companiesCork firm Everseen accuses US giant Walmart of stealing its technologyFirm claims Walmart grew unhappy having to rely on its technology and used trade secrets to develop its own version
businessUS job losses of 20.5m in April are the steepest since Great DepressionThe US economy lost a staggering 20.5 million jobs in April, the steepest plunge in payrolls since the Great Depression and the starkest sign yet of how the coronavirus pandemic is battering the world’s biggest economy.
comment-analysisChristopher R Hill: Trump’s departure will not cure America’s political malaiseAmericans may have a well-known love affair with their cars, but it was the South Koreans who first introduced drive-through testing for Covid-19 — a simple measure that drastically minimises the risk of infection, writes Christopher R Hill