Investors are looking to the future, but should beware of over-optimism

The government needs to address concerns over the return to normal life

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

Founder urges FCA to act as he presses airline to cancel multibillion pound Airbus order

Potential adversaries could seek to exploit vulnerabilities triggered by pandemic, warn analysts

The industry has been one of the hardest hit, with contracts cancelled, production halted and pleas for big bailouts

Aircraft maker’s chief executive says focus will be on rebuilding balance sheet post-pandemic

Airline calls shareholder vote on directors in latest escalation of dispute

Banning computers from ‘lock-ups’ forces rethink on how markets respond

Paper released by UK regulators homes in on tactic known as latency arbitrage

Watchdog also offers concession on post-Brexit share trading

Acquisition allows group to build bigger share of the $6.6tn-a-day market

London bourse’s transformative acquisition is facing more scrutiny than expected

US benchmark S&P 500 can drop a maximum 7 per cent before first protection kicks in

Filing opens door to potential sale of half of Virgin Group’s holding in space venture

John Malone shows his adroitness in deal between Liberty Global and Telefónica

Pandemic forces rethink of luxury industry after cancellation of fairs

Watchmakers press on with new releases, despite the coronavirus

Smart jewellery can help people with disabilities but funding is needed

This riveting account of how a piratical corporation subjugated India resonates with today’s global capitalism

The need to raise donations led MIT’s Media Lab to a terrible misjudgment

Private banks are fighting to advise billionaires who want a lot for their money

In 16 years of columns on business, the only constant has been disruptive innovation

Downfall of carmaker’s former boss sets up clash between country’s old guard and its reformists

In crisis mode, profits and growth matter much less than ability to ride out a downturn

Small-cap stocks underperformed large-caps throughout the bear market and rally

Remdesivir news moves markets more than economic data or Fed action

Radioactive material at risk of supply shocks given small number of dominant mines

One year saving for airline would be just 5 per cent of ex-fuel operating costs

UK airport reports slump in passenger demand as calls resurface for expansion to be axed

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

Virgin Atlantic could be followed by British Airways in abandoning UK’s second-biggest gateway

Willie Walsh points out that expansion plans face bigger challenges due to coronavirus impact

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

Priority status as grid suppliers helps Orsted and Iberdrola weather drop in demand

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

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

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

Suspected suicide comes as Angolan billionaire indicted for money laundering

Neal Froneman highlights ‘lowest payback period’ after £285m purchase

Central African Republic has just three ventilators for its 5m people

South African ecommerce group insists it remains in acquisition mode

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

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

Nikkei 225 average drops 16 per cent over the week amid broad pandemic-linked sell-off

S&P 500 closes more than 9% higher as investors cheer Fed backstops and political progress

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

Change in Kospi 200 composition prompts US venues to suspend related derivatives

Buyers and sellers worry about risk of infection, say agents

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