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Jancis Robinson on the best ways to sell your wine collection

The most popular method is through the outfit you bought it from




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Lockdown wines: the best whites to order from home

Since people are no longer paying restaurant margins, some reason they can spend a bit more at home




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HMRC suspends some tax investigations due to pandemic

Tax authority switches focus to supporting businesses and individuals via job retention scheme 




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Coronavirus: Your questions answered as furlough scheme opens

Claer Barrett and Daniel Thomas hear readers’ experiences of accessing job retention scheme 




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If investing was a game show would you be a winner?

Our festival panel consign their financial nasties to Room 101




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My general election money manifesto

The next government should meddle less and encourage more of us to save




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Should we keep calm and carry on investing? 

Money worries have taken on a new meaning with the market woes and the Budget next week




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Best of Lunch with the FT 2019

Whose back feels like an anatomy textbook in Braille? Who sparred with Trump? Who’s too posh for her target base? Have lunch again with Federer, Schwarzenegger and Beckham . . . 




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Richard Horton: ‘It’s the biggest science policy failure in a generation’

The Lancet editor on Britain’s response to coronavirus — and being labelled a pariah




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Moeen Ali: ‘You would play for free, honestly’

The England cricketer on finding his faith, burnout — and why he can’t wait to get back on the pitch




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Rio Tinto faces fresh investor revolt over Mongolia mine

Pentwater Capital calls for boardroom change in vehicle developing Oyu Tolgoi




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That’s the Way it Crumbles by Matthew Engel — the conquest of English

An entertaining inquiry into the relentless advance of American expressions among the British




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England face Ashes test after World Cup glory

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




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SoftBank warns of $9.6bn investment losses due to coronavirus

Pandemic puts more pressure on Masayoshi Son’s bet on beleaguered WeWork




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Superdrug becomes latest retailer to slash rent payments to landlords

Health and beauty chain cites ‘unprecedented decline’ in footfall




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Brazil’s supreme court authorises investigation into Bolsonaro

Former justice minister had accused president of political interference in police work




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Argentina’s creditors face debt restructuring dilemma

Bondholders weigh deal with Macri against negotiating with likely successor Fernández




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Investors brace for losses in Argentina debt talks

Creditors prepare for tough negotiations after IMF calls on them to share the pain




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Election: Labour manifesto shows party would raise taxes by £80bn a year — as it happened

Jeremy Corbyn unveils party's ‘most radical’ plans in decades, Tories backtrack on national insurance pledge while pressure on public finances increases

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Election: Nigel Farage unveils Brexit party’s manifesto – as it happened

The Brexit party and the Welsh Plaid Cymru reveal their policies; Corbyn and McDonnell defend tax plans; Tories propose stamp duty rise for foreign buyers; while UK figures show more gloomy outlook

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Election: IFS hits out at lack of credibility in major parties’ manifesto pledges — as it happened

Neither Labour nor the Conservatives have offered a "credible prospectus" for government in the election, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said this morning, in a damning assessment that highlighted the gulf between different political visions for Britain.

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Election: Tories promise new state aid system after Brexit — latest news

The Conservatives vowed to bring in a new state aid system to protect British industry after Brexit, as the party finesses its message to Leave voters ahead of election day.

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Coronavirus latest: Japan stocks fall further after Wall St plummets

Tokyo’s Topix dropped 2.5% at the open, taking the benchmark index down more than 30% for the year. The move followed S&P 500 index's collapse of 12 per cent on Monday, marking the biggest one-day fall since the crash of October 1987.

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Economists question BoE’s overly rosy view of V-shaped recovery

Forecast of a quick rebound from crisis without sustaining any persistent damage is disputed




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European regulators ramp up scrutiny of investment fund liquidity

Heavy redemptions during coronavirus-induced sell-off  spark concerns




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JPMorgan tops ranking as best-performing fund house in China

UBS drops to second spot while Invesco slips to third in Z-Ben analysis of investment market




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Coronavirus forces investor rethink on social issues

The ESG spotlight has turned to how companies treat their employees, customers and suppliers




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Investment biker Jim Rogers desperate to hit the road

Renowned investor warns market correction is not over but there is value in commodities




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Coronavirus crisis is a moment the investment industry should seize

Efforts to improve diversity and inclusion must not be sidelined as companies rebuild




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How can we best treat dementia?

