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

The industry has been one of the hardest hit, with contracts cancelled, production halted and pleas for big bailouts

Oil and gas company in Texas given approval to use unmanned aircraft to inspect vital infrastructure

Pandemic forces rethink of luxury industry after cancellation of fairs

Tim Hayward helps the FT's Daniel Garrahan turn his kitchen into a Parisian bistro

This riveting account of how a piratical corporation subjugated India resonates with today’s global capitalism

The US is in danger of lurching from lax oversight of vaping to banning it unwisely

Despite public anger, corporate regulation is likely to remain fragmented

The valuation of an energy company cannot be engineered like the production of oil

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

Small-cap stocks underperformed large-caps throughout the bear market and rally

Move illustrates how coronavirus impact is rippling through manufacturing supply chains

Group’s founder Anil Agarwal undeterred by price crash and debt levels

Virgin Atlantic could be followed by British Airways in abandoning UK’s second-biggest gateway

Priority status as grid suppliers helps Orsted and Iberdrola weather drop in demand

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

State utility Eskom removed power to stave off grid collapse

McKinsey, BCG and PwC named in records showing allegations of looting by Angolan billionaire

Suspected suicide comes as Angolan billionaire indicted for money laundering

Investors fret over the level of economic stimulus Washington is likely to provide

Regulator says US mortgage guarantors have sufficient resources for about 12 weeks

Boris Johnson will set his exit strategy on Sunday, but changes will be limited

Survival of coastal city’s vibrant arts scene will depend on community ‘being on the front foot’

FCA warns failure to act could count against provider’s regulatory record

Company to refund fraction of policy premiums to reflect reduction in driving  

Central banks repeatedly set the stage for the next boom and bust cycle, fuelled by growing debt

Hilary Mantel’s lessons for a pandemic

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

Look for something elegant and distinctive but not overbearing

What is it that makes an online performance really sing?

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

Some families of medics who die in service will receive higher payouts than others under current rules

Retirement plans have suffered tumbling asset values and ballooning liabilities

Market volatility has temporarily halted the £80bn final salary transfer market, yet there is increased desire to cash in 

Join a live discussion with FT’s pensions correspondent Josephine Cumbo at 12pm and 5pm UK time on Wednesday April 22 

He tried to persuade Muhammad Ali to retire from the ring before it was too late

Cleaning products up, shaving items and make-up down in household goods group’s best quarter in years

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

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

Sportswear maker warns sales could drop as much as 40% in second quarter

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

Settlement house delays payout and project to let small shareholders cash out

Failed outsourcer’s work on Liverpool and Birmingham hospitals running years behind schedule

Taylor Wimpey and Barratt halt work in effort to stem spread of coronavirus

Coronavirus damage to economy drives eurozone investor sentiment to a record low

Differences remain but Europe leaders are growing accustomed to US president’s style

The pro-Beijing venture capitalist on Trump, China’s rise — and Xi Jinping’s ‘little red app’

The UK’s decision on Huawei should give the US cause for reflection as much as reproach

Gillian Tett on the city's struggle to contain the virus and the financial fallout