Key measure of American business investment fell only marginally last month

Stocks rise but crude tumbles as world’s largest oil ETF cuts stake

Volatility gauges for both regions show sharp falls from historic highs in March

Brexit and election weigh on sentiment as builders suffer eighth month of contraction

French regulator says agency failed to verify false story that sent Vinci shares down 18%

PMI rises to 8-month high on reduced uncertainty but downturn continues

Chief Jon Lewis admits outsourcer has ‘more to do and requires more investment’ than expected

Targets to include more women mean little without cultural change in the industry

Taylor Wimpey and Barratt halt work in effort to stem spread of coronavirus

Mixed messages follow industry protests over 2-metre distance ruling

Work in the sector slows at fastest rate since financial crisis

Coronavirus damage to economy drives eurozone investor sentiment to a record low

Jaguar Land Rover, Aston Martin, Taylor Wimpey and Vistry set to reopen some operations

But its coal addiction and authoritarian system mean it will struggle to take a global lead

The pro-Beijing venture capitalist on Trump, China’s rise — and Xi Jinping’s ‘little red app’

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

The UK is being belligerent, the EU inflexible. But a deal can be done this year

Arguments for authoritarianism and against democracy will be made with increased boldness

Gillian Tett on the city's struggle to contain the virus and the financial fallout

Why the Germans and Dutch are right to resist this way of sharing coronavirus costs

It is easy to take advantage of frightened people who have accepted infringements on freedom

Gro Harlem Brundtland on lessons of SARS and how to handle a pandemic

Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, Hannah Kuchler and Gideon Rachman assess the next stage of the coronavirus crisis

An inquiry into the origins of Covid-19 is needed if important lessons are to be learnt

Union Investment says new outside executives are needed to move the company on after special audit

Strategists expect concerns about eurozone stability to dent the currency

Deka Investment urges chairman to act quickly to end crisis of confidence in payments group after special audit

European Commission seeks to strengthen enforcement powers after banking scandals

Commission warns pandemic will wipe out growth in all member states and result in an uneven recovery

Pexip deal marks bright spot in otherwise bleak European IPO market

Online retailer’s partnerships with fashion brands should support growth and lift margins

German regulator looks at group’s statements ahead of KPMG special audit report

Discovery in Zenith factory attic helps watchmaker claim the first all-black wristwatch title

Tag Heuer’s digital chief sees connected watches as a point of entry to the mechanical models

Company pledges two ships and two islands as collateral in upsized refinancing plan

Coveted top-quality rating hanging by a thread as Moody’s decision looms

With no productive use of liquidity, money is going into market speculation driving recovery in asset prices

Companies are seeking to tap whatever sources of affordable funding are available

Citigroup was biggest lender but Deutsche, Barclays and SocGen are also on the hook

Regional trading blocs would better align mutual interests and provide stability

Turmoil in commodity market slashes state colleges’ revenues

IEA expects global consumption will decline 8% this year in largest drop since second world war

President’s pet project holds line on output growth despite oil crisis and mammoth losses

World’s biggest gold miner reaps rewards of pandemic price effect and Goldcorp acquisition

Coronavirus exposes nation’s post-Fukushima vulnerability

Developers of clean energy projects defy wider turmoil in the global energy markets

For some analysts the industrial metal looks cheap, even given the Covid-19 slowdown

Two experts debate whether shift to low carbon can push forward amid economic stress

Fortnite is typical of the new business model, renting access to a platform

The Adventurous Investor senses there could be future value in spinout specialists