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Taiwan keeps its borders shut despite virus success

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




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Starbucks sees US reopening, but not business as usual

Coffee chain lays down plans for 90% of its domestic market cafés to be open by early June




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Trump orders meat-processing plants to stay open

Fears of food shortages as coronavirus forces facilities to shut and US cases top 1m




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Locked-down consumers turn back to processed foods

Kellogg and Kraft Heinz see chance to win back customers who had shifted to healthier brands




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Lloyds' offshore banking problem, Facebook's Libra and US stress tests

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Lloyds Bank and its offshore banking problems, the latest on the regulatory tests facing Facebook's Libra initiative, and how banks have fared in this year's US Fed stress tests.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Nick Megaw, retail banking correspondent, Hannah Murphy, technology correspondent, and Kiran Stacey, US regulatory correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon


 

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RBS succession, Goldman's consumer arm and Ukraine's PrivatBank

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss a surprise candidate to succeed Ross McEwan as head of Royal Bank of Scotland, Goldman Sachs's nascent Marcus brand and Igor Kolomoisky's bid to reverse the nationalisation of Ukraine's PrivatBank. With special guest Harit Talwar of Goldman Sachs.


Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, and Max Seddon, Moscow correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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UK stress tests, racism at JPMorgan and predictions for 2020

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss what the latest stress tests tell us about the health of UK banks, racism in US banking after recent revelations about the treatment of black customers at JPMorgan Chase, and predictions for the year ahead. With special guest Laurie Mayers, associate managing director at Moody's.


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

 

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Behind the Money: Running a small business during a global pandemic

Behind the Money is a podcast from the Financial Times that takes listeners inside the business and financial stories of the moment, with reporting from FT journalists around the world. You can find Behind the Money wherever you get your podcasts, including FT.com/behindthemoney.


Mauren Pereira's drapery business was on track for its most financially successful year to date. That was until the coronavirus outbreak reached Virginia. Behind the Money reports on how one small business owner is navigating the current economic crisis. With Brendan Greeley, US economics editor for the Financial Times. 

 

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Behind the Money: Missing out on the US small business rescue

Behind the Money is a podcast from the Financial Times that takes listeners inside the business and financial stories of the moment, with reporting from FT journalists around the world. You can find Behind the Money wherever you get your podcasts, including FT.com/behindthemoney.


The Trump administration’s small business bailout programme has been plagued by problems from the start, with complaints that large companies crowded out the kinds of small enterprises and independent contractors it was designed to help. With a fresh round of funding on offer from Washington, we hear from several business owners trying to get their share, as well as the FT’s Laura Noonan who has been reporting on the programme since it launched. 

 

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Mary Portas: The cull of retail businesses spells the end for mediocre malls

Too many big brands have been coasting for too long




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My favourite dress is everywhere. Should I care?

Helen Barrett discovered the perfect ‘austere but dramatic’ dress from The Vampire’s Wife. Then came the celebrities




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The #stayhome essential grooming guide

Men — Resist the clippers with these eight hair savers




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The pitfalls of dressing for ‘virtual parliament’

The suits, the soft furnishings: a revealing glimpse of our MPs’ style choices




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How city-dwellers are dressing in lockdown

Street style is changing, with baggy shapes and Birkenstocks replacing tailored outfits




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Can Congress save US small businesses? FT reporters answer your questions

Laura Noonan and Lauren Fedor respond to your queries on the state of SBA rescue funds




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Simon Schama on beasts and beastliness in contemporary art

From formaldehyde sheep to giant horses, Simon Schama - in this recording of his FT Frieze week lecture - traces contemporary animal attractions to great works in the history of art  


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The artist as businessman

Is it acceptable for an artist to have his work produced by others? And what are the implications of the artist as businessman on conceptual art as we know it? As a new generation of artists openly declare themselves marketing men, FT arts editor Jan Dalley discusses the business of art with Jackie Wullschlager, FT visual arts critic, and Peter Aspden, FT arts and culture writer.  


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Peter Aspden on Mat Collishaw and recession art

The FT's arts writer reports on Mat Collishaw's transition from conceptual shock artist to ‘proper’ draughtsman - and why, unlike revolution or virgin birth, an economic recession makes a poor subject for art  


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The buzz business: Peter Aspden on the branding of culture

Like it or not, the vibrancy of London’s art scene is due in part to the efforts of marketeers, public relations teams and great coffee shops, says the FT’s arts writer,  


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A messy business: Peter Aspden on sex

A forthcoming season on Channel 4 aims to demystify our sexual behaviour – to be ‘open’ and ‘honest’ about a 'normal part of all our lives'. Good luck with that, says the FT’s arts writer  


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Showy business: Leo Robson on the ‘McConaissance’

Matthew McConaughey’s career revival provides a neat case study of how an actor can wrest back control of his image. It also tells a broader story about our weakness for a certain kind of Acting.  


