Eskom will remove 6,000 megawatts of demand to avert total collapse of national grid

State utility Eskom removed power to stave off grid collapse

Pretoria has waived rules that prevented mining groups generating electricity for their own use

Investors fret over the level of economic stimulus Washington is likely to provide

Strategy shift comes shortly after $1.4tn fund’s CIO tweeted he was stepping down

Regulator says US mortgage guarantors have sufficient resources for about 12 weeks

Many decide to hold on to cash, triggering disputes with landlords in commercial and residential sectors

Interest rate disparity could add nearly £2,500 per month to the cost of servicing a £5m mortgage 

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

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’

Coronavirus means many businesses face an uncertain future but the region’s fundamentals will aid recovery

Businesses shift their focus from scale to survival as a coronavirus-led downturn takes hold — but the region’s underlying growth prospects bode well for the recovery

Company to refund fraction of policy premiums to reflect reduction in driving  

Hilary Mantel’s lessons for a pandemic

We need more and better surveys from across the globe to help us take the right course

Government must prioritise getting the young back to work

Look for something elegant and distinctive but not overbearing

What is it that makes an online performance really sing?

Great value can be unearthed in some of the cheapest wines from impeccable producers

Sector across region hit by fears of panicked mass withdrawals due to pandemic

Retirement plans have suffered tumbling asset values and ballooning liabilities

Market volatility has temporarily halted the £80bn final salary transfer market, yet there is increased desire to cash in 

Join a live discussion with FT’s pensions correspondent Josephine Cumbo at 12pm and 5pm UK time on Wednesday April 22 

Down in Tennessee, parrots panic as the sun disappears

Disruptions set to revive local manufacturing as designers look to avoid reliance on distant hubs

Homeworking prompts decline in demand for consumer group’s skin and haircare products

Sportswear maker warns sales could drop as much as 40% in second quarter

Group ramps up production of cleaning and sanitising goods amid coronavirus crisis

Financial services unit mandate a ‘first step’ in adjusting to decline in business

Every major asset class has been disrupted

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

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

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

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

PMI rises to 8-month high on reduced uncertainty but downturn continues

Taylor Wimpey and Barratt halt work in effort to stem spread of coronavirus

Work in the sector slows at fastest rate since financial crisis

Coronavirus damage to economy drives eurozone investor sentiment to a record low

The pro-Beijing venture capitalist on Trump, China’s rise — and Xi Jinping’s ‘little red app’

The epidemic could weaken Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, feed conspiracy theories and lead to closed borders

Arguments for authoritarianism and against democracy will be made with increased boldness

It is easy to take advantage of frightened people who have accepted infringements on freedom

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Hannah Kuchler and Gideon Rachman assess the next stage of the coronavirus crisis

Commission warns pandemic will wipe out growth in all member states and result in an uneven recovery

Discovery in Zenith factory attic helps watchmaker claim the first all-black wristwatch title

Coveted top-quality rating hanging by a thread as Moody’s decision looms

Turmoil in commodity market slashes state colleges’ revenues

IEA expects global consumption will decline 8% this year in largest drop since second world war