business and finance

The self-destruction of the ‘Tropical Trump’

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is building the case for his own impeachment




business and finance

Corporate bailouts should come with strings

Business cannot expect emergency cash without sensible conditions




business and finance

How to preserve jobs as retention schemes wind down

Programmes should be flexible and help workers move to in-demand sectors




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The dangers of cramped coronavirus hotspots

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




business and finance

ETFs have proved critics wrong during the crisis

Popular funds have survived a period of intense market stress




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Even in a pandemic, politicians must decide

Being ‘guided by the science’ does not mean hiding behind it




business and finance

Markets are out of step with economic reality

Investors are looking to the future, but should beware of over-optimism




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Pandemic is putting banks’ resilience to the test

Regulators must ensure that lenders’ defences are sufficiently robust




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How to help the poorest through the lockdowns

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




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Bankrupt Lebanon’s turn to IMF is overdue

A bailout is the Mediterranean country’s only option to refloat its sinking economy




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How to move workers on to the land

Replacing migrant fruit and vegetable pickers is harder than expected




business and finance

Debt relief alone will not save Argentina

Economic woes go well beyond the coronavirus crisis




business and finance

Finding a Covid-19 vaccine needs a global effort

Countries should avoid turning to nationalism and share the burdens




business and finance

The class of 2020 need help to start their careers

New workers could suffer the scarring effects of lockdown for decades




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Now Britain must overcome the fear factor

The government needs to address concerns over the return to normal life




business and finance

Rolls-Royce ditches profit targets and suspends dividend

Grounding of aircraft around the world due to coronavirus crisis takes toll on UK aero-engine maker




business and finance

EasyJet boosts cash after fresh pressure from Sir Stelios

Airline’s biggest shareholder calls for CFO’s exit over failure to scrap £4.5bn Airbus order 




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Boeing suppliers Hexcel and Woodward call off $6.4bn merger

Aircraft parts manufacturers pull plug in first big deal to collapse due to coronavirus pandemic




business and finance

Airbus cuts aircraft production by a third

European aerospace group confirms it will slash output of popular A320 single-aisle jet




business and finance

Stelios complains to regulator as easyJet row intensifies

Founder urges FCA to act as he presses airline to cancel multibillion pound Airbus order




business and finance

Virus outbreak on French warship sparks military weakness fears

Potential adversaries could seek to exploit vulnerabilities triggered by pandemic, warn analysts




business and finance

How coronavirus brought aerospace down to earth

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




business and finance

US regulator grants exemption for drone flight during lockdown

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




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Airbus is ‘bleeding cash’, says chief executive

Guillaume Faury tells employees in letter that lockdown threatens manufacturer’s existence




business and finance

Airbus: braced for impact

The pandemic has made airlines reluctant or unable to accept new jets




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Boeing investors could wait ‘years’ for dividend to return

Aircraft maker’s chief executive says focus will be on rebuilding balance sheet post-pandemic




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EasyJet says Stelios pressure ‘highly undesirable’

Airline calls shareholder vote on directors in latest escalation of dispute




business and finance

Coronavirus: Trump in new push to expand testing — as it happened




business and finance

Boeing cuts jobs and production as aircraft demand sinks

‘We will be a smaller company for a while,’ says chief David Calhoun




business and finance

Boeing taps bond market for $25bn to tide it over corona crisis

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




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Boeing: air support

US aircraft maker can get along fine without any bailouts




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Rolls-Royce to cut up to 8,000 jobs as aviation crisis bites

Aero-engine maker prepares for biggest single reduction of staff in more than 30 years




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Hedge funds bet on gold as refuge from ‘unfettered’ currency printing

Big-name investors such as Elliott and Caxton act on concerns over debasement of money




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Branson clears path to sell $1bn stake in Virgin Galactic

Filing opens door to potential sale of half of Virgin Group’s holding in space venture




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Neiman Marcus creditor eyes online business in bankruptcy fight

Hedge fund calls for court investigation into 2018 transfer of MyTheresa




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Prince Andrew repaid own charity after queries from regulator

Charity Commission intervened over £350,000 of payments to Duke of York’s private secretary




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A £31bn merger and a master dealmaker in action

John Malone shows his adroitness in deal between Liberty Global and Telefónica




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Apple will start to reopen some US stores

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




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My favourite pieces: Sandra Choi travels far for good accessories

The Jimmy Choo shoe designer says jewellery has influenced her work




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Watch brands move business online to beat lockdown

Pandemic forces rethink of luxury industry after cancellation of fairs




business and finance

Watches and Jewellery: May

Global lockdown forces watchmakers to accelerate their digital transformation. Plus: Frédéric Arnault talks about Tag Heuer’s foray into smartwatches; smart jewellery translate sound for deaf people; and the value of vintage motorsport-themed watches is only going one way: up.




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Watches to watch: 10 models from this year’s announcements

Watchmakers press on with new releases, despite the coronavirus




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Fashion lovers snap up revamps of famous watches

Tweaked timepieces popular with public but some original makers cry foul




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Motorsport watches roar into pole position

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




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Wearables speak up for the deaf and the lonely

Smart jewellery can help people with disabilities but funding is needed




business and finance

Lockdown lunches: how to make French onion soup

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




business and finance

US executives rush in record numbers to ‘buy the dip’

As the stock market plummeted last month, managers of big companies saw value 




business and finance

Muddy Waters/Luckin: got his mojo workin’

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




business and finance

Inside Bill Ackman’s $2.6bn big short

Hedge fund chief bets on stockmarket recovery after profiting from coronavirus sell-off




business and finance

Market rout reopens big gaps between winners and losers

Return of dispersion comes after years of similar returns across sectors