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

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

The past decade has been transformational for our finances, but the next could be more challenging 

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

The architect on why buildings move us — and what he shares with Don Quixote

The Chinese novelist on life under censorship — and why he is still a ‘peasant’ at heart

Main non-China producer says it may need public funds to weather coronavirus downturn

Prime minister escalates dispute over Canada-listed group’s licence

Mourinho in Norfolk, Tyson v Fury, and mandatory drug-taking at the Olympics

How has modern Ireland changed the way it views the events that took place in Dublin 100 years ago?

Golfers need no reminding of their fallibility, especially on the back nine at Augusta

In Rio, records will fall and reputations will be made. But are the Olympics losing their ability to inspire?

In Stoke-on-Trent, Matthew Engel finds a party struggling to answer the simplest questions

A celebrated journalist’s guide to crisp, accurate expression is full of sound advice

The pursuit of novelty is leading to ever-shorter forms of the game

Business ease in adapting to lockdowns changes attitudes to remote set-ups

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

Before the world went into lockdown, Rebecca Watson found herself in a very different kind of confinement

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

Office providers warn chancellor that companies will go bankrupt without relief

Oil price collapse and crumbling health system put Latin American nation at risk

Maduro regime rejects latest Washington plan despite fears of humanitarian catastrophe from Covid-19

Dismissal of Luiz Henrique Mandetta follows feud over how to tackle coronavirus

Approval ratings for the billionaire president have more than doubled

Work dries up under lockdown but returning home could be more perilous than staying put

Revised agreement comes a day after the exit of central bank governor

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

Iron ore giant in second disaster in 3 years after mud and waste surges through valley

Revised terms draw support from some creditors in key test before government debt crunch

Analysts expect the country to make bondholders an offer they cannot accept

Governors seize on criticisms of president over lack of coronavirus stimulus

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

Jeremy Corbyn defends party's processes for dealing with racism after Ephraim Mirvis's criticism. Conservatives put opposition to independence at heart of Scottish campaign. Sterling slips as Labour makes inroads on Tories' polling lead.

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Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

Heavy redemptions during coronavirus-induced sell-off  spark concerns

Stanhope co-founder and Worms family heir says Warren Buffett and 1848 inspired his new venture

Different approaches to paying for investment research exacerbated by pandemic

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

Georgian once mooted as next deputy prime minister, takes on top co-ordinating role

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

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

Tomi Kovanen argues that investors and pundits should temper their expectations for the industry in the short term, but increase them for the long term.

As fixtures resume across the Channel, UK racing is keen to secure a swift return and avoid revenue losses

German media group Axel Springer is seeking to go private with the help of US investor KKR. Katie Martin discusses what both sides stand to gain from the move with Arash Massoudi and Tobias Buck.

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Arash Massoudi, corporate finance and deals editor, and Tobias Buck, Berlin correspondent.

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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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Sotheby’s has gone under the hammer for $3.7bn ending 31 years of public ownership, with the venerable auction house sold to Patrick Drahi, billionaire founder of the European telecoms group Altice. Arash Massoudi discusses the sale and what it means for the art market with Harriet Agnew and Melanie Gerlis.

Contributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Arash Massoudi, corporate finance and deals editor, Harriet Agnew, FT Paris correspondent, and Melanie Gerlis, FT art market columnist. Producer: Fiona Symon

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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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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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