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Best practice needs the human touch

Resilience in business is rooted in paying heed to staff behaviour




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Co-founders urged to agree ‘pre-nups’ with their partners

Conflicts over strategy and management can kill a company




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How happier hens mean more eggs — and trees

The discovery that chickens roam further when given more shelter started a green journey




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Cisco team maintains connections in crises

Responsible Business Award for experts who establish communications in emergencies




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US jobs misery deepens

Unemployment rate soars to 14.7% as 20.5m people lose jobs in April




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More Ocado investors rebel against executive pay

Almost 30% of shareholders voted to reject remuneration report




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JD Sports turns on Mike Ashley as Footasylum deal blocked

Chairman accuses Sports Direct of participating in process for ‘own commercial interests’




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Ocado defends pay policies ahead of investor showdown

Advisory groups urge votes against remuneration report in wake of £87m payout for top executives




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Amazon and eBay should be liable for faulty goods, says EU group

Online marketplaces must be responsible for what they sell, says consumer organisation Beuc




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VP at Amazon Web Services resigns over whistleblower firings

Senior software engineer says he quit after firings over coronavirus safety protests




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Fashion group J Crew pushed into bankruptcy

US retailer of preppy clothing was already under pressure from heavy debt load




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The oil money flowing into sport

Arash Massoudi discusses the impact of the oil money flowing into football and other sports




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Why the Gulf states are betting on sport

Saudi Arabia is following Qatar and the UAE in spending big on sporting events




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Gulf participation in football tournament signals thaw in Qatar relations

Decision by Saudi Arabia and UAE to send teams follows two-year boycott of gas-rich state




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IMF revises down economic outlook in Gulf states

Regional forecast reflects oil production cuts and comes amid price volatility




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Germany should lead a European naval mission in the Gulf

Its posturing as a self-righteous pacifist is unconvincing




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Kuwait latest beneficiary as Gulf comes in from the cold

Region’s push into major equity and bond benchmarks drives strong inflows




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Trump hits Iran with new sanctions

Iranian state TV says US using ‘empty excuse’ of Tehran’s nuclear activities




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BoE warns UK set to enter worst recession for 300 years

Central bank predicts 30 per cent drop in output in first half of 2020 but opts against new stimulus




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UK road traffic climbs again after lockdown slump, says AA

Breakdown group reports roadside call-outs back to 90% of expected levels as motorists venture out




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Ending furlough scheme early will cost jobs, business warns

Rishi Sunak has vowed to avoid ‘cliff edge’ when programme ends next month




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Bank of England policy report: What to look out for

Forecasts will be most thorough assessment yet of how lockdown is affecting the economy




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Britain’s economy set for a ‘significant decline’, says ONS

Statistical agency warns of increased volatility in official data due to virus challenges




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Coronavirus coxcombs to waffles

What Florence Nightingale can teach us about the best ways to map the spread of disease




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The European elections 2019 in five charts

Centre-right and centre-left lose their combined majority amid strengthened Green, populist and nationalist forces




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European elections 2019: Full results

EU citizens have elected a new European Parliament




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Automation is the future of futures markets

CME orders executed in one-tenth of a second are on the rise as robots power trades




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EU parliament elections: live country-by-country poll tracker

Continuously-updated FT projection now includes UK polls




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US-China trade war: Can you dodge Trump’s tariffs?

Try your hand at navigating the dispute




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The European Parliament elections: an interactive guide

More than 350m EU citizens will elect a new European Parliament in May




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Foreign investors tiptoe away from Treasuries

US budget deficit expected to reach $1tn mark this year




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Trump’s claims of US-Mexico border crisis, in charts

Some key facts from the world’s busiest land border as president ramps up pressure




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Saudi Aramco in four charts

Figures behind the secretive oil company with the world’s biggest profits




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How MPs voted on the second round of indicative votes

MPs again fail to reach a majority for any Brexit option




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How MPs voted on May’s withdrawal deal defeat

Visual analysis: see how your MP voted




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How MPs voted on the indicative votes

Visual analysis: see the MP votes and who best shares your views




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Is this New Zealand’s chance to become the place to do business?

The country’s isolation has suddenly gone from historic disadvantage to unique selling point




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It’s harder to stay sane without sport

With events shut down due to coronavirus, some fans have lost the only community they had




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The Covid conspiracies: a virus that can only spread

False beliefs will make it harder to end this pandemic. They also risk making our politics even more dysfunctional




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The pandemic will forever transform how we live

From homeworking to healthcare, Covid-19 has forced society to adapt in ways that should endure




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The coronavirus gulf dividing Europe and America

Many Republicans are valuing the economy over life — a suicidal course with no European equivalent




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How health workers replaced soldiers as society’s heroes

This switch has long been brewing — and will probably outlast the coronavirus pandemic 




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Coronavirus could help push us into a greener way of life

For all its horror, the pandemic may change our habits when nothing else could




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Paris in 2050: from great city to new metropolis

Sixty-eight new suburban metro stations, 70,000 new homes a year: in the quest for future liveability, Paris leads




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Meet Frenkie de Jong, the footballer playing like no one else

One of the world’s most talented young players tells Simon Kuper about his first season in Spain and what makes Messi special




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How far will US polarisation go?

America’s politics has become defined by identity rather than ideology, as a new book highlights




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Simon Kuper’s guide to business and social etiquette in Paris

After 18 years in the French capital, our columnist has cracked its secret codes, from the subtle art of ‘la bise’, to never accepting second helpings




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Will more bicycles really help green growth?

The difficulty of making money out of cycling could hamper its rise




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The revenge of the middle-class anti-elitist

Why the comfortably well-off voted for Trump, Brexit and Italy’s Lega




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How much should we really drink?

As young people turn their backs on alcohol, Simon Kuper asks if it is time for their elders to follow suit