The violinist on making high art popular and what #MeToo means for musicians

The novelist on Cicero’s lessons for Brexit Britain, Labour’s future — and how to write a bestseller a year

Whose back feels like an anatomy textbook in Braille? Who sparred with Trump? Who’s too posh for her target base? Have lunch again with Federer, Schwarzenegger and Beckham . . . 

Canada’s deputy PM on moving from the ‘snark’ of journalism to the ‘smarm’ of politics

The former Goldman chief executive on the crash, the criticism — and sparring with Bernie Sanders

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

The Wall Street strategist talks about debt, lessons from losing his hearing — and his latest predictions for the world

Geography is destiny in this historical meditation on the peculiarities of the English

The holder of this title until now would, for me, have been Muhammad Ali

My buyer asked to delay due to Covid-19 and now I understand I need to pay capital gains tax within 30 days of sale

Health and beauty chain cites ‘unprecedented decline’ in footfall

All attempts to remove President Nicolás Maduro from power have failed

After reaching intraday record, stocks retreat as new president faces economic challenge

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

UBS drops to second spot while Invesco slips to third in Z-Ben analysis of investment market

Different approaches to paying for investment research exacerbated by pandemic

The two members have proposed tougher enforcement of environmental and labour standards

The US president holds ownership interests in golf resorts in Scotland and Ireland

Maker of Budweiser and Corona to cut costs by renegotiating contracts such as sponsorship deals

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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Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, criticised western liberalism and defended Russia’s role in Syria and Venezuela in an exclusive interview with the FT on the eve of the G20 summit at the weekend. Lionel Barber, FT editor, and Henry Foy, Moscow bureau chief, offer their impressions of the interview in conversation with Katie Martin. Read the interview transcript here

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Lionel Barber, FT editor, and Henry Foy, Moscow bureau chief. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Greece’s centre-right New Democracy party has returned to power after defeating the far-left party Syriza at the ballot box on a promise of reviving the economy through tax cuts, reduced bureaucracy and more foreign investment.  Katie Martin discusses the new government and the challenges it is facing with Ben Hall and Kerin Hope.

Contributors: Naomi Rovnick, FT Live reporter, Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Ben Hall, Europe editor, and Kerin Hope, Athens correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Concerns about maritime security in the Gulf are rising as relations between Iran and the west deteriorate over the slow breakdown of the nuclear deal struck by Tehran and world powers in 2015. Iran’s economy has been badly hit by the re-imposition of US sanctions, and in response, Iran says it is no longer sticking to agreed limits on its enriched uranium stockpile. Tom O’Sullivan discusses whether the deal can be saved with Michael Peel in Brussels, Najmeh Bozorgmehr in Tehran and Middle East editor Andrew England.

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Tom O’Sullivan, deputy analysis editor, Michael Peel, European diplomatic correspondent, Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Tehran correspondent, and Andrew England, Middle East editor. 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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Many of those who voted to leave the European Union live in deprived towns and cities of the UK and were disillusioned with politics. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation teamed up with a think-tank, UK in a Changing Europe, to find out what policies they would like to see to improve their lives. Andy Bounds discusses the findings with Anand Menon, one of the report's authors. Read Andy's article here

Contributors: Andy Bounds, Enterprise Editor and North of England correspondent, and Anand Menon, Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King's College London and director of the UK in a Changing Europe. Producer: 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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Iranian military leader and commander of the Quds Forces, Qassem Soleimani, was killed on the 3rd of January in a targeted US air strike at Baghdad airport, Iraq. What did Soleimani mean to Iranians and why did the US order the airstrike that killed him? Najmeh Bozorgmehr discusses the story with Andrew England.

Contributors: Andrew England, Middle East editor and Najmeh Bozorgmehr, Tehran correspondent. Producer: Persis Love

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Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist policies have sparked protests and intercommunity violence across India. Against this backdrop, a proposed data protection bill that will allow his government free rein to spy on its citizens is causing particular concern. Madhumita Murgia discusses the bill with Benjamin Parkin in Mumbai.

Contributors: Madhumita Murgia, European technology correspondent, Benjamin Parkin, Mumbai correspondent. Producers: Persis Love and Fiona Symon

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Research paper published in journal Nature identifies number of alternative treatments

Investors have bet on Gilead’s remdesivir as solution to coronavirus crisis

Nation’s pharma industry has matured but is still a lot better at incremental innovation than major breakthroughs

As Beijing connects the region, the Philippines weighs ‘shutdown’ risk

Potential cost cuts should not be used as justification for a UK telecoms tie-up

Short bets rise to highest level of 2020 over Brexit and Covid-19 concerns

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

MEMX is hoping to disrupt the US equities market when it launches in July

Pandemic forces rethink of luxury industry after cancellation of fairs

Energy companies facing climate protests need to limit the wasteful use of their products

Bernard Arnault’s company is the modern incarnation of La Samaritaine and Neiman Marcus

Phones, TV and games constantly vie for our attention — but how much do they add to our lives?

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

Return of dispersion comes after years of similar returns across sectors

Valuations do not reflect the risks that still lie ahead from coronavirus

Central bank support and rising hopes for economic reopening spark April rally

Sell-off dents investment holdings despite uptick in operating profit

Treasury secretary’s comments compound woes for airline sector hit by Buffett’s share sale

McKinsey, BCG and PwC named in records showing allegations of looting by Angolan billionaire

Suspected suicide comes as Angolan billionaire indicted for money laundering

Endiama chief wants ‘radical change’ in overhaul of country’s scandal-hit gem industry

World’s second-largest diamond miner cites disruption along the supply chain