Confidence levels plunge as growing political crisis compounds economic damage from coronavirus

Finance minister tells FT that government has rejected counter-offer from BlackRock-led group of creditors

Donald Trump denies Washington played role in alleged attempt to assassinate Maduro

Some officials are using Covid-19 to jump on the neoliberal-bashing bandwagon

Drugs traffickers hit by coronavirus-induced slowdown and seizures, says UN agency

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

Gilead’s potential coronavirus treatment stirs investor hopes but evidence on effectiveness is mixed

Partnership that would prioritise UK could produce 100m doses by year-end if treatment is effective

First country to get a vaccine could have an economic as well as a health advantage

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

US-led trial shows positive results in hastening recovery time for coronavirus patients

Federal Trade Commission votes 3-2 to approve tie-up between makers of Botox and Humira

American producers are coming under pressure on several fronts

One of the first large acquisitions to be agreed since coronavirus pandemic rocked global markets

Decline leads to a drop in wholesale prices as businesses close

First signs of severity of coronavirus pandemic on UK energy sector 

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

Trump ally Tom Barrack’s investment group in talks with lenders over hotel and nursing home debt

Epidemiologist Anders Tegnell says other countries could face big ‘second wave’

The FT analyses the scale of outbreaks and the number of deaths around the world

Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets

Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets

Two experts debate the long-term impact on inflation of the Covid-19 rescue packages

Ankara’s banking regulator acts after currency slides below level reached in 2018 crisis

Higher education should not be treated as just another business

Candour about the fiscal deficit might return the Democrat to prominence

A collapse in demand is reducing prices even as central banks print money

Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is building the case for his own impeachment

Being ‘guided by the science’ does not mean hiding behind it

Regulators must ensure that lenders’ defences are sufficiently robust

Economic woes go well beyond the coronavirus crisis

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

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

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

Aircraft maker says strong demand for offering has removed need for government funding

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

Industry bodies had been lobbying for longer postponement over fears of hit to bond markets

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

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

Watchdogs put 12-month extension on new margin requirements, citing coronavirus threat

Frantic trading across financial markets pushes revenues up at the exchange and financial data group

Shares in brokerage firm drop overnight after it discloses payments to clearing houses

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

Watchmakers press on with new releases, despite the coronavirus

Smart jewellery can help people with disabilities but funding is needed

Companies from Boeing to HSBC have discovered the danger of delaying hard choices

The story of Robert Iger’s career as a leader is a thoughtful tale of surviving disruption