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Europe steelmakers cut production after shutdown of car plants

Move illustrates how coronavirus impact is rippling through manufacturing supply chains




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Uranium enters bull market after Covid-19 hits supply

Prices rebound from March lows after miner Kazatomprom slashes production




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Rio Tinto expects rising commodity demand from China

Anglo-Australian mining group benefits from resilient iron ore price




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Tata Steel may face obstacles in securing Covid loan

Chunk of assets already pledged as collateral could complicate efforts to secure fresh debt




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BA warns Gatwick staff it may not resume flights there

Airline’s operations at London’s second biggest airport face brunt of 12,000 job cuts




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Space or bust: Richard Branson’s Virgin dilemma

How Virgin Galactic might help the rest of the group escape the gravitational pull of coronavirus




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Why the oil market is even weaker than you think

Producers’ realised prices are lower than they appear, while traders are braced for more turmoil




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Coronavirus leads to ‘staggering’ drop in global energy demand

Fall could be the equivalent of India’s total annual consumption, IEA says




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Hedge fund rules make financial system fragile

Charging 2 per cent to hold assets when returns are low is wrong, writes Sebastian Mallaby




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Market froth and low inflation alarm some

It is always easy for central banks to find reasons not to act




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Endeavour bids £1.5bn for Centamin in gold dealmaking wave

Canadian group makes all-stock proposal public after talks fail to get off ground




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African entrepreneurs pitch to Alibaba founder Jack Ma

Business contestants battle for $1m prize money in glitzy televised extravaganza




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Nigeria ratifies finance law in boost for small business

Legislation cuts taxes for some enterprises while increasing VAT




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Dow enters bear market as pandemic declared

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




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Short bans/market closures: they amplify panic

Trading restrictions did not work in the past; there is less reason for them to work this time




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Philippines shuts financial markets indefinitely

Country becomes first in world to halt all stock, bond and currency trading




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Blackstone makes new investment in coronavirus-hit casinos

Private equity group acquires 10% stake in Australia’s Crown Resorts




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Coronavirus fears hit UK property market as viewings dry up

Buyers and sellers worry about risk of infection, say agents




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UK property demand plunges as virus takes hold

60 per cent decline in sales predicted in the next three months




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UK housing market put on hold after plea from banks

Coronavirus lockdown hits lenders’ ability to offer mortgages and evaluate properties




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UK property market moves into cold storage

Experts predict transactions could plunge 50 per cent year-on-year, but what could it mean for house prices? 




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What is the outlook for the UK housing market?

Share your experiences of trying to buy or sell a house under current market conditions 




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How a plot to overthrow Venezuela’s Maduro ran aground

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




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Neighbourhood walks: Aoyama, Tokyo

This is the first in a new FT Globetrotter series, in which correspondents and writers explore their local area up close. In Japan’s capital, despite the deserted shopping streets, nature is in full bloom




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Brighton theatre fears lockdown could bring curtain down permanently

Survival of coastal city’s vibrant arts scene will depend on community ‘being on the front foot’




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US lawmakers clash over new stimulus as jobless rate soars

Scale of unemployment underscores urgency of additional emergency relief funds




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UK watchdog orders insurers to pay small business claims quickly

FCA warns failure to act could count against provider’s regulatory record




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Admiral pulls special dividend but maintains final payout 

Insurers have been urged by regulators to reconsider shareholder payments during lockdown




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Markets should beware this morally hazardous approach to policymaking

Central banks repeatedly set the stage for the next boom and bust cycle, fuelled by growing debt




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Free markets must be protected through the pandemic

Sensible and targeted state intervention can help capitalism to thrive post-crisis




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Maybe Elon Musk won’t save me after all

My love affair with the Tesla chief can’t survive the pandemic




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Robots/Covid-19: automation rations

Pandemic may spur greater use of robotics in food industry to cater for virus-wary customers




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Equalise front-line doctors’ death benefits, says BMA

Some families of medics who die in service will receive higher payouts than others under current rules




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Managing retirement income in a crisis

Those in pensions drawdown are at risk of  pound cost ravaging




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How the coronavirus threatens Asia-Pacific’s $7tn pensions market

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




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Fernando Pacheco, doctor and cornerman, 1927-2017

He tried to persuade Muhammad Ali to retire from the ring before it was too late




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Herman Wouk, author, 1915-2019

A prolific American talent who defied the snobbery of literary critics




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Ross Perot, businessman and politician, 1930-2019

His 19% in 1992 was best result for independent presidential candidate in 80 years




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Robert Morgenthau, Manhattan district attorney, 1919-2019

He became the scourge of the Mob and white-collar crime in New York




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Pets at Home sales benefit from surge in demand

Essential retailer says coronavirus uncertainty means it will not give guidance for year ahead




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Toilet roll mania boosts sales of Andrex maker Kimberly-Clark   

Retailers are still replenishing stocks after panic buying ahead of coronavirus lockdowns




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Reckitt posts record sales growth as disinfectant demand surges

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




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The pandemic is yet to dampen demand for luxury goods resales

If anything, it’s only made the most coveted more sought after, as online sellers adapt to cater for their clientele.




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This market was in trouble long before the virus hit

Harsher medicine this time round would put asset prices on a better long-term footing




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European countries ban short selling after markets plunge

‘We are ready to go further,’ says French minister after issuing temporary prohibitions




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How Covid-19 tore through global markets in first quarter

Every major asset class has been disrupted




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Equity market rally runs out of steam

S&P 500 closes lower as investors await more evidence of progress against virus and extra stimulus




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French markets regulator backs extension of short-selling ban

AMF chairman cites uncertainty around dividends and coming downgrades to credit ratings




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On front-loading economic Covid-19 underperformance

Why, from an investment perspective, Covid-19 suppression is the equivalent of kicking the can down the road.




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Slowing coronavirus spread calms US and European markets

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