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

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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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Rowena Chiu, former assistant to Harvey Weinstein, tells the story of her alleged abuse by the former Hollywood producer and discusses how to prevent non-disclosure agreements from being used to silence the victims of crime with Pilita Clark and Kate Beioley.

Contributors: Pilita Clark, business columnist, Rowena Chiu, former assistant to Harvey Weinstein, and Kate Beioley, legal correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Investors have bet on Gilead’s remdesivir as solution to coronavirus crisis

Fund managers and energy-hungry tech companies bankroll ‘solar-plus-storage’ projects

State-backed utility under pressure as it plans to invest in new coal mines

Demand for classically defensive stocks rises as viral outbreak worsens

Retail services group’s new Shop app needs a price gimmick to lure buyers in

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Short bets rise to highest level of 2020 over Brexit and Covid-19 concerns

S&P 500 falls after Big Tech raises red flags over virus impact and US-China tensions ratchet higher

Aircraft maker’s chief executive says focus will be on rebuilding balance sheet post-pandemic

US Treasury secretary floats idea of shorter trading hours as staffing hit by virus

iPhone maker says it will make county-by-county assessments as states start to ease lockdowns

Energy companies facing climate protests need to limit the wasteful use of their products

Bernard Arnault’s company is the modern incarnation of La Samaritaine and Neiman Marcus

In crisis mode, profits and growth matter much less than ability to ride out a downturn

Rise of volatility and dispersion was supposed to bring a change of fortunes versus passive

Companies suffer steep share-price falls while Luckin implosion highlights risks

Bullish investors and gung-ho governors are setting themselves up for a big reality check

European equities slip after ECB launches fresh push to bolster region’s banking system

Central bank support and rising hopes for economic reopening spark April rally

Sell-off dents investment holdings despite uptick in operating profit

Crash into negative prices jolts producers into cutting back

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Wall Street’s late sell-off came on top of Europe’s worst-ever single day performance

Nikkei 225 average drops 16 per cent over the week amid broad pandemic-linked sell-off

Investors still on edge amid fears over economic impact of widespread shutdowns

S&P 500 records fourth gain in five sessions, despite new leg down for oil prices

Change in Kospi 200 composition prompts US venues to suspend related derivatives

Shares rally this week on hopes that spread of pandemic may be easing

Private equity group acquires 10% stake in Australia’s Crown Resorts

Mortgage products tracking base rate vanish as ‘the numbers no longer stack up’ 

Experts predict transactions could plunge 50 per cent year-on-year, but what could it mean for house prices? 

As corporate insolvencies soar and firms try to hang on to their cash as long as possible, expect to hear a lot more about trade credit insurance.

Black journalist forced America to confront the evils of lynching

DIY investors and those in pensions drawdown scramble to adapt as stock markets plunge 

£3.5bn worth of dividend payments cancelled this week 

Even dividends from stalwarts Shell and BP may be in doubt in the fallout from the Covid-19 crisis 

The Pensions Regulator and former minister Sir Steve Webb take part in online debate 

Executive points to ‘heaps of liquidity’ as members get access to cash due to coronavirus

A sharp-eyed editor and foreign correspondent who turned a killing phrase

Legal marijuana producers also report spike in demand during lockdown 

Dow wipes out gains of the Trump presidency amid fears antivirus measures are inadequate

Energy sector leads US S&P 500 to 2.3% gain   

S&P 500 surges 7% after coronavirus shows signs of peaking in continental Europe

Asia-Pacific indices broadly higher after S&P 500 closes up 3.4%

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

Stocks rise but crude tumbles as world’s largest oil ETF cuts stake

Properties changing hands for tens of thousands less than market value