Fortunes are created by technology and globalisation, as well as talent and enterprise

In 16 years of columns on business, the only constant has been disruptive innovation

The after-effects of triumphant bets on Chinese companies should spur more gains for sceptics

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

Lockdowns have elevated the sector that some analysts thought would fall furthest in a recession

Chief executive Mark Bristow says miner has taken lessons on tackling coronavirus from experience of Ebola outbreak

Grounded travellers are facing downgrades but some airlines are rewarding loyalty

Canadian group makes all-stock proposal public after talks fail to get off ground

Endiama chief wants ‘radical change’ in overhaul of country’s scandal-hit gem industry

Move could pave way for company to shift primary listing to London

Two Gulf companies shipped jet fuel to renegade general Khalifa Haftar, documents show

The Japanese tech investment group is looking increasingly challenged

Sharma signals tapering of scheme as Johnson prepares to announce road map out of lockdown

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.

Judicial review sought over alleged breach of 2015 law, claiming cost benefits should go to scheme members

Consumers seeking quick cash unload designer bags, jewellery and luxury watches

If anything, it’s only made the most coveted more sought after, as online sellers adapt to cater for their clientele.

Billionaire investor hits winning bets in global macro after closing to external money

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

Move comes amid escalating political row with London’s mayor over coronavirus risks

An inquiry into the origins of Covid-19 is needed if important lessons are to be learnt

Online retailer’s partnerships with fashion brands should support growth and lift margins

French energy group makes emissions pledge as first-quarter profits drop 35%

For some analysts the industrial metal looks cheap, even given the Covid-19 slowdown

A new exchange traded commodity holds several advantages

Move means hard-hit industries face another year of high bills

Optimism, not pessimism, could spark future takeover offers for UK investment houses

Political goodwill for Spire Healthcare could act as a tailwind once virus impact eases

Treasury also licenses Chevron to operate in crisis-hit nation for a further 3 months

Zeitgold has raised a Series B round of $29.2 million (€27 million). Overall, the company has raised more than $54 million (€50 million). The company is building a software platform for small companies to automate bookkeeping as much as possible. Vintage Investment Partners is leading today’s round with existing investors Battery Ventures, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures, […]

The last time America sold war bonds they were essentially a tax on savers

Gillian Tett on how to assess risk in the age of coronavirus

Researchers at NYU have identified hundreds of groups of Instagram users, some with thousands of members, that systematically exchange likes and comments in order to game the service’s algorithms and boost visibility. In the process, they also trained machine learning agents to identify whether a post has been juiced in this way. “Pods,” as they’ve […]

Facebook is today rolling out a tool that will allow users in the U.S. and Canada to export their Facebook photos and videos to Google Photos. This data portability tool was first introduced in Ireland in December, and has since been made available to other international markets. To use the feature, Facebook users will need […]

In spite of their protected status under international laws, pangolins remain one of the most trafficked animals in the world — and at least some of that trade is taking place right out in the open on Facebook . A new report from tech watchdog group the Tech Transparency Project details how Facebook users are […]

After months of testing, Facebook’s redesign is finally official. Announced last year at F8, the more minimalist approach to its desktop design has been rolled out in waves. In March, the company added an option to try out the new version. Users could switch back and leave feedback for why they had done so. This […]

Once the UK accepted trade friction, everything changed

Nine countries can make a stand for sharing the fiscal burden of the pandemic

Earth day struggles for global attention

Google is reportedly on the verge of stepping up their hardware game in a way that follows the example set by Apple, with custom-designed silicon powering future smartphones. Axios reports that Google is readying its own in-house processors for use in future Pixel devices, including both phones and eventually Chromebooks, too. Google’s efforts around its […]

Paige, the Sloan-Kettering spinout that has been building an artificial intelligence platform to improve cancer pathology and subsequently use those insights to develop better drug therapies, has raised an additional $5 million in funding to continue its work commercialising its platform and expanding its research reach, while also getting FDA clearance to launch in hospitals […]

Amazon has been one of the biggest names synonymous with how the consumer masses are experiencing life under lockdown: its site lets you buy anything from soup to nuts, from books to baking pans for all your sourdough; and via its streaming services, it gives you many ways to stay entertained. But it can also […]

The days of the big product event are on hold for the foreseeable future. Until then, a big blog post will have to do. A day after announcing that Microsoft would be shifting focus away from dual-screen devices, Chief Product Officer Panos Panay took to the company’s Devices blog to show off a slew of […]

Microsoft and Amazon are at it again as the fight for the Defense Department JEDI contract continues. In a recent series of increasingly acerbic pronouncements, the two companies continue their ongoing spat over the $10 billion, decade-long JEDI contract spoils. As you may recall (or not), last fall in a surprise move, the DoD selected […]

The original Go was a mostly well-received addition to the Surface line when it arrived in late 2018. It was a nice, pint-sized alternatively, positioned fairly well to serve as a secondary device for some. It did the convertible double duty and traveled well, but otherwise was lacking in guts and versatility. Launching at the […]

Facebook is today rolling out a tool that will allow users in the U.S. and Canada to export their Facebook photos and videos to Google Photos. This data portability tool was first introduced in Ireland in December, and has since been made available to other international markets. To use the feature, Facebook users will need […]

Google today is launching a new app, Read Along, that aims to help elementary school students practice their reading skills and stay educationally engaged amid school closures due to coronavirus. The new Android app is based on Google’s existing application, Bolo, which launched in India last year with a catalog of read-along stories in both […]

If gold retreats to $1,580, the price chart suggests a major buying opportunity

Our household income has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic

Apple and Google are providing additional resources for developers working with the first version of their Exposure Notification API, the development tools the companies have created and are working on in order to provide a cross-platform way for public health agencies to notify individuals of a potential exposure to a person with a confirmed case […]