Experts fear country is embarking on more white elephant projects

Activity grew at its fastest pace in more than a year in February

Lockdown threatens UK’s push to tackle national housing shortage

Differences remain but Europe leaders are growing accustomed to US president’s style

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

An inquiry into the origins of Covid-19 is needed if important lessons are to be learnt

Stay neutral in the battle between French banks and economic adversity

The ECB’s asset purchases are vital to the stability of the eurozone

Strategists expect concerns about eurozone stability to dent the currency

Pexip deal marks bright spot in otherwise bleak European IPO market

Combination of O2 and Virgin Media set to transform British telecoms market

ECB intends to resist court injunction to justify its sovereign bond purchases

O2 and Virgin Media’s £31bn merger is one of the biggest examples of virtual dealmaking during pandemic

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

Horseman Capital’s Russell Clark has sold his holdings in government bonds

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

ExxonMobil and Chevron deploy plans for cutbacks but preserve dividends

French energy group makes emissions pledge as first-quarter profits drop 35%

World’s biggest gold miner reaps rewards of pandemic price effect and Goldcorp acquisition

Marathon cuts capital spending by $1.4bn in anticipation of 30% drop in output

Two experts debate whether shift to low carbon can push forward amid economic stress

A new exchange traded commodity holds several advantages

New Sipp dealing account has no annual management fee

Fixed rate that applies in years three to five has been cut

3.19 per cent deal comes with a fee of £1,495

1% cashback for mortgage customers with 123 account

Uncertainty over loan forbearance prevents savings being passed on

Covid-19 pandemic increases problems for retirement schemes already in deficit

Lenders reluctant to count payments as affordability checks tighten

Pound dips following UK chancellor’s hard Brexit remarks

Lansdowne, Odey and Wadhwani among those betting on a revival of UK equities

Shares in security software maker dropped sharply after revelations of data harvesting

Optimism, not pessimism, could spark future takeover offers for UK investment houses

As world markets take a turn for the worse, investors use ETFs as they hope to profit from any bounceback 

Mauricio Leyva to advise German family company on expanding beverages arm

Brazilian prosecutors also accuse miner and safety group of environmental crimes

In contrast with many global peers, Petrobras has made scant efforts to diversify into green energy

Case linked to 2012 nationalisation of oil company proves tricky for litigation funder

Activist investor has almost quadrupled his stake in battered US oil producer

SoftBank-funded fintech challenger Ualá expands rapidly amid the pandemic

Putting aside £100 a week is just a pipe dream — and what would it achieve anyway?

Surprise measures on pensions and investing for children lay in the chancellor’s red box

Take advantage of tax allowances available despite the turmoil

US job gains since financial crisis wiped out. Switzerland faces sharpest economic contraction since 1974. UK and eurozone business activity hit by historic collapse this month as lockdowns choked Europe’s biggest economies.

Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez says no other option remains but to maintain the state of alert

Thousands attend military parade in Belarus even as virus spreads rapidly in neighbouring Russia, UK airline industry warns of huge blow if travel quarantine is launched and Seoul closes down bars and clubs in wake of new cluster

Concerns over climate change led the chemicals veteran to dramatically transform Syngenta