Private equity epiphany; Royal Mail; CEO succession at HSBC

Neobank’s funding round sets new valuation parameters; De La Rue battles to last a decade

Internet orders and cargo plane demand could help DHL-owner meet €5bn operating profit goal

Sloppy housekeeping, soaring debt and spendthrift ways were easier to ignore in a stronger market

Staff vote in favour of a walkout but union says they can help deliver supplies to elderly

President’s travel ban will not calm markets or address the threat facing America

Here is the role that I intend to play in bringing the global pandemic to an end

My household’s Corona Protocol has provoked eye-rolling from my two teenage children  

There are words I use daily now that simply did not exist — even a month ago

Treasury secretary enters war against Covid-19 with handicaps, but he’s all America has got

The virus has pulled back a curtain on how fragile and financialised our economy is

Donald Trump’s ambivalence on coronavirus threatens both the US and its global power

Even before the coronavirus outbreak, many people found isolation a normal way of living

The division in tackling coronavirus in the US is not based on politics but on competence  

Many see the epidemic as divine retribution for our sins

A key legacy of the self-described socialist has been to shift the Democratic party to the left

We need to get acclimatised to repetition. Many of us have not internalised the arduous road ahead

Rana Foroohar and Edward Luce talked to readers on the pandemic’s international impact

A new wave and second lockdown would be a bigger hit to wealth than a cautious return to work, but Donald Trump is refusing to listen

Coronavirus is depriving the former vice-president of a real campaign

Reopening states to boost the economy despite the scientific evidence will do more damage than good

What is striking about the coronavirus is how weak our rulers are

Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Tata’s chief executive, forecasts a major shift to more flexible working arrangements

FCA chief says regulators will lose faith in how US handles crises if regime changes

Fears of Russian influence revive drive to track corporations’ true owners

Microsoft lost its antitrust suit, blew big chances yet grows on

Financial markets watchdog positions as defender of Main Street investors

Social security overhaul is key part of plan to rein in budget deficit

Companies are able to fan the flames of fake news and also to remove it

A two-decade old law is a poor fit with the digital world of today

Legislative poll will be a referendum on the reformist president

While Google, Facebook and Twitter are set for a grilling in Congress over Russia, it is the online retailer that is drawing intense scrutiny

When employees reveal wrongdoing, instead of being rewarded they are often punished

Dispute erupts in public as AT&T boss says he will not put news channel up for sale

Missouri raises competition and privacy questions in company’s home market

Political mood in US has shifted against big tech companies

Traditional rulemaking is unable to keep up with new digital businesses

Senator was one of few Democrats to challenge monopoly power, writes Rana Foroohar

Penalty for manipulation of Isdafix benchmark is German group’s latest American setback

Mnuchin urged to examine ‘deeply concerning’ takeover attempt by Singapore chipmaker

Some experts say variable annuities are too complicated and offer a poor deal for consumers 

Mayor Bill de Blasio calls legal action ‘unconscionable’

Chipmaker resolved legal battle with the iPhone maker last month

Pressure on search giant rises following regulatory successes in Europe

Competition law should take changing business models into account

EU foreign ministers this week postponed a decision on whether to open membership negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia until October, prompting a warning from the two countries' leaders that the delay could strengthen the hand of nationalist forces. Gideon Rachmans discusses the EU's dilemma on the Balkans with Ben Hall and Valerie Hopkins.

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Martin Sandbu discusses the prospects that leaders attending this year's G20 summit in Osaka will be able to patch up their differences on trade and climate with Chris Giles and Leslie Hook.

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Gideon Rachman discusses the fraught process of selecting a new leadership team in Europe and the impact these choices will have on integration, Eastern Europe and the Brexit negotiations, with Jim Brunsden and Ben Hall

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Gideon Rachman discusses the crisis in Britain's relations with the US following the unscheduled departure of Kim Darroch as ambassador to Washington, with Ed Luce and Geoff Dyer.

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