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US Supreme Court reverses ‘Bridgegate’ convictions

Unanimous decision finds that two former Chris Christie aides did not commit a federal crime




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ITV advertising revenues tumble 42% in April

British TV network unable to provide guidance for the rest of 2020 as outlook is ‘uncertain’




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HMRC task forces crank up battle against tax evaders

Adult entertainment, double-glazing and dog breeding among industries targeted 




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Help for the self-employed won’t save everybody

The chancellor’s support package is welcome, but many self employed people are excluded 




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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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Alisher Usmanov: ‘I was never what you could call an oligarch’

The Russian billionaire on working with Putin, his Premier League plans and making a fortune in the 1990s




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Uber whistleblower Susan Fowler: ‘Everything was chaos’

The former engineer on bullying, tech firm culture and breaking the silence




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Jim Clyburn: ‘I don’t get mad, I get even’

The South Carolina congressman on Trump, Michael Moore — and the ‘bombastic’ Bernie bros




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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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Copper find sparks hopes of mining revival in ‘Poldark’ country

Discovery raises prospect of industry’s return 20 years after Cornwall’s last pit closed




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Revising Ireland’s Easter Rising

How has modern Ireland changed the way it views the events that took place in Dublin 100 years ago?




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The Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Peter Gilliver review — from A to Z and back again

A fascinatingly detailed history one of the world’s great scholarly projects




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Do I Make Myself Clear? by Harold Evans — eloquence under siege

A celebrated journalist’s guide to crisp, accurate expression is full of sound advice




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The end of the office? Outbreak may change work forever

Business ease in adapting to lockdowns changes attitudes to remote set-ups




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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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Chile’s coronavirus outbreak helps revive Piñera’s fortunes

Approval ratings for the billionaire president have more than doubled




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Pandemic forces Brazil’s ‘Chicago boys’ to revise reform plans

Finance minister Paulo Guedes has had his liberal economic agenda sidelined by emergency measures




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IMF to revise Argentina bailout after drop in peso

President Macri asks for early disbursement of funds as refinancing worries grow




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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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Mass securitisation as a device for recovery has no economic value

Tweaking pre-pandemic indirect EU subsidies is not the way to rescue struggling businesses




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How coronavirus will change Paris forever

‘There is hardly a place on earth less suited to the age of social distancing’




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AB InBev warns of ‘materially worse’ second quarter due to pandemic

Maker of Budweiser and Corona to cut costs by renegotiating contracts such as sponsorship deals




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Could micro-organisms revolutionise our food?

A Chicago start-up has found a way of turning microbes into edible protein, part of a growing trend towards a microbial revolution in food. Leslie Hook discusses why investors are increasingly interested in this area with Emiko Terazono, commodities correspondent, and Clive Cookson, science editor.


Contributors: Leslie Hook, environment correspondent, Emiko Terazono, commodities correspondent, and Clive Cookson, science editor. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love

 

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Introducing: The Rachman Review

Life in Europe's coronavirus hotspots: Foreign affairs columnist Gideon Rachman discusses how the coronavirus epidemic has been handled in Italy and Spain with the local FT correspondents, Miles Johnson in Rome and Daniel Dombey in Madrid. How are citizens reacting to the lockdown and what will be the long-term political and economic impact?

 

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AstraZeneca and Oxford university agree deal to develop virus vaccine

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




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Johnson revives onshore wind farms after 4-year ban

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




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Colony Capital reveals $3.2bn default on portfolio company loans

Trump ally Tom Barrack’s investment group in talks with lenders over hotel and nursing home debt




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Even in a pandemic, politicians must decide

Being ‘guided by the science’ does not mean hiding behind it




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NYSE to review circuit-breakers after sharp drops

US benchmark S&P 500 can drop a maximum 7 per cent before first protection kicks in




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Fashion lovers snap up revamps of famous watches

Tweaked timepieces popular with public but some original makers cry foul




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A diamond is not forever at a fashion house

LVMH’s $14.5bn bid for Tiffany shows power passing from gem miners to luxury marketers




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Billionaires have never had it so good

Fortunes are created by technology and globalisation, as well as talent and enterprise




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How Big Tech got even bigger in the Covid-19 era

Lockdowns have elevated the sector that some analysts thought would fall furthest in a recession




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Sanjeev Gupta pledges to invest €2bn as part of emissions fight

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




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Why the oil market is even weaker than you think

Producers’ realised prices are lower than they appear, while traders are braced for more turmoil




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Chevron to slash spending further despite robust first quarter

Earnings of $3.6bn exceeded expectations ahead of collapse in global oil demand




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Evictions ban aims to help tenants in rented homes

Emergency move to prevent people being thrown out because of virus




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Insurers face biggest-ever losses, warns Lloyd’s chief

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




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Relax tax rules on pensions access, argues Sir Steve Webb 

Former pensions minister says the crisis means greater flexibility is needed 




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US evangelist Billy Graham dies aged 99

‘Pastor to presidents’ said he received his calling on 18th green of local golf club




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Lockdowns lower personal grooming standards, says Unilever

Homeworking prompts decline in demand for consumer group’s skin and haircare products




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Unilever: no clean sweep

Consumer goods group missed its moment but there is much to keep investors onside




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Revolut on the hunt for acquisitions

UK fintech plans to use recent $500m fundraising to buy rivals hit by coronavirus pandemic




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Even Covid-19 cannot damp partisanship

As the human and economic damage mounts, old political divides are likely to re-emerge




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Videoconferencing hit delivers biggest ever Nordic software IPO

Pexip deal marks bright spot in otherwise bleak European IPO market




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Deconstructed Watch: Zenith Chronomaster Revival Shadow

Discovery in Zenith factory attic helps watchmaker claim the first all-black wristwatch title




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Renewables sector shrugs off devastating effects of coronavirus

Developers of clean energy projects defy wider turmoil in the global energy markets




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Why US mortgage rates should be even lower

Uncertainty over loan forbearance prevents savings being passed on




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Pension Regulator urged to abandon funding review

Covid-19 pandemic increases problems for retirement schemes already in deficit




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Mexico’s Grupo Lala chief to join JAB beverages arm

Mauricio Leyva to advise German family company on expanding beverages arm