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

From high-tech to hygge, our homes changed at top speed in the 2010s — what will the 2020s bring?

In crisis mode, profits and growth matter much less than ability to ride out a downturn

Central bank support and rising hopes for economic reopening spark April rally

Liberty Steel to modernise European plants in effort to become carbon neutral

Chinese producer moves to offload some of its majority holding in Australia’s Greenbushes project

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

Supermajors’ status as reliable income stocks questioned as earnings plunge

Companies analysis from our sister publication

Cyril Ramaphosa will be loath to take on the people who helped him to the ANC presidency

Eskom will remove 6,000 megawatts of demand to avert total collapse of national grid

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

Petrochemicals group to launch sale of up to $2bn in shares as part of debt reduction push

S&P 500 closes more than 9% higher as investors cheer Fed backstops and political progress

Change in Kospi 200 composition prompts US venues to suspend related derivatives

Shares rally this week on hopes that spread of pandemic may be easing

Private equity group acquires 10% stake in Australia’s Crown Resorts

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

As global lockdowns boost streaming subscriptions, filming freezes spell trouble ahead

Our columnists’ thoughts on corporate and global debt, and economists’ Covid-19 approach

Great value can be unearthed in some of the cheapest wines from impeccable producers

DIY investors and those in pensions drawdown scramble to adapt as stock markets plunge 

£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 

Court rules government guidance that bans boycotts against foreign countries is unlawful

Executive points to ‘heaps of liquidity’ as members get access to cash due to coronavirus

Global Witness highlights UK hedge fund’s stake in company accused of environmental violations

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

US stocks shake off loan loss warnings from country’s largest banks

FTSE 250 housebuilder also takes charge for fire safety review after Grenfell tragedy

Properties changing hands for tens of thousands less than market value

Chief Jon Lewis admits outsourcer has ‘more to do and requires more investment’ than expected

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Hannah Kuchler and Gideon Rachman assess the next stage of the coronavirus crisis

Private equity firms in separate discussions to back coronavirus-hit Serie A

Deka Investment urges chairman to act quickly to end crisis of confidence in payments group after special audit

Pexip deal marks bright spot in otherwise bleak European IPO market

German regulator looks at group’s statements ahead of KPMG special audit report

JPMorgan data show about one in four loans was behind on payments last month

Coveted top-quality rating hanging by a thread as Moody’s decision looms

Companies are seeking to tap whatever sources of affordable funding are available

ExxonMobil and Chevron deploy plans for cutbacks but preserve dividends

Latest proposal accused of being misleading over environmental risk

Dive into negative prices triggered pullback that helps set scene for rebound

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

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

The Adventurous Investor senses there could be future value in spinout specialists

Promises of huge growth are yet to materialise — but there’s huge potential

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