Recruiters scrambling to adapt as companies put expansion plans on ice 

China shutdown leaves crews stuck at sea, shipyards deserted and shipowners hunting for work

Danish shipping group hit by ‘very, very weak February’ but hopes for rebound in April

Baltic Dry index shows two-thirds drop in vessel leasing rates since start of December

Warnings of disruptions heighten focus on China’s outsized role in global sourcing

China’s exports show signs of recovery but demand falters in US and Europe

Industry forecast to suffer $25bn hit this year as coronavirus changes working life

Appointment comes as tension rises over government decision to restrict 5G rollout

Spate of arson attacks on telecoms masts fuelled by disinformation over pandemic’s origins

Chief of French state-backed company said decision was made with ‘heavy heart’

Chinese telecoms group reports 1.4% rise in first-quarter sales to $25.7bn

Combining Virgin Media and O2 would reshape British telecoms market

Cable company added Three as a new customer for so-called ‘backhaul’ network

UK telecoms group warns shareholders over lower payouts in future as it focuses on broadband network upgrade

Deal’s architects say it will improve connectivity, choice and value, but consumers have heard that before

In the face of lockdown, go online to tour the world’s best gardens and shop for bulbs

Brooding subject matter meets richly detailed music in the British rapper’s fifth album

Analysis shows Bame groups exposed to greater socio-economic and work risks

Nintendo super smashes it, Peloton powers ahead, Sonos Arc

The ripples from slowing Chinese production are felt down the supply chain

UK transport company has come under pressure from US activist to sell school bus and transit divisions

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

Transport secretary weighs support for airlines and rail operators as passenger numbers drop

Awarding of franchises allows skeleton services to continue on Southeastern and Great Western lines

Transport group also expects its Greyhound bus service to receive US financial support

Tourism in east Africa’s renowned wildlife reserves has collapsed amid the global shutdown

The new chair of the association that runs men’s tennis wants to share out wealth more evenly

The recruitment process in the industry is slowly starting to turn more professional

Denmark and the Netherlands lead surge in bookings but company still cuts 25% of workforce

Taipei says foreign visitors will be allowed to enter once a vaccine is discovered

Court hears claim in lawsuit that has laid bare feud over media, retail and hospitality empire

Holiday Inn owner outlines ‘visible’ hygiene changes as rival Hilton reports slide in revenue

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

The opposition leader on Covid-19, dealing with Corbyn’s legacy and holding Downing St to account

French patient who fell ill in December found to have had Covid-19 after samples retested

Boris Johnson’s government was focused on Budget and Brexit — until disease took a grip

Dr Kate Gaynor’s executive education was soon tested as general manager of a Chinese hospital

Store closures and frozen spending leave gap in policymakers’ economic tracking

Lockdowns and restrictions set to halt Italian coffee maker’s 17-year growth trajectory

Food and farm industry desperate to shift mountain of produce as pandemic decimates demand

Donald Trump wants to reopen meatpacking plants amid fears of food shortages but unions warn of ‘sacrificial workers’

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss RBS as Alison Rose, the first woman to lead one of the UK’s top banks, takes the helm, Iqbal Khan and the hiring spat between Credit Suisse and UBS, and the role of US investment banks in the failed WeWork IPO. With special guest John Cronin of Goodbody stockbrokers in Dublin.

Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss HSBC's cost-cutting drive, what to expect from next week's US bank results, and the departure of Vernon Hill from Metro Bank. With special guest Jordi Gual, chairman of Spain's CaixaBank

Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss the pressure Barclays has come under to curb fossil fuel financing, a radical plan to overhaul regional banking in Japan, and the latest US bank results. With special guest Christian Wilson from ShareAction. 

Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Robin Harding, Tokyo bureau chief, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon.  

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Matthew Vincent and guests discuss European banks' readiness to handle a coronavirus epidemic, whether Europe’s investment banks are in full retreat in the US, and Deutsche Bank’s compliance problems in the UK. With special guest Miles Celic, chief executive of TheCityUK

Contrbitutors: Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love

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How are banks dealing with the market chaos caused by coronavirus and the new oil price war? Also, Bob Diamond has appointed his flamboyant former right-hand man at Barclays, Rich Ricci, as chief executive of Panmure Gordon, the lossmaking UK stockbroker he bought two years ago. What are the two musketeers now up to? And we also hear from special guest Katie Murray, chief financial officer of RBS.

Contributors: Host, Matthew Vincent, regulation correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Laura Noonan, US banking editor, and Nicolas Megaw, retail banking correspondent. Producers: Andrew Georgiades and Breen Turner.

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Secretary of state Mike Pompeo says strategic dialogue to determine future role will begin in June

Prime minister designate says government could be unable to pay half of the salaries of 3m-strong workforce next month

Struggling parents demand help as work dries up due to coronavirus crisis

Move in response to UN call to focus on preventing Covid-19 outbreak in war-torn country