Dementia is on the rise, with the numbers affected expected to treble to over 150m in the next 30 years. Clive Cookson discusses the latest treatments with London neurologist Nick Fox, and we hear reports from Edward White and Brooke Fox about initiatives in Taiwan and the US to help improve the lives of sufferers.


This podcast is supported by Home Instead Senior Care, and is part of a wider FT Special Report on Dementia Care found at ft.com/reports/dementia-care


Contributors: Josh Noble, weekend news editor, Clive Cookson, FT science editor, Professor Nick Fox, director of the Dementia Research Centre at University College London, Edward White, Taiwan correspondent, Brooke Fox, New York reporter, Tang Li-yu, secretary-general of the Taiwan Alzheimer’s Association and Kevin Jameson, head of the Dementia Society of America. Producer: Ruth Lewis Coste

 

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China faces dilemma over Hong Kong protests

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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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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The lurking debt disaster behind India's tallest tower

In the past decade, some of India’s largest financial groups have made big investments in luxury property, notably an ambitious Mumbai tower that was supposed to set new standards in urban design. But the economic boom they hoped would spur demand failed to materialise. Jyotsna Singh talks to Benjamin Parkin in Mumbai about what went wrong and the resulting debt crisis that is holding back growth.


Contributors: Jyotsna Singh, Delhi reporter, and Benjamin Parkin, Mumbai correspondent. Proucers: Jyotsna Singh and Fiona Symon

 

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What sterling's fall means for shoppers, exporters and investors

Sterling has taken a beating in the currency markets, falling to a fresh two-year low against the US dollar on Tuesday. Michael Hunter discusses why this has happened and who will be affected with Katie Martin, the FT's capital markets editor.


Contributors: Michael Hunter, markets reporter, and Katie Martin, capital markets editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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Wealth gap ignites Chile protests

Last weekend thousands of people took to the streets of Chile in an outburst of anger at a rise in the price of the metro fare. But as Benedict Mander tells Michael Stott, the roots of the unrest go much deeper.

 

Contributors: Michael Stott, Latin America bureau chief and Benedict Mander, Chile and Argentina correspondent. Producer: Persis Love.

 

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Inside the Hong Kong protests

The FT's Sue-Lin Wong spent several months with members of Hong Kong's youthful pro-democracy movement and their supporters. She tells Andreas Paleit what she learnt about their hopes and fears for the future.

Read Sue-Lin's magazine story here


Contributors: Andreas Paleit, companies desk editor, and Sue-Lin Wong, South China correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

 

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South America tensions put future of Mercosur in question

Argentina’s Alberto Fernández signals country is in no state to contemplate new deals




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The pandemic tests tempers and tolerance in Mexico

Some officials are using Covid-19 to jump on the neoliberal-bashing bandwagon




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Dozens of existing drugs being tested as possible virus treatments

Research paper published in journal Nature identifies number of alternative treatments




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US solar industry powers ahead as investors back batteries

Fund managers and energy-hungry tech companies bankroll ‘solar-plus-storage’ projects




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Global investors warn S Korea’s Kepco over carbon emissions

State-backed utility under pressure as it plans to invest in new coal mines




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Drax to end use of coal at UK’s biggest power plant 3 years early

Group says 230 jobs will be lost at Selby site at it looks to beat 2025 fossil fuel deadline




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Coronavirus fears leave investors huddling in utilities

Demand for classically defensive stocks rises as viral outbreak worsens




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Coronavirus tracked: the latest figures as countries fight to contain the pandemic

The FT analyses the scale of outbreaks and the number of deaths around the world




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Investors turn bearish on the pound

Short bets rise to highest level of 2020 over Brexit and Covid-19 concerns




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The self-destruction of the ‘Tropical Trump’

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is building the case for his own impeachment




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Pandemic is putting banks’ resilience to the test

Regulators must ensure that lenders’ defences are sufficiently robust




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How to help the poorest through the lockdowns

Near-unconditional cash transfers are the most efficient form of relief




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Boeing investors could wait ‘years’ for dividend to return

Aircraft maker’s chief executive says focus will be on rebuilding balance sheet post-pandemic




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Coronavirus: Trump in new push to expand testing — as it happened