Venezuela’s president airs video of former US soldier accused of taking part in thwarted plot

Gilead’s potential coronavirus treatment stirs investor hopes but evidence on effectiveness is mixed

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

US-led trial shows positive results in hastening recovery time for coronavirus patients

Policy reversal follows Cameron vow to rid UK of ‘unsightly’ structures

Higher education should not be treated as just another business

Guillaume Faury tells employees in letter that lockdown threatens manufacturer’s existence

Watchdogs put 12-month extension on new margin requirements, citing coronavirus threat

Shares in brokerage firm drop overnight after it discloses payments to clearing houses

It is right for the Fed to lead America towards faster and more efficient bank payments

The need to raise donations led MIT’s Media Lab to a terrible misjudgment

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

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

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

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

Airline to axe up to 3,150 jobs and close London Gatwick operations as it scales back to save business

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

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

We grew too fast, but came back stronger

Move by UK group will put pressure on other insurers to follow suit 

We need more and better surveys from across the globe to help us take the right course

Cutting tuition fees is no longer realistic, but there are other ways to better support vital courses

How will your retirement finances change BC and AC — before and after coronavirus?

Industry regulator calls for vigilance over actions of employers during pandemic

British handbag maker’s value has plummeted 85% in past two years as turnround plan stalls

Healthcare tech group chief calls estimate to deal with coronavirus ‘conservative’ as it boosts medical equipment production

Should the UK deliver its promises, infrastructure contractors will be in for a bonanza

Chief executive defends government’s handing of protesters and police conduct

Arguments for authoritarianism and against democracy will be made with increased boldness

Pexip deal marks bright spot in otherwise bleak European IPO market

Turmoil in commodity market slashes state colleges’ revenues

Marathon cuts capital spending by $1.4bn in anticipation of 30% drop in output

Whether we like it or not, spending on arms and security will rise in the next few years 

Lowest five-year fix in UK history

3.19 per cent deal comes with a fee of £1,495

Online broker is revamping its charging structure

Key markets simmering during the thin trading sessions around year-end

More than £1bn ploughed into equity vehicles after decisive Conservative victory

Production costs to rise by 61% when industry invests in carbon capture

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

The US private sector shed a record 20m jobs in April as coronavirus lockdowns and the resulting closure of non-essential businesses led to historic joblessness

Germany's dominant export sector in record decline, South Korea may be forced to close bars and nightclubs after partygoer is found to have infected at least 14 people

Mark Cutifani says polyhalite a ‘very differentiated’ product to potash

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 […]

Saudis alleged to have hacked Jeff Bezos’s phone

Glance, which serves media content, news and casual games on the lock screen of Android -powered smartphones, has amassed 100 million daily active users, it said today. The subsidiary of ad-firm InMobi Group reached the milestone in 21 months in what appears to be the shortest duration for any popular internet service to gain their […]

The coronavirus may be decimating some corners of the economy, but the impact on the digital music, as evidenced by the world’s biggest music streaming company, appears to be minimal. Today Spotify reported its earnings for Q1 with revenues of €1.848 billion ($2 billion at today’s rates) and an inching into a positive net income […]

After a quarter in which eBay, tussling with an activist investor, completed the sell-off of its ticketing business StubHub for $4 billion and saw appointed a new CEO after its previous one departed, while also weathering waves of surging demand and dodgy supply resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, today the e-commerce company reported its Q1 […]