Indigo, a Boston-based agritech start-up, plans to pay farmers to store carbon in soil - part of a growing field of climate-related agricultural practices that seek to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the air. Lauren Fedor discusses the growing focus on environmentally friendly farming methods with Leslie Hook and Emiko Terazono.

Contributors: Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Lauren Fedor, technology reporter, Emiko Terazono, commodities correspondent, and Leslie Hook, environment correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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How bad is the problem of stress and burnout in corporate life? Lilah Raptopoulos carried out a reader-driven investigation into the topic with James Fontanella-Khan, the FT's corporate deals editor. They reveal their findings in this podcast. Read the story at ft.com/mentalhealth Listen to the Everything Else podcast here

Contributors: Griselda Murray Brown, Commissioning editor, Arts, Lilah Raptopoulos, US head of audience engagement, and James Fontanella-Khan, corporate deals editor. Producer: David Waters

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David Pilling takes us on a tour of the African ghetto he visited with Bobi Wine, the rap singer turned politician, who has confirmed he will challenge Yoweri Museveni for the presidency of Uganda in 2021.

Contributors: Alec Russell, editor of FT Weekend, and David Pilling, Africa editor. Producer: Fiona Symon. Music clip: Kyarenga by Bobi Wine

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Sterling has taken a beating in the currency markets, falling to a fresh two-year low against the US dollar on Tuesday. Michael Hunter discusses why this has happened and who will be affected with Katie Martin, the FT's capital markets editor.

Contributors: Michael Hunter, markets reporter, and Katie Martin, capital markets editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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US allegations that China is manipulating its currency burst into the open again this week when the renminbi was allowed to fall below seven to the dollar for the first time since 2008. Josh Noble discusses this latest front in the US-China trade dispute and its implications for investors and the global economy with Don Weinland, Beijing financial correspondent, and Michael MacKenzie, senior investment commentator.

Contributors: Josh Noble, weekend news editor, Don Weinland, Beijing financial correspondent, and Michael MacKenzie, senior investment correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Last week Boris Johnson lead the conservative party to its biggest victory in over 30 years on a promise to “get Brexit done”. What should the UK expect from its new government and how has business reacted to the election? George Parker and Adam Samson talk to Siona Jenkins about what the next five years could bring.

Contributors: Siona Jenkins, editor, UK news, George Parker, political editor and Adam Samson, global head of Fast FT. Producer: Persis Love. Photo credit: Leon Neal/PA

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Iranian military leader and commander of the Quds Forces, Qassem Soleimani, was killed on the 3rd of January in a targeted US air strike at Baghdad airport, Iraq. What did Soleimani mean to Iranians and why did the US order the airstrike that killed him? Najmeh Bozorgmehr discusses the story with Andrew England.

Contributors: Andrew England, Middle East editor and Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Tehran correspondent. Producer: Persis Love

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K-Pop has never been more popular. However, a recent string of high profile controversies including a rape conviction and two suicides have sullied the image of the Korean cultural export. Edward White talks to Patricia Nilsson about what makes a K-Pop star, why the singers are under so much pressure, and what the industry means to the country’s economy.

Contributors: Edward White, Seoul correspondent and Patricia Nilsson, Media reporter. Producer: Persis Love

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Investors have begun to shun companies that make their money from fossil fuels because of concerns about global warming. So what does this mean for the oil and gas companies whose future profits depend on continuing to exploit the hydrocarbon assets they have acquired around the world? Pilita Clark discusses the implications with Lex columnist Alan Livsey and energy editor David Sheppard. Read Alan's analysis here

Contributors: Pilita Clark, business columnist, Alan Livsey, Lex columnist, and David Sheppard, energy editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Monday, March 16

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates to zero and joined forces with other central banks in a bid to prevent a severe economic downturn caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The FT’s Gillian Tett unpacks the sweeping measures. Plus, the rapid spread of the coronavirus and the ensuing travel restrictions have led to one of the worst months on record for the airport industry, and French industrials group Air Liquide is asking would-be buyers of its hand sanitiser unit to offer a higher sum in the wake of the outbreak. 

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Varying efforts to stem rise in homicides across Latin America have failed

Some officials are using Covid-19 to jump on the neoliberal-bashing bandwagon

Start every week on the front foot with a preview of what’s on the global agenda

Scientists co-operate on search for Covid-19 origins despite charges Beijing is withholding data

Partnership that would prioritise UK could produce 100m doses by year-end if treatment is effective

As Beijing connects the region, the Philippines weighs ‘shutdown’ risk

Energy, water and other utility groups keep services going despite lockdowns and cuts

Decline leads to a drop in wholesale prices as businesses close

Buyers who get cold feet tend to have the advantage but jilted targets can still extract value

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

The FT analyses the scale of outbreaks and the number of deaths around the world

Currency softens beyond key level as investors brace themselves for more interest rate cuts

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

Ankara’s banking regulator acts after currency slides below level reached in 2018 crisis

Being ‘guided by the science’ does not mean hiding behind it

Regulators must ensure that lenders’ defences are sufficiently robust

Replacing migrant fruit and vegetable pickers is harder than expected

Grounding of aircraft around the world due to coronavirus crisis takes toll on UK aero-engine maker

Aircraft parts manufacturers pull plug in first big deal to collapse due to coronavirus pandemic

‘We will be a smaller company for a while,’ says chief David Calhoun

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

Charity Commission intervened over £350,000 of payments to Duke of York’s private secretary

John Malone shows his adroitness in deal between Liberty Global and Telefónica

The Jimmy Choo shoe designer says jewellery has influenced her work

Pandemic forces rethink of luxury industry after cancellation of fairs

Global lockdown forces watchmakers to accelerate their digital transformation. Plus: Frédéric Arnault talks about Tag Heuer’s foray into smartwatches; smart jewellery translate sound for deaf people; and the value of vintage motorsport-themed watches is only going one way: up.

Smart jewellery can help people with disabilities but funding is needed

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

Companies from Boeing to HSBC have discovered the danger of delaying hard choices

The biggest brand launch since the Pink Lady is changing the nature of the fruit

Return of dispersion comes after years of similar returns across sectors

ISAL facility remains unprofitable as aluminium producers face weaker demand and prices

Homeowners must use ‘cleaner alternatives’ for coal fires and wood-burning stoves from 2021

Anglo-Australian mining group benefits from resilient iron ore price

Country’s production this year expected to top 2019 if coronavirus kept at bay

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

Crash into negative prices jolts producers into cutting back

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

It is always easy for central banks to find reasons not to act