Harley-Davidson’s profits plunge amid coronavirus lockdown Motorcycle maker’s net income falls from $128 in first quarter of 2019 to $70m this year
The Guardian view on resetting relations with China: times are changing Editorial: Coronavirus is prompting countries to rethink relations with Beijing. Are they willing to be honest about their own role?
Coronavirus lockdown tips UK economy into biggest slump on record Recession and unprecedented squeeze on incomes likely, says Bank of England policymaker
Coronavirus delivers a ‘moment of truth’ on the meaning of the EU The issue of recovery funds shapes up as an acid test of commitment to the union
World Bank warns of collapse in money sent home by migrant workers Covid-19 unemployment expected to cause $110bn drop in remittances to developing world
Fears of prolonged coronavirus downturn and second wave of US cases Business chiefs expect lengthy period before recovery as CDC chief warns of worse to come during US winter
China doles out vouchers to encourage shoppers to spend again Reluctance to visit reopened stores may prove trial run for rest of world after pandemic
The IMF needed a progressive vision and US leadership. Both were absent Internationalism is weak, diluted by the Covid-19 pandemic and the fight for hegemony between China and the US
Beware a new wave of populism, born out of coronavirus-induced economic inequity Big businesses and governments are fast making themselves inviolable. There could be a backlash
China’s economy shrinks as coronavirus hits world trade Economic effects of lockdowns felt globally as depressed demand affects manufacturers
Donor countries urged to step up spending as national goals go unmet Campaigners call for action as majority of big countries fall short of 0.7% aid target
‘Hit by a hurricane’: 22m out of work in US as coronavirus takes heavy economic toll Labor department announces 5.24m people made claims last week, as stay-at-home orders and lockdowns prompt unprecedented wave of layoffs
Spend what you can to fight Covid-19, IMF tells member states Fund says countries are right to boost spending but should ‘keep receipts’ to ensure transparency
The tech ‘solutions’ for coronavirus take the surveillance state to the next level The role of the digital revolutionaries is to disrupt everything but the central institution of modern life: the market, argues Guardian US columnist Evgeny Morozov
Not even Wall Street titans know the true cost of the coronavirus crisis JP Morgan’s $8.3bn bad loan provision is steep but it’s guesswork – no one has a clue about the final bill