Change in Kospi 200 composition prompts US venues to suspend related derivatives

Virus’s swift and unforgiving economic effect may silence activists

Shares rally this week on hopes that spread of pandemic may be easing

Viral outbreak has sped shift to online platforms, squeezing many traditional outfits

Private equity group acquires 10% stake in Australia’s Crown Resorts

The time it takes for employees to be assessed is putting companies in delicate legal territory

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

Calls for safety assurances despite concern over educational impact

Sharma signals tapering of scheme as Johnson prepares to announce road map out of lockdown

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

Rick Bright’s lawyers say federal investigators recommend he be reinstated during probe

This is the first in a new FT Globetrotter series, in which correspondents and writers explore their local area up close. In Japan’s capital, despite the deserted shopping streets, nature is in full bloom

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’

Airlines and airports say 14-day isolation period would be a ‘death blow’ to industry

Scale of unemployment underscores urgency of additional emergency relief funds

Economists look back to the Great Depression for clues on the scale of the economic crisis

Harsher medicine this time round would put asset prices on a better long-term footing

Since their peak almost a month ago, European banks indices have plunged 40 per cent

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

‘We are ready to go further,’ says French minister after issuing temporary prohibitions

Dow wipes out gains of the Trump presidency amid fears antivirus measures are inadequate

Every major asset class has been disrupted

Coronavirus-linked turmoil draws many investors out into the open

Energy sector leads US S&P 500 to 2.3% gain   

S&P 500 surges 7% after coronavirus shows signs of peaking in continental Europe

S&P 500 closes lower as investors await more evidence of progress against virus and extra stimulus

AMF chairman cites uncertainty around dividends and coming downgrades to credit ratings

S&P up 23% from March nadir on back of state coronavirus action — but more falls possible, warn analysts

Asia-Pacific indices broadly higher after S&P 500 closes up 3.4%

Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets

Why, from an investment perspective, Covid-19 suppression is the equivalent of kicking the can down the road.

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

Investors say ‘astounding’ number of unemployment claims in US had been priced into markets

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

Key measure of American business investment fell only marginally last month

Stocks rise but crude tumbles as world’s largest oil ETF cuts stake

Volatility gauges for both regions show sharp falls from historic highs in March

A live blog from FT.com

Italy to lay out strategy this week on its plans to ease Covid-19 restrictions. Global stocks under pressure as oil tumbles again. England and Wales record 75 per cent more weekly overall deaths than normal.

Number of global cases of Covid-19 nears 2.5m, international oil prices tumble to lowest levels since the 1990s, Heineken hit as pandemic cuts into beer drinking globally.

US job gains since financial crisis wiped out. Switzerland faces sharpest economic contraction since 1974. UK and eurozone business activity hit by historic collapse this month as lockdowns choked Europe’s biggest economies.

The number of US deaths attributed to Covid-19 surpassed 45,000 on Friday, while the rate of new cases remained flat

British fatalities rise by 813 with almost 150,000 infected; Spain prepares to ease restrictions slightly as daily deaths remain below 400

In today’s news: UK warns it would be ‘irresponsible’ to discuss easing lockdown. Spain sets out plan to lift its own tough measures. Donald Trump signals a halt to his daily media briefings as US death toll accelerates.

New daily cases of Covid-19 around the globe rose by the lowest amount in 12 days as 73,858 diagnoses were confirmed on Sunday, bringing the total to 2.93m

Deaths in England and Wales are highest on record in mid-April while cases in the US surpass 1m

The worldwide Covid-19 death toll rose by 6,365 on Tuesday, pushing the total through 200,000