Hilary Mantel’s lessons for a pandemic

We need more and better surveys from across the globe to help us take the right course

Government must prioritise getting the young back to work

Look for something elegant and distinctive but not overbearing

Black journalist forced America to confront the evils of lynching

As global lockdowns boost streaming subscriptions, filming freezes spell trouble ahead

Our columnists’ thoughts on corporate and global debt, and economists’ Covid-19 approach

What is it that makes an online performance really sing?

My love affair with the Tesla chief can’t survive the pandemic

Crises have inspired classics of literature — so is the great Covid-19 novel already under way?

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

Former pensions minister says the crisis means greater flexibility is needed 

Sector across region hit by fears of panicked mass withdrawals due to pandemic

Fraudsters are exploiting fears over pandemic to target pension savers, investors and online consumers

Retirement plans have suffered tumbling asset values and ballooning liabilities

Market volatility has temporarily halted the £80bn final salary transfer market, yet there is increased desire to cash in 

Join a live discussion with FT’s pensions correspondent Josephine Cumbo at 12pm and 5pm UK time on Wednesday April 22 

The Pensions Regulator and former minister Sir Steve Webb take part in online debate 

How will your retirement finances change BC and AC — before and after coronavirus?

Court rules government guidance that bans boycotts against foreign countries is unlawful

Industry regulator calls for vigilance over actions of employers during pandemic

Executive points to ‘heaps of liquidity’ as members get access to cash due to coronavirus

‘Drastic revisit’ of outlook at French bank as dividend cuts and cancellations hit equities trading

PwC’s finest scientific minds attempt to prove banks can exist in two states at once

Right-hand man to President Carter from Iran hostage crisis to Salt Two arms treaty 

Down in Tennessee, parrots panic as the sun disappears

American literary and journalistic iconoclast who Norman Mailer said was the hardest working writer of his time

Deft foreign policy and Gulf war victory defined his one term in office

Jurek Martin recalls unlikely encounters with an ancient dynasty, from dance floor to tennis court

A prolific American talent who defied the snobbery of literary critics

The baseball team’s victory in the World Series reflects the city’s wider resurgence

Disruptions set to revive local manufacturing as designers look to avoid reliance on distant hubs

Personal care group boosted by stockpiling frenzy ahead of lockdown

Homeworking prompts decline in demand for consumer group’s skin and haircare products

Consumer goods group missed its moment but there is much to keep investors onside

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

Sportswear maker warns sales could drop as much as 40% in second quarter

Group ramps up production of cleaning and sanitising goods amid coronavirus crisis

Proxymity raises $20m in spinout from Citigroup as shareholder meetings go virtual

Wuhan and the future of banks; digital insurance with Artificial; Robinhood’s $8.3bn valuation

Financial services unit mandate a ‘first step’ in adjusting to decline in business

Harsher medicine this time round would put asset prices on a better long-term footing

Every major asset class has been disrupted

Energy sector leads US S&P 500 to 2.3% gain   

S&P 500 surges 7% after coronavirus shows signs of peaking in continental Europe

S&P up 23% from March nadir on back of state coronavirus action — but more falls possible, warn analysts

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

US stocks shake off loan loss warnings from country’s largest banks

Investors say ‘astounding’ number of unemployment claims in US had been priced into markets

Settlement house delays payout and project to let small shareholders cash out