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The dangers of cramped coronavirus hotspots

Singapore’s second wave of infections and US meat packers offer cautionary tales




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ETFs have proved critics wrong during the crisis

Popular funds have survived a period of intense market stress




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Even in a pandemic, politicians must decide

Being ‘guided by the science’ does not mean hiding behind it




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Markets are out of step with economic reality

Investors are looking to the future, but should beware of over-optimism




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Pandemic is putting banks’ resilience to the test

Regulators must ensure that lenders’ defences are sufficiently robust




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How to help the poorest through the lockdowns

Near-unconditional cash transfers are the most efficient form of relief




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Bankrupt Lebanon’s turn to IMF is overdue

A bailout is the Mediterranean country’s only option to refloat its sinking economy




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How to move workers on to the land

Replacing migrant fruit and vegetable pickers is harder than expected




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Debt relief alone will not save Argentina

Economic woes go well beyond the coronavirus crisis




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Finding a Covid-19 vaccine needs a global effort

Countries should avoid turning to nationalism and share the burdens




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The class of 2020 need help to start their careers

New workers could suffer the scarring effects of lockdown for decades




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Now Britain must overcome the fear factor

The government needs to address concerns over the return to normal life




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Rolls-Royce ditches profit targets and suspends dividend

Grounding of aircraft around the world due to coronavirus crisis takes toll on UK aero-engine maker




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EasyJet boosts cash after fresh pressure from Sir Stelios

Airline’s biggest shareholder calls for CFO’s exit over failure to scrap £4.5bn Airbus order 




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Airbus cuts aircraft production by a third

European aerospace group confirms it will slash output of popular A320 single-aisle jet




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Stelios complains to regulator as easyJet row intensifies

Founder urges FCA to act as he presses airline to cancel multibillion pound Airbus order




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Virus outbreak on French warship sparks military weakness fears

Potential adversaries could seek to exploit vulnerabilities triggered by pandemic, warn analysts




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How coronavirus brought aerospace down to earth

The industry has been one of the hardest hit, with contracts cancelled, production halted and pleas for big bailouts




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US regulator grants exemption for drone flight during lockdown

Oil and gas company in Texas given approval to use unmanned aircraft to inspect vital infrastructure




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Airbus is ‘bleeding cash’, says chief executive

Guillaume Faury tells employees in letter that lockdown threatens manufacturer’s existence




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Airbus: braced for impact

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




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Boeing investors could wait ‘years’ for dividend to return

Aircraft maker’s chief executive says focus will be on rebuilding balance sheet post-pandemic




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EasyJet says Stelios pressure ‘highly undesirable’

Airline calls shareholder vote on directors in latest escalation of dispute




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




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Boeing cuts jobs and production as aircraft demand sinks

‘We will be a smaller company for a while,’ says chief David Calhoun




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Boeing taps bond market for $25bn to tide it over corona crisis

Aircraft maker says strong demand for offering has removed need for government funding




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Boeing: air support

US aircraft maker can get along fine without any bailouts




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Rolls-Royce to cut up to 8,000 jobs as aviation crisis bites

Aero-engine maker prepares for biggest single reduction of staff in more than 30 years




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Hedge funds bet on gold as refuge from ‘unfettered’ currency printing

Big-name investors such as Elliott and Caxton act on concerns over debasement of money




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Traders brace for reform of US data releases

Banning computers from ‘lock-ups’ forces rethink on how markets respond




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FCA researchers outline $5bn ‘tax’ imposed by high-speed trading

Paper released by UK regulators homes in on tactic known as latency arbitrage




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Fund managers push LSE for shorter trading hours

Eight-and-a-half-hour day is needlessly long, say customers




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European regulator takes another shot at ‘dark pools’

Watchdog also offers concession on post-Brexit share trading




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Central banks ‘hesitant’ on digital currencies, says ex-governor

Christian Noyer believes projects available to consumers are a way off yet




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EU regulator allows short delay to new rules on failed trades

Industry bodies had been lobbying for longer postponement over fears of hit to bond markets




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Intercontinental Exchange chief defends eBay approach 

NYSE owner did not ‘lose its mind’, says Jeffrey Sprecher




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US market data shake-up aims to narrow HFTs’ advantage

SEC sets out proposal to provide investors with faster, broader trading figures




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JPMorgan and Goldman throw weight behind exchange start-up

MEMX is hoping to disrupt the US equities market when it launches in July




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LSE’s $27bn deal for Refinitiv faces heat in Brussels

London bourse’s transformative acquisition is facing more scrutiny than expected




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‘Intense’ trading sends exchange volumes to record

Platforms report soaring activity after coronavirus outbreak spooks investors




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TP ICAP hits record trading volumes from market volatility

UK interdealer broker forecasts low single-digit revenue growth for the year




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Could shutting exchanges stop the markets rot?

US Treasury secretary floats idea of shorter trading hours as staffing hit by virus




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Banks press exchanges for virus contingency plans

Industry associations demand detail to manage risk of trading from home




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ABN Amro takes $200m hit from failure of a single client

Dutch bank was forced to close out positions at substantial loss




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Global regulators delay derivatives rules due to market volatility

Watchdogs put 12-month extension on new margin requirements, citing coronavirus threat




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NYSE to review circuit-breakers after sharp drops

US benchmark S&P 500 can drop a maximum 7 per cent before first protection kicks in




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LSE to pay dividend after riding market turbulence

Frantic trading across financial markets pushes revenues up at the exchange and financial data group




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Interactive Brokers takes $88m hit from crude futures collapse

Shares in brokerage firm drop overnight after it discloses payments to clearing houses




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Refinitiv’s data-race struggle highlights LSE challenge

Business being bought from Blackstone-led consortium has lost ground to Bloomberg




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US options exchanges prepare to reopen trading floors

Arca in San Francisco and Box in Chicago will throw open their doors on Monday