Political mood in US has shifted against big tech companies

GPs and charities warn patients dying from coronavirus are suffering unnecessarily

Trade union issues warning as coronavirus fears leave 11,000 crew members stranded at sea 

Industry forecast to suffer $25bn hit this year as coronavirus changes working life

Social media giant eyes new audience in India but deal may not leave it with much to take home

Indigenous protests over gas project are snarling rail traffic and hurting businesses

Tory manifesto pledge aimed at ‘levelling up’ the regions of Britain faces uphill struggle

Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss UBS's cultural faux pas in China, Deutsche Bank's plan to set up a 'bad bank' and Facebook's bid to shake up the payments world. With special guest Jan Kvarnström, bank restructuring expert.  

Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Don Weinland, Beijing financial correspondent, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, Nick Megaw, retail banking correspondent, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent and Elaine Moore, deputy head of Lex. Producer: Fiona Symon

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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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Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss Facebook's recent talks with the world's central bankers on its plans for a digital currency, whether the UK's challenger banks can maintain their astonishing rate of expansion, and a potential scandal at JPMorgan as three of its metals traders are charged with market manipulation. With special guest Tom Merry, managing director at Accenture Strategy.

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ECB prepared to cut rates again, says its chief economist

Swedbank admits to money-laundering failings

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Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Mehreen Khan, Brussels correspondent, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, and Henry Sanderson, commodities correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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David Crow and guests discuss Standard Chartered chief Bill Winters' 'voluntary' pay cut after a dispute over his pension allowance, Citigroup's confidence in the City of London regardless of the outcome of Brexit, and gathering clouds for Facebook's much hyped digital currency, Libra. With special guest David Livingstone, chief executive of Citigroup in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Contributors: David Crow, banking editor, Stephen Morris, European banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Facebook plans to shake up the finance world with a new digital currency called Libra - we hear about its pros and cons. Next up, we discover what Moll Flanders, the literary anti-heroine, can tell us about modern day bank fraud. And finally we find out how smaller shareholders can stand up for their rights. 

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Consumers who use tax preparation services or software could have to wait months for money

Pentwater Capital calls for boardroom change in vehicle developing Oyu Tolgoi

Amity between old adversaries almost certain to crumble once first ball is bowled

Oil price collapse and crumbling health system put Latin American nation at risk

Work dries up under lockdown but returning home could be more perilous than staying put

Bondholders weigh deal with Macri against negotiating with likely successor Fernández

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn spar in a televised debate just six days before the general election.

Facebook has revealed plans for a new global digital currency, claiming it will enable billions of people around the world without a bank account to make money transfers. Patrick Jenkins discusses the initiative and what it means for the banks with Nick Megaw, Caroline Binham and Elaine Moore.

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, Nick Megaw, retail banking correspondent, Caroline Binham, financial regulation correspondent and Elaine Moore, deputy head of Lex. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Hong Kong protests against a proposed extradition law that would allow criminal suspects to be handed over to China are continuing, despite a concession by the Hong Kong chief executive to suspend the proposed law. Naomi Rovnick discusses discusses what’s at stake for China and what the protesters are seeking to achieve, with Tom Mitchell in Beijing and Sue-Lin Wong in Hong Kong.

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Naomi Rovnick FT Live reporter, Sue-Lin Wong, South China correspondent and Tom Mitchell, Beijing bureau chief. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Stuart Levey, known for tough enforcement of sanctions on Iran, will head digital currency project

London bourse’s transformative acquisition is facing more scrutiny than expected

Thousands of jobs at risk as coronavirus pandemic leads to a fall-off in demand

Chunk of assets already pledged as collateral could complicate efforts to secure fresh debt

UK airport reports slump in passenger demand as calls resurface for expansion to be axed

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

Non-bank lenders put on downgrade watch as sector braces for wave of borrowers not paying

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

Pandemic could dwarf other disasters such as Hurricane Katrina, John Neal says

£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 

Since their peak almost a month ago, European banks indices have plunged 40 per cent

Jean Pierre Mustier’s nascent turnround derailed as bank slips to first-quarter loss

Citigroup was biggest lender but Deutsche, Barclays and SocGen are also on the hook

Phoenix Commodities seeks debt restructuring after racking up $450m of currency hedge losses

Competitive landscape is unclear as food delivery becomes a utility

Case linked to 2012 nationalisation of oil company proves tricky for litigation funder

Pharma and chemicals group says it will ‘defend itself vigorously’ amid mounting cases

Rise in plaintiffs comes as German chemicals group reports 19% jump in sales

Private lawsuits are a vital tool for upholding standards in the free market system

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As US health workers suffer from inadequate protection, there are signs of a shifting world order

The coronavirus pandemic is significantly slowing the growth of Facebook’s ads business, but investors seem pleased with the company’s performance in Q1 after Facebook released its earnings report Wednesday. The company beat Wall Street expectations on revenues, sharing that they had made $17.74 billion while falling short on earnings per share at $1.71. The company […]

The quarantine lockdown is driving a record number of users to Facebook’s products. On a conference call, CEO Mark Zuckerberg disclosed a number of new metrics highlighting a significant bump in Facebook usage during the broader quarantine lockdown. In the past month, more than 3 billion internet users logged onto a Facebook service, including its […]

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 […]

Facebook is expanding its Community Help hub to better serve local communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The hub has already seen significant usage by those requesting food, supplies and information about local resources, as well as use by volunteers and groups willing to lend a hand. Now, Facebook is adding more features to the hub […]

Facebook has a new connectivity app called Discover to help those who can’t afford to get online access information on the web. The service, available through mobile web and Android app, allows users to visit any website in text format (no video, images, audio and other elements that eat up large amounts of data) and […]

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 […]