Instructing people to stay at home is to confine millions to cramped housing

There's been a series of scary surveys this week about how much we need to save to fund our retirement so Claer Barrett, FT Money editor, has invited Moira O'Neill from Interactive Investor joins onto the podcast to talk us through the numbers. Next up, have you heard of a Susu? Emma Agyemang reveals details about the revival in this decades-old method of saving. And finally, the FT's Rich People's Problems columnist James Max joins us in the studio to discuss the cost of getting a new puppy.

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Coronavirus hit to global economy depletes vital source of finance for poor nations

Stable, extroverted, agreeable people tend to like their jobs, irrespective of their salaries

The former Goldman chief executive on the crash, the criticism — and sparring with Bernie Sanders

Sum far exceeds $8bn fundraising target at upcoming EU-led donors’ conference

Sterling under pressure from US-China angst and renewed Brexit concerns

A collapse in demand is reducing prices even as central banks print money

German airline looks at procedure similar to Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid dispute over bailout conditions

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

Many decide to hold on to cash, triggering disputes with landlords in commercial and residential sectors

Almost half of British companies have scrapped payouts in response to coronavirus

Light touch checks on UK borrowers raise fears of defaults on loans and fraud

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

If Berlin agrees a €9bn bailout for the airline, it is likely to want a 25 per cent stake and board seats

World’s biggest gold miner reaps rewards of pandemic price effect and Goldcorp acquisition

Eurozone GDP in historic fall, millions more Americans file for unemployment, Shell cuts dividend for first time since second world war and UK's AstraZeneca combines with Oxford on a potential vaccine

Mark Cutifani says polyhalite a ‘very differentiated’ product to potash

It is hard to overstate the turn to Euroscepticism. It will not go away when lockdown ends

No surprise, really, that 5G smartphone sales are on the way up. Frankly, there’s really no other way to go, according to the latest numbers from NPD’s Mobile Phone Tracking. The firm noted that 5G handsets accounted for less than 1% of total sales in the U.S. The hurdles are also what you’d expect: namely, […]

Autotech Ventures popped on the scene three years ago with a $120 million debut fund and a plan to invest in early-stage ground transportation startups. Now, with investments in 26 startups and a handful of exits, including Xnor.ai, DeepScale and Frontier Car Group, the venture firm is back with a new, bigger fund and the […]

Costs are falling — but it still looks far more expensive than it should

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized the manufacture of the Coventor ventilator, a new hardware design first developed by the University of Minnesota. The project sought to create a ventilator that could provide the same level of life-saving care as existing ventilator models, but with a much lower cost to help ramp […]

In remarks delivered to a virtual meeting on 7 May hosted by the Foreign Trade Authority of Saudi Arabia, Deputy Director-General Alan Wolff said governments must step up international cooperation to respond to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the multilateral trading system, this includes addressing measures to deal with the global health emergency, cooperation to support the needed economic recovery, and assuring the system is more resilient and effective in underwriting future global economic growth. DDG Wolff’s remarks are below

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released updated projections of future U.S. energy production and use in its Annual Energy Outlook 2020 (AEO2020) today.

In the April Short-Term Energy Outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts that the United States will again become a net importer of crude oil and petroleum products in the third quarter of 2020 and remain a net importer in most months through 2021. More net imports of crude oil and less net exports of petroleum products drove this change. EIA expects net crude oil imports to increase because as U.S. crude oil production declines, fewer barrels will be available for export. Net exports of petroleum products will be lowest in the third quarter of 2020, when U.S. refinery runs will decline significantly because of lower demand for refined products. In September 2019, the United States exported more crude oil and petroleum products than it imported for the first month since records began in 1973. EIA previously expected the United States to continue as a net exporter in most months through 2021. However, as a result of recent significant changes in global oil market dynamics, EIA now expects U.S. imports and exports will be even in 2020. It is important to note that the April outlook is subject to heightened levels of uncertainty because the impacts of the 2019 novel coronavirus disease on energy markets are evolving.

Taste your way around the world's finest wine regions with this sampler pack.

Think you can't afford to be your own boss? Think again.

Papa John's founder and former CEO John Schnatter slammed the pizza chain he founded in an interview with local news.

From ideation to growth stages, this bundle has you covered.

Saul Myers (pictured) has joked that there's one unusual thing he is most pleased about as part of his new role.

House Rules: High Stakes premiered on Channel Seven with a two-part episode on Monday night.

ADRIAN KAJUMBA: At the time, when he was still a much lesser-known schoolboy in his early days at Manchester City, it was a description that made Jadon Sancho sound almost too good to be true.

Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland said he is 'thankful' that Neymar and PSG mocked his celebration after their Champions League match-up.

Taking to Instagram, Phillip has told fans how 'important' their support has been for him, while praising his family for the 'love and understanding' they have shown him. 

The ballroom pro, 24, took to Instagram to share a photo of himself with fellow dancer brother AJ, 25, his mother Debi and father Adrian.

Her Malibu home suffered damages following the Woolsey Fire in November 2018 that tore across Los Angeles and Ventura County. And Miley Cyrus has sold her mansion, according to Radar Online.

Brad Pitt proved he was a very supportive former co-star, attending the opening night of Ethan Coen's play, A Play Is A Poem, in Los Angeles on Saturday night.

The Tour de France's organisers are focusing on a postponement of this year's race rather than a cancellation due to the coronavirus pandemic. 'Le Tour' was set to roll out of Nice on June 27th.

OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: In the midst of all this, in the midst of the lockdown and my dad in a care home no one can visit any more and my mum reaching for her shopping.

Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland said he is 'thankful' that Neymar and PSG mocked his celebration after their Champions League match-up.

The Olympic gymnast, who is one of the favourites of this year's Strictly line-up, has revealed he has only ever had one serious girlfriend.

He's certainly been popular with the ladies since the Olympics, helped by his stellar performance on Strictly.

He's known as an Olympic hero and Strictly Come Dancing champion, but it seems that Louis Smith might have a more racy side to him.

Iggy Azalea is in the midst of a musical comeback thanks to social media.

She's the Mullumbimby-raised rapper who said that she calls Atlanta, Georgia home - not Australia. 

Iggy Azalea has paid tribute to drag queen Silky Ganche after she saved her from an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction.

Barcelona legend Xavi believes he is perfectly capable returning to manage his former club, piling the pressure on current boss Ernesto Valverde. 

The 47-year-old Orange Is The New Black star slipped into a leopard-print bikini and filmed herself at home. '3 days to vacay,' the actress captioned the image.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson bounced back from last year’s injury frustrations with a British high jump record — but she then insisted that she should have gone even higher.