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Object lessons: Peter Aspden on memorabilia

A militarist matchbox, a spoof banknote, a Lennon album. . . the FT’s arts writer presents a very personal history of the past half-century in 10 objects  


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Fatale attraction: Ludovic Hunter-Tilney on the screen seductress

In the 1980s and 1990s cinema audiences were in thrall to powerful women in erotic thrillers such as Body Heat and Basic Instinct. But whatever became of the genre and is it ripe for a comeback?  


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Just reach out: Peter Aspden on making culture accessible

A brush with institutional hauteur in Nice makes the FT’s arts writer long for the determinedly inclusive museums and galleries of the UK  


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The life of a song: Nessun Dorma

Jan Dalley tells the story of the aria that united opera and football fans alike in a strange example of the power of posh music. Credits: ZYX Music, Naxos, Monument, Arista.  


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The Life of a Song: God Bless the Child

Billy Holiday's secular hymn was born out of a blazing family row and its swaying melody went on to become a jazz standard, with versions by Tony Bennett and Sonny Rollins. Mike Hobart follows its history. Credits: Jazz Moon, Saga, Columbia/Legacy, Island, Geffen Gold Mine  


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The Life of a Song: Try A Little Tenderness

Amy Walker on how a saccharine love song was transformed by Otis Redding into a provocative and impassioned soul classic. Credits: Baierle Records, Cool Note, 104pro Media, Daxa production, Digital Remasterings, ABKCO Music & Records Inc., Rhino Atlantic, Universal Island Records, Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC/Shawn Carter  


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The Life of a Song: The Message

Ian McCann takes a look at one of the greatest and most culturally influential rap songs by genre pioneers Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five. A hit urban anthem, it almost wasn't recorded... Credits: Castle Communications, Warner Bros, Wagram Music, The Island Def Jam Music Group, Atlantic Records  


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Default at South Africa’s Land Bank increases pressure on Ramaphosa

Century-old agriculture lender is latest state group in need of government support




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Covid-19 focus threatens precarious malaria progress

Pandemic could set back the fight against malaria by 20 years, with Africa hit worst




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Train your successor before you need one

To move on to a dream job, have someone ready to replace you at the old one




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Tips from the Top: Jancis Robinson’s best wine addresses in London

The FT’s wine columnist reveals her favourite clubs, cellars and bars in the capital




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Bordeaux’s charming – and charmless – 2010s

‘These long-lived wines need time in bottle to soften and become truly appealing; the best examples can continue to improve for decades’




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France rules out coronavirus aid for tax-haven businesses

Finance minister also says companies cannot pay dividends while receiving government money 




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Government accused of pushing tax compliance policing on to business

IR35 rules demanding companies check their contractors’ HMRC status are flawed and unfair, say Lords




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Business school heads vow to fight axing of MBA apprenticeship

Deans come out against government plan to cut senior executive courses from workplace training scheme




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Bad credit is big business — if you can get a guarantor

Whether renting a flat or applying for a loan, you will probably need the help of a homeowner




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Small businesses are not ‘all in it together’

Readers say they fall between the cracks of government support schemes




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Psychologist Carol Dweck: ‘Everyone is a work in progress’

The guru of the ‘growth mindset’ on why your qualities are not set in stone




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Goldman-backed Travelodge under pressure to pay its rent

Landlords reject call for 50% reduction, saying hotel group is using Covid-19 crisis to cut costs




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Revolut’s founder should take some M&A lessons from Warren Buffett

Company must not bet the bank on expansion; estate agents have nowhere to go




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UK property groups plead for extended business rates holiday

Office providers warn chancellor that companies will go bankrupt without relief




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Sérgio Moro resignation adds to pressure on Brazil’s Bolsonaro 

Justice minister’s departure raises risk of yet another impeachment in Latin America’s largest democracy




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Argentina’s black market money changers expect resurgence in business

Reimposition of currency controls is admission of defeat by president




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Forecasting in times of stress requires a different lens

‘Anna Karenina principle’ suggests every unhappy economy is unhappy in its own way




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Julien Sevaux on lessons from European revolutions

Stanhope co-founder and Worms family heir says Warren Buffett and 1848 inspired his new venture




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EU increases pressure on Britain over Irish Sea customs border

Brussels sets out tariffs proposals aimed at reducing risk of smuggling into bloc




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Germany’s ECB critics toast courtroom success

Plaintiffs plan fresh challenge against central bank’s emergency bond-buying programme




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Can Greece become an economic success story?

Greece’s centre-right New Democracy party has returned to power after defeating the far-left party Syriza at the ballot box on a promise of reviving the economy through tax cuts, reduced bureaucracy and more foreign investment.  Katie Martin discusses the new government and the challenges it is facing with Ben Hall and Kerin Hope.


Contributors: Naomi Rovnick, FT Live reporter, Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Ben Hall, Europe editor, and Kerin Hope, Athens correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Stress and burnout: an FT investigation

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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