Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn spar in a televised debate just six days before the general election.

Live coverage of UK election campaign.

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

The pound has soared more than 2 per cent in its biggest rise since 2017 after an exit poll has projected a strong victory for Boris Johnson’s Conservative party.

The Conservatives secure the biggest majority in parliament since Margaret Thatcher with Labour's 'red wall' crumbling; stocks in London surge while the pound has soared more than 2 per cent in its sharpest rally in nearly three years

A live blog from FT.com

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.

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

Georgian once mooted as next deputy prime minister, takes on top co-ordinating role

Apple’s chief designer Jonathan Ive is leaving after more than two decades in which his iconic designs for the Mac, iPod and iPhone turned one of Silicon Valley’s faded giants into the world’s most valuable company.  Janine Gibson discusses what this means for Apple and what Sir Jonathan will do next with Tim Bradshaw and Matthew Garrahan.

Contributors: Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Janine Gibson, special projects editor, Matt Garrahan, news editor, and Tim Bradshaw, global technology correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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A new book about Koch Industries has shed light on the way this company, led by Charles Koch, shaped modern America. Frederick Studemann, literary editor, discusses Kochland: The Secret History of Koch Industries and Corporate Power in America with Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, US business editor. Read Andrew’s review here.

Contributors: Frederick Studemann, literary editor, and Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, US business editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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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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The stage has been set for the next, potentially decisive, act of Brexit after the UK parliament voted to back a December election and the EU formally signed off a delay to Britain’s departure until the end of January. David Bond discusses what happens next with Laura Hughes, parliamentary correspondent, and Sam Fleming, Brussels bureau chief.

Contributors: David Bond, Brexit editor, Laura Hughes, parliamentary correspondent, and Sam Fleming, Brussels bureau chief. Producers: Persis Love and Fiona Symon

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The former boss of Nissan and Renault has performed a stunning vanishing act. Earlier this week, he fled from his house in Tokyo and took a private jet to Lebanon, evading bail conditions, police, prosecutors and private detectives, and avoiding a trial on charges of financial misconduct. How did a man under constant surveillance and with one of the most recognisable faces in the country escape the Japanese authorities? Leo Lewis and Tom Braithwaite discuss the story.

Contributors: Tom Braithwaite, companies editor and Leo Lewis, Tokyo correspondent. Producer: Persis Love. Photo credit: Eric Piermont / AFP

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Iranian military leader and commander of the Quds Forces, Qassem Soleimani, was killed on the 3rd of January in a targeted US air strike at Baghdad airport, Iraq. What did Soleimani mean to Iranians and why did the US order the airstrike that killed him? Najmeh Bozorgmehr discusses the story with Andrew England.

Contributors: Andrew England, Middle East editor and Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Tehran correspondent. Producer: Persis Love

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K-Pop has never been more popular. However, a recent string of high profile controversies including a rape conviction and two suicides have sullied the image of the Korean cultural export. Edward White talks to Patricia Nilsson about what makes a K-Pop star, why the singers are under so much pressure, and what the industry means to the country’s economy.

Contributors: Edward White, Seoul correspondent and Patricia Nilsson, Media reporter. Producer: Persis Love

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Venezuela’s president airs video of former US soldier accused of taking part in thwarted plot

Funding bodies face a choice between established manufacturers and biotech upstarts

Industry highlights bottlenecks in access to materials that are a possible Covid-19 treatment

Shares in Peabody Energy and Arch Coal fall sharply after regulatory action

Climate campaigners say measures lack ambition to tackle crisis

Energy, water and other utility groups keep services going despite lockdowns and cuts

Suffolk residents cry foul as French group seeks to continue process despite lockdown  

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

When a chart can speak 1000 words. Not all of them entirely sincere.

Stuart Levey, known for tough enforcement of sanctions on Iran, will head digital currency project

Aircraft maker says strong demand for offering has removed need for government funding

NYSE owner did not ‘lose its mind’, says Jeffrey Sprecher

UK interdealer broker forecasts low single-digit revenue growth for the year

Shares in brokerage firm drop overnight after it discloses payments to clearing houses

iPhone maker says it will make county-by-county assessments as states start to ease lockdowns

Tweaked timepieces popular with public but some original makers cry foul

It is right for the Fed to lead America towards faster and more efficient bank payments

The biggest brand launch since the Pink Lady is changing the nature of the fruit

In a polarised time, the broadcaster has won listeners by embracing confrontation

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

Downfall of carmaker’s former boss sets up clash between country’s old guard and its reformists

Return of dispersion comes after years of similar returns across sectors

Smaller companies in ‘epic rally’ on optimism over coronavirus and policy support

Steelmaker says more funding needed given scale and length of lockdown disruption

State-owned flag carrier struggling to pay salaries and secure funds to stay aloft

Pretoria has waived rules that prevented mining groups generating electricity for their own use

Strategy shift comes shortly after $1.4tn fund’s CIO tweeted he was stepping down

Virus’s swift and unforgiving economic effect may silence activists