Since people are no longer paying restaurant margins, some reason they can spend a bit more at home

Death toll falls in part because of sharp decline in New York state

John Ratcliffe testifies at confirmation hearing held under social distancing rules

Vice-president makes suggestion even as number of deaths across the country spikes

Rick Bright alleges government ignored coronavirus warnings and engaged in ‘cronyism’

White House group will shift to ‘safety and opening up our country again’

FT-Peterson survey finds 71% back states as support slips for president’s economic stewardship

US cable company enjoys rising demand for high-speed internet but movie business suffers

Sanitiser and masks appear on sets in South Korea, Japan and Iceland after shooting restarts

About 2m businesspeople thought to be ineligible for existing coronavirus support schemes

Parents who haven’t historically claimed could now do so due to lost income

Politicians say properties are being classed as holiday lets to be eligible for grants

Deans come out against government plan to cut senior executive courses from workplace training scheme

Litigation battles, fear turns to lawsuits, and a data security flaw

Our festival panel consign their financial nasties to Room 101

Savvy shoppers game the system to collect the maximum amount of points

A healthy salary does not always prevent problems, says the FT’s personal finance editor

Spookily effective savings tips if your money has vanished by the end of the month

Ahead of the Budget, chancellor Sajid Javid has some tough choices to make

A move to donate universal benefits to charity could turn up the political heat  

Join a live discussion with our FT Money editor at 12pm and 5pm UK time on Wednesday April 8

The investigative journalist on #MeToo and the perils of taking on the powerful

The ‘Mick Jagger of microbes’ on a life of fighting disease — and the severity of the current crisis

The former engineer on bullying, tech firm culture and breaking the silence

US liberals’ favourite TV host on polarisation, the primaries and staying sane

Restrictions in nation that processes 90% of world’s stones upend global industry 

National identity matters less in an age of globalised sport

Train travel in the UK now combines the worst features of capitalism and socialism

A pledge to roll back the Beeching cuts has rekindled a strange national obsession

Owner of some of UK’s biggest shopping malls still faces uphill struggle

Office group founder files lawsuit over largest investor’s decision to pull out of $3bn tender offer

Behaviour of Brazil’s ‘walking crisis’ president sparks backlash among one-time allies

Flashpoint between Brazil’s populist leader and political establishment over response to virus

Sérgio Moro was the face of nation’s long-running ‘Car Wash’ anti-corruption probe

David Enrich’s salutary tale of Deutsche Bank’s overreaching ambitions

Jeremy Corbyn unveils party's ‘most radical’ plans in decades, Tories backtrack on national insurance pledge while pressure on public finances increases

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.

Big investors must adopt a tougher stance on balance sheet resilience

‘There is hardly a place on earth less suited to the age of social distancing’

Cafés, restaurants and secondary schools to reopen in phased easing of restrictions

Consumers have been looking for something to do as well as something to eat

Dementia is on the rise, with the numbers affected expected to treble to over 150m in the next 30 years. Clive Cookson discusses the latest treatments with London neurologist Nick Fox, and we hear reports from Edward White and Brooke Fox about initiatives in Taiwan and the US to help improve the lives of sufferers.

This podcast is supported by Home Instead Senior Care, and is part of a wider FT Special Report on Dementia Care found at ft.com/reports/dementia-care

Contributors: Josh Noble, weekend news editor, Clive Cookson, FT science editor, Professor Nick Fox, director of the Dementia Research Centre at University College London, Edward White, Taiwan correspondent, Brooke Fox, New York reporter, Tang Li-yu, secretary-general of the Taiwan Alzheimer’s Association and Kevin Jameson, head of the Dementia Society of America. Producer: Ruth Lewis Coste

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Modern life can be deafening — but for all the shouting, no one’s listening any more. This is the conclusion reached by FT columnist Jo Ellison after an uncomfortably noisy Eurostar journey. She discusses what’s gone wrong with Horatia Harrod. Read Jo's column here 

Contributors: Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Horatia Harrod, associate editor of FT Life & Arts, and Jo Ellison, fashion editor and columnist. Producer: Fiona Symon

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In the past decade, some of India’s largest financial groups have made big investments in luxury property, notably an ambitious Mumbai tower that was supposed to set new standards in urban design. But the economic boom they hoped would spur demand failed to materialise. Jyotsna Singh talks to Benjamin Parkin in Mumbai about what went wrong and the resulting debt crisis that is holding back growth.

Contributors: Jyotsna Singh, Delhi reporter, and Benjamin Parkin, Mumbai correspondent. Proucers: Jyotsna Singh and Fiona Symon

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The disputed Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir is in lockdown after India revoked its special status following a long running insurgency that led to thousands of deaths. Jyotsna Singh discusses what India plans to do next, and how neighbouring Pakistan, which also claims the territory, has reacted, with Amy Kazmin the FT's South Asia bureau chief.

Contributors: Jyotsna Singh, Delhi reporter, and Amy Kazmin, South Asia bureau chief. Producers: Jyotsna Singh and 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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Google is allegedly using hidden web pages that feed the personal data of its users to advertisers, circumventing EU privacy regulations that require consent and transparency. Madhumita Murgia, the FT's European technology correspondent, discusses the implications for both privacy and competition with Malcolm Moore.

Conributors: Malcolm Moore, technology news editor, and Madhumita Murgia, European technology correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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In 2013, Edward Snowden was responsible for one of the biggest US intelligence leaks ever. He’s just published a memoir offering his version of the events. Janine Gibson was the Guardian’s US editor at the time and oversaw publication of the story. She shares her impressions of book and what it says about the man and his motives with Frederick Studemann, FT literary editor.

Read Janine's story here

Contributors: Janine Gibson, special projects editor, and Frederick Studemann, literary editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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As the world’s largest carbon emitter, China will be in the spotlight at this week’s UN climate summit in New York.  Beijing has taken steps to tackle its pollution problems in recent years, but is it working? Pilita Clark puts this question to Leslie Hook, environment correspondent, and Lucy Hornby, deputy Beijing bureau chief. 

Contributors: Pilita Clark, business columnist, Leslie Hook, environment correspondent, and Lucy Hornby, deputy Beijing bureau chief.  Producer: Fiona Symon

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Start-ups and consumer giants are trying to find a solution to the deluge of plastic packaging that ends up in landfill or polluting our oceans. Finding a solution will be far more complex than just recycling more, Leila Abboud and Leslie Hook tell Pilita Clark. Read Leila's article here or listen to Ellen MacArthur talk about the plastics in our oceans here.

Contributors: Pilita Clark, business columnist, Leila Abboud, consumer industries correspondent, and Leslie Hook, environmental correspondent. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love.

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