Chief executive defends government’s handing of protesters and police conduct

The UK’s decision on Huawei should give the US cause for reflection as much as reproach

It is not illegitimate to change borders, but it must be done through negotiation

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

It is an illusion to see victory for the former US vice-president as a geopolitical calendar reset

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

The pushback against globalisation will come from protectionists, national-security hawks and greens

Miles Johnson and Daniel Dombey discuss the lockdowns in Italy and Spain

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

Two questions serve as a reality check on excessive American declinism

How do democracies measure up against autocratic regimes in handling the pandemic?

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

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

Gideon Rachman talks to Joseph Nye about the role of morality in shaping foreign policy

Alternative providers fear it will harm competition in market for loans to small business

Private equity firms in separate discussions to back coronavirus-hit Serie A

Player values tumble as Europe’s top teams prepare to cut spending after pandemic weakens revenues

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

Jean Pierre Mustier’s nascent turnround derailed as bank slips to first-quarter loss

Strategists expect concerns about eurozone stability to dent the currency

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

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

Bundesbank told to halt participation unless central bank shows policy is ‘proportionate’

JPMorgan data show about one in four loans was behind on payments last month

Sobering up after the crisis will require changes to tax laws, bonuses and pensions

Details of historic borrowing plans send government bond yields higher

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

Latest proposal accused of being misleading over environmental risk

Regional trading blocs would better align mutual interests and provide stability

Railroad commissioner had called for using decades-old state rules to reduce output

Dive into negative prices triggered pullback that helps set scene for rebound

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

Phoenix Commodities seeks debt restructuring after racking up $450m of currency hedge losses

North Dakota’s oil sector has ‘never been through a downturn like this’

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

It is the deepest, broadest, most liquid market for larger global businesses

Scottish Power has launched a new energy plan that allows customers to fix their bills

Corporate bond links income and capital to inflation

Read the small print on ‘free’ offer

Timely relaunch allows savers to keep pace with the rising cost of living

Three-year savings account will pay immediate returns straight away