Phones, TV and games constantly vie for our attention — but how much do they add to our lives?

Downfall of carmaker’s former boss sets up clash between country’s old guard and its reformists

As the stock market plummeted last month, managers of big companies saw value 

Return of dispersion comes after years of similar returns across sectors

FT's Robert Armstrong looks at a disconnect between the US stock market and the economy

Valuations do not reflect the risks that still lie ahead from coronavirus

Remdesivir news moves markets more than economic data or Fed action

Smaller companies in ‘epic rally’ on optimism over coronavirus and policy support

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

Sell-off dents investment holdings despite uptick in operating profit

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

Hundreds will lose jobs in £1.2bn turnround plan even as Jingye says 3,000 will be saved

Bids complicate Chinese investor’s efforts to buy out whole of troubled company

Price of key steelmaking ingredient has held up, despite big drop in economic activity

Group’s founder Anil Agarwal undeterred by price crash and debt levels

Departure comes just weeks after Moody’s cut miner’s rating to junk

Radioactive material at risk of supply shocks given small number of dominant mines

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

German airline looks at procedure similar to Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid dispute over bailout conditions

Váradi echoes Ryanair’s O’Leary in upbeat outlook as low-cost airline restarts flights from Luton on Friday

Airline’s operations at London’s second biggest airport face brunt of 12,000 job cuts

Europe’s largest low-cost airline expects return to 2019 passenger levels to take 2 years

Incoming CEO tells investors and carrier’s 96,000 staff that he will not duck hard decisions

Grounded travellers are facing downgrades but some airlines are rewarding loyalty

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

In future it may have to be budget stimulus that rides to the rescue

China looks set to pour billions in national savings down a black hole

Benin crossing has been shut for three months, halting trade on vital frontier

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

Business contestants battle for $1m prize money in glitzy televised extravaganza

Pretoria has waived rules that prevented mining groups generating electricity for their own use

Restrictions have hampered miner’s ability to move money out of the country

Investors fret over the level of economic stimulus Washington is likely to provide

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

Trading restrictions did not work in the past; there is less reason for them to work this time

S&P 500 closes more than 9% higher as investors cheer Fed backstops and political progress

S&P 500 gives back some of its earlier rally as US stimulus package attracts objections on Capitol Hill

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

Viral outbreak has sped shift to online platforms, squeezing many traditional outfits

Emergency move to prevent people being thrown out because of virus

US central bank accelerates purchases to stabilise market for securities backed by home loans

Regulatory action sought to prevent intervention from having unintended consequences

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

Many decide to hold on to cash, triggering disputes with landlords in commercial and residential sectors

Dig downs and loft extensions may increase the value of a home, but it’s hard to borrow against this

The time it takes for employees to be assessed is putting companies in delicate legal territory

Activists wary after finance ministry names ‘core’ stocks covered by law on foreign investment

Calls for safety assurances despite concern over educational impact

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

Airlines and airports say 14-day isolation period would be a ‘death blow’ to industry