook, no dance routine, no home-grown tomatoes… is it time to raise our game?

Those with the fewest rights are least able to demand a safe workplace

Before lockdown, my desire to eat Hobnobs outweighed my desire to be thinner. Not any more

A new flurry of tweets from President Trump is pushing the limits of social platform policies designed explicitly to keep users safe from the spread of the novel coronavirus, both online and off. In a series of rapid-fire messages on Friday morning, Trump issued a call to “LIBERATE” Virginia, Minnesota and Michigan, all states led […]

In an overleveraged world headed for economic slowdown, don’t rely on the heavily indebted for rescue

If you fall for a scam, who is to blame — you or your bank?

The FT's chief economics commentator says Boris Johnson's levelling-up mission will come at a cost

It is not a matter of protecting people ‘or’ the economy but of protecting people ‘and’ the economy

There is a major change ahead for LinkedIn, the social network for the working world, now with 675 million members. Jeff Weiner, who has been leading the company as CEO for the past 11 years, is stepping down on June 1, 2020. His new role will be executive chairman. Ryan Roslansky, who is currently head […]

Xiaomi today launched a new e-commerce service in India that allows people in the nation to easily browse and order its handsets and other products from nearby physical retail stores as the Chinese giant rushes to kickstart its sales in its biggest overseas market. Dubbed Mi Commerce, the service allows people to locate nearby stores […]

Amazon has been one of the biggest names synonymous with how the consumer masses are experiencing life under lockdown: its site lets you buy anything from soup to nuts, from books to baking pans for all your sourdough; and via its streaming services, it gives you many ways to stay entertained. But it can also […]

Xiaomi today launched a new e-commerce service in India that allows people in the nation to easily browse and order its handsets and other products from nearby physical retail stores as the Chinese giant rushes to kickstart its sales in its biggest overseas market. Dubbed Mi Commerce, the service allows people to locate nearby stores […]

The so-called retail apocalypse may seem inevitable, but in these challenging times, it is more important than ever to look at how technology can turn the tide.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: Apple device sales have taken a hit, but the company’s services are doing swell. The iPhone, the longtime cornerstone of the company’s hardware portfolio, hit $28.96 billion in revenue for Q2, down from $31.1 billion from this time last year. The iPad and Mac lines saw drops […]

Pillar of country’s economy resumes operations despite concerns over workers’ health

The outlook looks weak for shares exposed to the local economy