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Your chance to grill FT experts on the government’s rescue measures for small businesses

English companies with shared offices excluded from coronavirus rescue package

New period drama about an aspiring actor pulls back the curtain on postwar Tinseltown

Donald Trump’s ambivalence on coronavirus threatens both the US and its global power

Resist the temptation to rely on networks. Plus: practical tips for recruiters

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Patrick Jenkins and guests discuss what the latest stress tests tell us about the health of UK banks, racism in US banking after recent revelations about the treatment of black customers at JPMorgan Chase, and predictions for the year ahead. With special guest Laurie Mayers, associate managing director at Moody's.

Contributors: Patrick Jenkins, financial editor, David Crow, banking editor, Nicholas Megaw, retail banking correspondent, and Laura Noonan, US banking editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Behind the Money is a podcast from the Financial Times that takes listeners inside the business and financial stories of the moment, with reporting from FT journalists around the world. You can find Behind the Money wherever you get your podcasts, including FT.com/behindthemoney.

Mauren Pereira's drapery business was on track for its most financially successful year to date. That was until the coronavirus outbreak reached Virginia. Behind the Money reports on how one small business owner is navigating the current economic crisis. With Brendan Greeley, US economics editor for the Financial Times. 

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Behind the Money is a podcast from the Financial Times that takes listeners inside the business and financial stories of the moment, with reporting from FT journalists around the world. You can find Behind the Money wherever you get your podcasts, including FT.com/behindthemoney.

The Trump administration’s small business bailout programme has been plagued by problems from the start, with complaints that large companies crowded out the kinds of small enterprises and independent contractors it was designed to help. With a fresh round of funding on offer from Washington, we hear from several business owners trying to get their share, as well as the FT’s Laura Noonan who has been reporting on the programme since it launched. 

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Laura Noonan and Lauren Fedor respond to your queries on the state of SBA rescue funds

Beijing edits European opinion piece published in Chinese state-controlled media

How best to celebrate Chekhov's 150th anniversary? Sky Arts 2 have chosen to mark the occasion with "chekhov: comedy shorts" - four one-act plays transposed to the small screen, with a cast of well-known comedians including Johnny Vegas and Steve Coogan. But do they make good television? In this week's arts podcast, Neville Hawcock, the FT's deputy arts editor, talks to the paper's theatre critic, Sarah Hemming, and television columnist, John Lloyd, about the venture.  

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Is it acceptable for an artist to have his work produced by others? And what are the implications of the artist as businessman on conceptual art as we know it? As a new generation of artists openly declare themselves marketing men, FT arts editor Jan Dalley discusses the business of art with Jackie Wullschlager, FT visual arts critic, and Peter Aspden, FT arts and culture writer.  

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Postmodernism defined itself against the stifling clarity and seriousness Modernism. It put style before drab functionality. It embraced pop culture and garish colour. But it got a bad rep. “PoMo” was called vacuous and kitsch, and in the 1980s it became associated with corporate culture and consumerism. Now this controversial cultural movement is the subject of a major exhibition at London’s Victoria and Albert museum, "Postmodernism: Style and Subversion 1970–1990". Neville Hawcock talks to Glenn Adamson, co-curator of the show, and to FT columnists Edwin Heathcote and Peter Aspden. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown  

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The thought of French purists fretting over ‘les snackbars’ has long-tickled English-speakers  

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An exhibition of Soviet-era sporting paintings shows how, even in a repressive political climate, artists still made work with real human insight  

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On holiday in Greece, the FT’s arts writer travels to some out-of-the-way ancient sites and wonders whether they still hold lessons for 21st-century visitors – or are just another aspect of vacation kitsch  

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The quintessential grunge anthem, ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ hinted at the racial politics, school shootings and ennui which entangled America’s Generation X. David Honigmann traces the song’s evolution. Credit: Universal Music TV Campaign Division, Columbia, UMC (Universal Music Catalogue), Rhino Atlantic  

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The origin of Deep Purple's 1971 hit is almost as famous as its instantly recognisable guitar riff. Credits: Parlophone UK, Thompson Music P/L  

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Africans in Guangzhou evicted from hotels and had passports confiscated, officials say

Smart speakers don’t yet have the skills to

Readers say they fall between the cracks of government support schemes

The Russian billionaire on working with Putin, his Premier League plans and making a fortune in the 1990s

The Tory grandee on Thatcher, Johnson — and how centrist complacency fuelled Brexit

Boxer’s ideas don’t have to make sense — he just has to hit people

Behaviour of Brazil’s ‘walking crisis’ president sparks backlash among one-time allies

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.

A Chicago start-up has found a way of turning microbes into edible protein, part of a growing trend towards a microbial revolution in food. Leslie Hook discusses why investors are increasingly interested in this area with Emiko Terazono, commodities correspondent, and Clive Cookson, science editor.

Contributors: Leslie Hook, environment correspondent, Emiko Terazono, commodities correspondent, and Clive Cookson, science editor. Producers: Fiona Symon and Persis Love

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After years of economic pain, Greece is in an upbeat mood. But can the country’s fresh political leadership overcome deep-seated problems holding back growth? Katie Martin discusses this question with Kerin Hope in Athens and Ben Hall, Europe editor.

Contributors: Katie Martin, capital markets editor, Kerin Hope, Athens correspondent, and Ben Hall, Europe editor. Producers: Persis Love and Fiona Symon

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

Industry highlights bottlenecks in access to materials that are a possible Covid-19 treatment

Stuart Levey, known for tough enforcement of sanctions on Iran, will head digital currency project

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

The biggest brand launch since the Pink Lady is changing the nature of the fruit

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

Smaller companies in ‘epic rally’ on optimism over coronavirus and policy support

ISAL facility remains unprofitable as aluminium producers face weaker demand and prices

Shareholders’ incentives can make them more long-termist than company managers

If stimulus is well targeted, Boris Johnson’s government may achieve something of elegance

Benin crossing has been shut for three months, halting trade on vital frontier

Legislation cuts taxes for some enterprises while increasing VAT

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

Editor who raised the profile of the Financial Times’ coverage in Japan

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

Legal marijuana producers also report spike in demand during lockdown 

Medical community warns of dangers from use of cleaning agent as internal treatment