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Most Americans trust governors over Trump on reopening, poll shows

FT-Peterson survey finds 71% back states as support slips for president’s economic stewardship




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US Supreme Court reverses ‘Bridgegate’ convictions

Unanimous decision finds that two former Chris Christie aides did not commit a federal crime




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Biden struggles to raise money in era of Zoom soirées

Democratic candidate wrestles with new realities as he tries to close cash gap with Trump




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Premier League sought action on Saudi piracy claims before Newcastle deal

English football’s top division wrote to US government over Saudi’s alleged illegal screening of matches




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Why Silicon Valley is surviving the pandemic ad crash

Facebook and Google show resilience through the crisis thanks to uptick in ‘direct response’ ads




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Covid-19 and consolidation

Silver Lake’s Jio stake, Amazon VP quits in protest, new MacBook Pro




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Netflix plans to reopen production on shows and films

Sanitiser and masks appear on sets in South Korea, Japan and Iceland after shooting restarts




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Disney sets out $1.4bn hit from coronavirus crisis

Entertainment group scraps dividend as executives promise it will weather storm




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Half of online ad spending goes to industry middlemen

Study shines light on ‘near impenetrable’ £100bn market




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Millions of Americans face crisis payment delays

Consumers who use tax preparation services or software could have to wait months for money




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HMRC suspends some tax investigations due to pandemic

Tax authority switches focus to supporting businesses and individuals via job retention scheme 




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UK set to pull plug on MBA apprenticeships

Decision follows scrutiny of senior executives’ use of workplace training scheme  




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Second homeowners accused of exploiting loophole to claim virus cash

Politicians say properties are being classed as holiday lets to be eligible for grants




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Coronavirus: Your questions answered as furlough scheme opens

Claer Barrett and Daniel Thomas hear readers’ experiences of accessing job retention scheme 




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‘Chancellor must iron out problems for limited company directors’

Mel Stride, former Treasury minister, calls for help for business owners who pay themselves in dividends




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France rules out coronavirus aid for tax-haven businesses

Finance minister also says companies cannot pay dividends while receiving government money 




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Company car users on furlough can save thousands of pounds

Tax bills can be reduced by handing back a vehicle to an employer




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Government accused of pushing tax compliance policing on to business

IR35 rules demanding companies check their contractors’ HMRC status are flawed and unfair, say Lords




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VAT scrapped early on ebooks

Chancellor brings forward measure in response to lockdown




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The top FT stories read by the legal world in the coronavirus lockdown

Litigation battles, fear turns to lawsuits, and a data security flaw




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We need to talk about pensions

Better education about retirement benefits is crucial at any age




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Six ways to manage money — and not fall out with your partner

Couples share how they divide their incomes and outgoings — and joint accounts are falling out of favour




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No one emerges from the Woodford debacle with any credit

Light-touch regulation continues to fail retail investors




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My general election money manifesto

The next government should meddle less and encourage more of us to save




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Don’t fall for these 10 financial scams 

How fraudsters will try to trick you out of your money 




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Pensions tax relief: time for the government to bite the bullet

Big reforms are needed to tackle substantial problems well beyond the cost 




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Wanted: bright ideas on how to tax the wealthy 

Ahead of the Budget, chancellor Sajid Javid has some tough choices to make




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Winter fuel payments: time to throw them on the fire? 

A move to donate universal benefits to charity could turn up the political heat  




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Pensions tax relief: is time running out? 

New chancellor Rishi Sunak would be wise to avoid slashing pension perks 




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Should we keep calm and carry on investing? 

Money worries have taken on a new meaning with the market woes and the Budget next week




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Budget 2020: Coronavirus grants pensions Budget immunity 

But why didn’t the chancellor go the whole hog and scrap the tax taper altogether?




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Help for the self-employed won’t save everybody

The chancellor’s support package is welcome, but many self employed people are excluded 




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Ronan Farrow: ‘Reporters ultimately don’t stop’

The investigative journalist on #MeToo and the perils of taking on the powerful




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Psychologist Carol Dweck: ‘Everyone is a work in progress’

The guru of the ‘growth mindset’ on why your qualities are not set in stone




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Robert Harris: ‘Johnson must fancy himself as Caesar’

The novelist on Cicero’s lessons for Brexit Britain, Labour’s future — and how to write a bestseller a year




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Ken Clarke: ‘Do we carry on with crash, bang, wallop nationalism?’

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




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Crispr scientist on the ethics of editing humans

Her gene-editing tool could cure disease and change the human race. But what happens if it falls into the wrong hands?




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Ebola co-discoverer Peter Piot on how to respond to the coronavirus

The ‘Mick Jagger of microbes’ on a life of fighting disease — and the severity of the current crisis




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Jim Clyburn: ‘I don’t get mad, I get even’

The South Carolina congressman on Trump, Michael Moore — and the ‘bombastic’ Bernie bros




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Stephanie Kelton: ‘They’re going to have massive deficits. And it’s fine’

The economist has long argued that governments should spend whatever it takes. Has her time now come?




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Richard Horton: ‘It’s the biggest science policy failure in a generation’

The Lancet editor on Britain’s response to coronavirus — and being labelled a pariah




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Moeen Ali: ‘You would play for free, honestly’

The England cricketer on finding his faith, burnout — and why he can’t wait to get back on the pitch




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Glencore defers $2.6bn dividend decision

Group seeks to ‘protect capital structure’ as uncertainty swirls over Covid-19 impact




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Rio Tinto faces fresh investor revolt over Mongolia mine

Pentwater Capital calls for boardroom change in vehicle developing Oyu Tolgoi




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Diamond sector grinds to halt as India’s lockdown bites

Restrictions in nation that processes 90% of world’s stones upend global industry 




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Australia’s Lynas warns on rare earths supply chain 

Main non-China producer says it may need public funds to weather coronavirus downturn




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Glencore cuts capex as coronavirus forces production curbs

Group has halted work at number of mines due to pandemic




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Tyson v Fury? Dream sporting dramas for 2016

Mourinho in Norfolk, Tyson v Fury, and mandatory drug-taking at the Olympics




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St Moritz on thin ice

In the resort where winter tourism began, warm weather forced the cancellation of the White Turf horse race




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The Making of the Oxford English Dictionary by Peter Gilliver review — from A to Z and back again

A fascinatingly detailed history one of the world’s great scholarly projects