The Conservatives vowed to bring in a new state aid system to protect British industry after Brexit, as the party finesses its message to Leave voters ahead of election day.

Live coverage of UK election campaign.

More volatility ahead as US oil storage capacity is depleting, analysts warn

Popular funds’ performance woes compounded by coronavirus market sell-off

Different approaches to paying for investment research exacerbated by pandemic

Fitch says scale of support points to the systemic importance of $55tn asset management market

With its candidate favourite to win, Law and Justice party was insisting poll should go ahead on May 10

Brussels sets out tariffs proposals aimed at reducing risk of smuggling into bloc

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

ECJ issues rare warning over EU legal order after German judges question its superiority

Brexit and coronavirus have prompted drive for improving trade resilience

The race for the US Democratic presidential nomination is hotting up with a huge field of 23 candidates all hoping run against Donald Trump in 2020.  Courtney Weaver has focused in on one of the candidates, Kamala Harris, and she talks to Neville Hawcock about how the campaign for the Democratic nomination is shaping up. Read Courtney's article here

Contributors: Josh Noble, weekend news editor, Neville Hawcock, acting deputy editor, FT Weekend Magazine, and Courtney Weaver, Washington correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Hong Kong protests against a proposed extradition law that would allow criminal suspects to be handed over to China are continuing, despite a concession by the Hong Kong chief executive to suspend the proposed law. Naomi Rovnick discusses discusses what’s at stake for China and what the protesters are seeking to achieve, with Tom Mitchell in Beijing and Sue-Lin Wong in Hong Kong.

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Naomi Rovnick FT Live reporter, Sue-Lin Wong, South China correspondent and Tom Mitchell, Beijing bureau chief. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Europe’s top court has ruled that individual countries can force Facebook to take down illegal content, including hate speech, both inside the EU and across the world. Malcolm Moore discusses the implications of the ruling for freedom of expression with Mehreen Khan and Madhumita Murgia.

Contributors: Malcolm Moore, technology news editor, Mehreen Khan, Brussels correspondent, and Madhumita Murgia, European Technology correspondent, Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love

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During Syria's eight year civil war, around half a million Syrians have lost their lives and many more have lost their livelihoods. But a few individuals have made millions by helping the Assad regime. Chloe Cornish has been investigating and she tells Josh Noble about some of Syria's war profiteers.

Contributors: Josh Noble, weekend news editor, and Chloe Cornish, Middle East correspondent. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love

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Last weekend thousands of people took to the streets of Chile in an outburst of anger at a rise in the price of the metro fare. But as Benedict Mander tells Michael Stott, the roots of the unrest go much deeper.

Contributors: Michael Stott, Latin America bureau chief and Benedict Mander, Chile and Argentina correspondent. Producer: Persis Love.

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The FT's Sue-Lin Wong spent several months with members of Hong Kong's youthful pro-democracy movement and their supporters. She tells Andreas Paleit what she learnt about their hopes and fears for the future.

Read Sue-Lin's magazine story here

Contributors: Andreas Paleit, companies desk editor, and Sue-Lin Wong, South China correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Caroline Criado-Perez won the latest Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award with her book Invisible Women: Exposing Data Bias in a World Designed for Men. She spoke to Andrew Hill, the FT’s management editor, about the consequences for women and for society as a whole of using men as the default model.

Contributors: Andrew Hill, management editor, and Caroline Criado Perez. Producers: Marc Filippino and Fiona Symon

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The US Federal Reserve has begun to consult the public, particularly in poorer parts of the country about monetary policy. As a result, policy wonks at the central bank have begun to reconsider the impact of their decisions on communities far from the centres of power. Brendan Greeley discusses the so-called Fed Listens sessions with Patrick Jenkins.

Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, Deputy Editor and Brendan Greeley, US economics editor. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love. Photo credit: Alex Wong/Getty

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Analysts fear government’s timid fiscal response will prolong the pain

Biggest creditors attack government’s proposal to restructure $65bn of foreign debt

Jeanine Añez settles in for long haul as pandemic adds to political uncertainty

US regulator cautions against using chloroquine outside of hospitals or clinical trials

US-run trial of Gilead coronavirus therapy demonstrates ‘significant positive effect’

Biotech group’s shares have soared this year on hopes drug could be used to treat coronavirus

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

Schemes to look at cutting emissions in sectors such as transport in push to meet 2050 ‘net zero’ target

Shutdowns likely to shift energy use from fossil fuels towards wind and solar

Well-capitalised businesses will have an increased advantage for the next few years

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How markets are beginning to stir from their coronavirus-induced slumber

Interest rate cuts and massive fiscal stimulus are expected to weigh on the greenback

Large foreign financing requirement and small reserves leave Erdogan facing cash crunch

Currency softens beyond key level as investors brace themselves for more interest rate cuts

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

Popular funds have survived a period of intense market stress

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

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

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

Airline calls shareholder vote on directors in latest escalation of dispute

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

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

NYSE owner did not ‘lose its mind’, says Jeffrey Sprecher

Industry associations demand detail to manage risk of trading from home

Arca in San Francisco and Box in Chicago will throw open their doors on Monday

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

Adam Neumann transformed shared offices but failed to charm stock market investors

The continent faces a new emissions scandal as family vehicles grow bigger and heavier

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