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Coronavirus: US death toll approaches 62,000 — as it happened




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Philippines: Duterte takes aim at the oligarchs

The president has turned his populist fire on big business, but is he attacking corporate greed or political opponents?




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National Express/placings: fortune favours the financed

Well-capitalised businesses will have an increased advantage for the next few years




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New York Times: eclectic current

The website this week notched up 240m unique visitors




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Airbus: braced for impact

The pandemic has made airlines reluctant or unable to accept new jets




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Coronavirus: Trump in new push to expand testing — as it happened




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My favourite pieces: Sandra Choi travels far for good accessories

The Jimmy Choo shoe designer says jewellery has influenced her work




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Lockdown lunches: how to make French onion soup

Tim Hayward helps the FT's Daniel Garrahan turn his kitchen into a Parisian bistro




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US reopening/stocks: dicing with disaster

Bullish investors and gung-ho governors are setting themselves up for a big reality check




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BA job cuts: peanut analogy

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




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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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Coronavirus: Pence aide tests positive for Covid-19 — as it happened




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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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Tesco/UK dividends: welcome to the witch trials

Cancelling payouts should not become a loyalty test




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Lockdown wines: the best reds to order from home

Great value can be unearthed in some of the cheapest wines from impeccable producers




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Coronavirus: Retail investors attempt to navigate crisis

DIY investors and those in pensions drawdown scramble to adapt as stock markets plunge 




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UK/dividends: Shell-shocked

Companies have option to unshackle themselves from expensive payouts




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Philips: ventilator pitch

Strategic decisions by chief executive make the Dutch company a safe bet




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Hochtief/Dubai hotels: deconstructed

Middle East building downturn that began in 2015 shows little sign of abating




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Coronavirus: how the outbreak is changing global politics

The epidemic could weaken Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, feed conspiracy theories and lead to closed borders




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Small caps: Group NBT surges on Hg offer




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Latam banks: flying down to Rio

Future of finance: Brazil’s main Latin rival for the attention of emerging market fund managers is Mexico




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JBS: unreliable steer

Pressure rises on investors to blacklist companies associated with Brazilian deforestation




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Cash Isas: only worth it for the wealthiest

Puny interest rates have dented the tax sheltering properties of cash Isas for most 




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Pandemic policies: Rishi Sunak’s first  Budget and a cut in the base rate

Surprise measures on pensions and investing for children lay in the chancellor’s red box




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Coronavirus crisis: your financial rights

How to navigate government help schemes, the benefits system, redundancy pay and help from banks




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Coronavirus: US fatalities slow but total tops 37,000 — as it happened

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Coronavirus: US death toll nears 40,000 — as it happened

Italy to lay out strategy this week on its plans to ease Covid-19 restrictions. Global stocks under pressure as oil tumbles again. England and Wales record 75 per cent more weekly overall deaths than normal.

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Coronavirus: US death toll tops 42,000 — as it happened

Number of global cases of Covid-19 nears 2.5m, international oil prices tumble to lowest levels since the 1990s, Heineken hit as pandemic cuts into beer drinking globally.

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Coronavirus: Congress passes $484bn interim stimulus package — as it happened

US job gains since financial crisis wiped out. Switzerland faces sharpest economic contraction since 1974. UK and eurozone business activity hit by historic collapse this month as lockdowns choked Europe’s biggest economies.

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Coronavirus: US business leaders call for co-ordinated approach — as it happened

The number of US deaths attributed to Covid-19 surpassed 45,000 on Friday, while the rate of new cases remained flat

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Coronavirus: US death toll approaches 50,000 — as it happened

British fatalities rise by 813 with almost 150,000 infected; Spain prepares to ease restrictions slightly as daily deaths remain below 400

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Coronavirus: Small business loan scheme capped for US banks — as it happened

In today’s news: UK warns it would be ‘irresponsible’ to discuss easing lockdown. Spain sets out plan to lift its own tough measures. Donald Trump signals a halt to his daily media briefings as US death toll accelerates.

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Coronavirus: Trump makes new push to expand US testing — as it happened

New daily cases of Covid-19 around the globe rose by the lowest amount in 12 days as 73,858 diagnoses were confirmed on Sunday, bringing the total to 2.93m

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Coronavirus: US tops 1m Covid-19 cases — as it happened

Deaths in England and Wales are highest on record in mid-April while cases in the US surpass 1m

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Coronavirus: Record daily increase takes US death toll above 55,000 — as it happened

The worldwide Covid-19 death toll rose by 6,365 on Tuesday, pushing the total through 200,000

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Coronavirus: US death toll rises by more than 2,000 for third straight day — as it happened

Eurozone GDP in historic fall, millions more Americans file for unemployment, Shell cuts dividend for first time since second world war and UK's AstraZeneca combines with Oxford on a potential vaccine

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Coronavirus: BofA says US consumer spending starting to rebound — as it happened

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Coronavirus: US death toll tops 60,000 — as it happened

Spain allows outside exercise for the first time in weeks while Russia’s daily case count rises by a fifth

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Coronavirus: US death toll approaches 62,000 — as it happened

The FT's live blog on the Covid-19 pandemic

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Coronavirus: AIG chief warns virus could be industry’s largest catastrophe loss — as it happened

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez says no other option remains but to maintain the state of alert

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Coronavirus: US deaths spike as fatalities spread outside NY — as it happened

Russia's coronavirus outbreak worsens and Federal Reserve research finds a correlation between deaths from the influenza pandemic in 1918-1920 and extremist voting in Germany in 1932 and 1933

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Coronavirus: NY Fed economists find hardest-hit states received fewer PPP loans — as it happened

The US private sector shed a record 20m jobs in April as coronavirus lockdowns and the resulting closure of non-essential businesses led to historic joblessness

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Coronavirus: US death toll tops 70,000 as New York fatalities top 20,000 — as it happened

BT halts dividend for first time since dot com bubble two decades ago, BA parent IAG warns of further cuts as recovery set to take three years and shoemaker Puma warns worse to come as profits halve in first quarter

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Coronavirus: Pence aide tests positive for Covid-19 — as it happened

Germany's dominant export sector in record decline, South Korea may be forced to close bars and nightclubs after partygoer is found to have infected at least 14 people

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Ineos: why Jim Ratcliffe is mixing petrochemicals and sports

Amid charges of greenwashing from activists, the private company is investing in football, cycling and other ventures




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Warrior accountants: leading the green revolution?

Corporate accountants could have a significant impact on green issues





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General Motors: buckle up

Carmaker puts brakes on dividends and buybacks in order to preserve liquidity