Candour about the fiscal deficit might return the Democrat to prominence

Singapore’s second wave of infections and US meat packers offer cautionary tales

Economic woes go well beyond the coronavirus crisis

Watchdog also offers concession on post-Brexit share trading

US Treasury secretary floats idea of shorter trading hours as staffing hit by virus

Timepieces linked with F1 and other races have increased by up to 40 times since 2010

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

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

Misjudged commercial is an example of an especially troublesome type of marketing mistake

The after-effects of triumphant bets on Chinese companies should spur more gains for sceptics

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

Price of key steelmaking ingredient has held up, despite big drop in economic activity

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

Airline’s operations at London’s second biggest airport face brunt of 12,000 job cuts

It is always easy for central banks to find reasons not to act

First state company to enter business rescue since end of apartheid

Activists wary after finance ministry names ‘core’ stocks covered by law on foreign investment

Former Navy Seal who trained some of ragtag crew tells FT plan was ‘half-cocked’ and ‘inept’

‘There are no warranties when you take on an insolvent company’

Euler Hermes has written to some brokers, saying it will offer less support in the UK if the government does not agree to backstop trade credit insurers. 

Tesla’s decision to buy liability cover from Elon Musk instead of a traditional insurer comes after premiums shot up

Sensible and targeted state intervention can help capitalism to thrive post-crisis

Reducing pensioners to ‘old dears’ ignores their wisdom and physical vitality

Pandemic may spur greater use of robotics in food industry to cater for virus-wary customers

FT survey estimates that 1 in 10 employers with defined benefit schemes may look to suspend payments

How will your retirement finances change BC and AC — before and after coronavirus?

World champion whose life and career inspired the Oscar-winning ‘Raging Bull’

The campaign has shone an unflattering light on the state of politics in America

The men and women from occupied Europe who helped defeat Hitler

Jurek Martin recalls unlikely encounters with an ancient dynasty, from dance floor to tennis court

His 19% in 1992 was best result for independent presidential candidate in 80 years

Legal marijuana producers also report spike in demand during lockdown 

Proxymity raises $20m in spinout from Citigroup as shareholder meetings go virtual

Organisers expected to delay flagship event in order to let European domestic leagues finish

Middle East building downturn that began in 2015 shows little sign of abating

But its coal addiction and authoritarian system mean it will struggle to take a global lead

It is an illusion to see victory for the former US vice-president as a geopolitical calendar reset

Miles Johnson and Daniel Dombey discuss the lockdowns in Italy and Spain

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

Why the Germans and Dutch are right to resist this way of sharing coronavirus costs

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

Player values tumble as Europe’s top teams prepare to cut spending after pandemic weakens revenues

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

French energy group makes emissions pledge as first-quarter profits drop 35%

Two experts debate whether shift to low carbon can push forward amid economic stress

Scottish Power has launched a new energy plan that allows customers to fix their bills

Shares in security software maker dropped sharply after revelations of data harvesting

Pledges to donate Covid-19 test kits pour in from groups including Vale and Petrobras

Money matters are a surprise hit on the photo-sharing app

Take advantage of tax allowances available despite the turmoil