Italy-based hospital chain was only potential suitor after buyout group KKR ruled out its involvement

President’s travel ban will not calm markets or address the threat facing America

The president should look to Roman history and Ireland on how to act in a crisis

What is striking about the coronavirus is how weak our rulers are

Investors should beware the regulatory storm gathering over Silicon Valley

In this FT series people share their stories of this extraordinary time

Reflections and revelations from a year of politics — direct from a spinney in the English countryside where the annual badger summit took place

Recruiters scrambling to adapt as companies put expansion plans on ice 

Operators grapple with fierce competition in their battle to boost profits

Move comes after Moody’s predicts £400m blow to transport network’s income

Their critical public service has a price attached. Seamus Murphy photographs these key workers

Steve Easterbrook lost his job after relationship with colleague but kept stock options

She's the most successful female recording artist ever – and now, 30 years after her first single, Madonna has released her twelfth album, 'MDNA'. It's already caused a stir, with the video for the opening track 'Girl Gone Wild' banned on YouTube for being 'too raunchy'. But is she still good? What's more important: Madonna the brand or the artist? And, at 53, should she really be wearing those hot pants? Neville Hawcock puts these questions to FT writers Lucy Kellaway, Ludovic Hunter-Tilney and Richard Clayton. With clips from 'Girl Gone Wild', 'I'm a Sinner' and 'I'm Addicted'. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown  

See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Citing pressure of visitor numbers, the museum banned sketching at its recent “David Bowie Is” exhibition – a move that shows how hard it is for curators to reconcile accessibility and academic values, the FT’s arts writer says  

See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Driven by ubiquitous video technology, a new wave of films – such as the award-winning ‘Gaza: Chronicles of a Conflict’ – favours rawness and immediacy over explanation and context  

See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

David Cheal tells the tale of the Burt Bacharach penned classic 'I Just Don’t Know What to Do With Myself', from the 1964 soul of Dusty Springfield to its 2001 raw-rock treatment by The White Stripes. Credits: Philips, Stiff, Elephant  

See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The FT’s wine columnist reveals her favourite clubs, cellars and bars in the capital

How fraudsters will try to trick you out of your money 

The investigative journalist on #MeToo and the perils of taking on the powerful

The South Carolina congressman on Trump, Michael Moore — and the ‘bombastic’ Bernie bros

Decades of philanthropy pay off for one of Wall Street’s most complicated figures

Live coverage from the FT.

The Labour and Conservative parties are making a final push on key issues — border security and rail fares — as the election campaign nears the home stretch. Brexit concerns are also bubbling again.

The pound has soared more than 2 per cent in its biggest rise since 2017 after an exit poll has projected a strong victory for Boris Johnson’s Conservative party.

Roula Khalaf talks to Alec Russell about her meeting with Hatice Cengiz, fiancee of the murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who is now campaigning for his killers to be brought to justice. 

Contributors: Alec Russell, editor of FT Weekend, and Roula Khalaf, deputy editor.  Producer: Fiona Symon

See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The London Stock Exchange group has confirmed that it is in advanced talks to buy Refinitiv in a $27bn deal that would turn it into a global exchanges and data powerhouse. Patrick Jenkins discusses the proposed deal with Arash Massoudi, the FT’s corporate finance and deals editor.

Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Arash Massoudi, corporate finance and deals editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Many of us own a keyboard, which sounds more or less like a piano, but is not quite the same. Thomas Hale, Alphaville reporter, thought he’d like to buy the real thing, so he went looking in London. He tells James Pickford what he found. Read Thomas's article here

Contributors: James Pickford, deputy editor of FT Money, and Thomas Hale, Alphaville reporter. Producer: Fiona Symon.

See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Investors demanded too high a price to lend to US carrier reeling from coronavirus shutdown

The US is in danger of lurching from lax oversight of vaping to banning it unwisely

Virgin Atlantic could be followed by British Airways in abandoning UK’s second-biggest gateway

Company to refund fraction of policy premiums to reflect reduction in driving  

Differences remain but Europe leaders are growing accustomed to US president’s style

The UK’s decision on Huawei should give the US cause for reflection as much as reproach

Covid-19 pandemic increases problems for retirement schemes already in deficit

Lansdowne, Odey and Wadhwani among those betting on a revival of UK equities

Smart meter group’s IPO boosts hopes of fundraising uptick after lacklustre 2019

Take steps to improve your relationship with money and the role it plays in your life

Deal to create one of world’s biggest chemicals groups beset by management clashes

Your guide to the investment and business revolution you can’t afford to ignore

Facebook is expanding its Community Help hub to better serve local communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The hub has already seen significant usage by those requesting food, supplies and information about local resources, as well as use by volunteers and groups willing to lend a hand. Now, Facebook is adding more features to the hub […]

It would be the underlying law and EU treaty that needs changing, not the ruling

Democratic presidential contenders cling on over early hurdles

Facebook is expanding its Community Help hub to better serve local communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The hub has already seen significant usage by those requesting food, supplies and information about local resources, as well as use by volunteers and groups willing to lend a hand. Now, Facebook is adding more features to the hub […]

Twitter has said that tweets posted early Tuesday morning by Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk that irresponsibly call for restrictions put in place to defend against the spread of COVID-19 don’t violate its guidelines around inaccurate or disputed information about the coronavirus that could cause harm. Musk tweeted a series of things on Tuesday, […]

The thrust of the UK chancellor’s Budget is welcome. Yet it will not transform prospects in the near term

Government’s travel ban due to coronavirus makes it nearly impossible for citizens to return home

A heavy debt load scuppered the business 

Leaked images obtained by TechCrunch reveal that Google considered and designed a feature that would let people donate money to websites to help support news publishers, bloggers and musicians. But Google scrapped the idea and chose not to build out the product, despite these kinds of businesses and creators often struggling to earn revenue. Last […]

Canada has contributed over CAD 90,000 (approximately CHF 60,000) in 2020 to enhance the trading capacities of developing countries and least-developed countries (LDCs). This donation to the WTO’s DDA Global Trust Fund will finance training workshops and seminars for government officials, with the aim of deepening their understanding of current trade issues and challenges and improving their negotiating skill-set.

With Windows 10X, Microsoft introduced a new version of its flagship operating system last October that was specifically designed for dual-screen devices. The original plan was to launch the first set of Windows 10X dual-screen devices before the 2020 holidays, and in February of this year, it announced a slew of tools to help developers […]