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Empty US hotels increase pressure on debt investors

JPMorgan data show about one in four loans was behind on payments last month




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Companies are dangerously drunk on debt

Sobering up after the crisis will require changes to tax laws, bonuses and pensions




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US Treasury plumps for longer-term debt to fund $3tn stimulus

Details of historic borrowing plans send government bond yields higher




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Investors fear Italy is heading for ‘junk’ borrower status

Coveted top-quality rating hanging by a thread as Moody’s decision looms




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Carnival and Southwest lead surge in US convertible bond issuance

Companies are seeking to tap whatever sources of affordable funding are available




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Biggest US energy groups lay out oil crash strategy

ExxonMobil and Chevron deploy plans for cutbacks but preserve dividends




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Pandemic crisis offers glimpse into oil industry’s future

Price wars and coronavirus have disrupted the sector, possibly moving peak demand even closer 




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Thermal coal prices collapse after virus lockdowns sap demand

IEA expects global consumption will decline 8% this year in largest drop since second world war




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Biggest US oil refiner posts $9.2bn loss as fuel demand dives

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




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Renewables sector shrugs off devastating effects of coronavirus

Developers of clean energy projects defy wider turmoil in the global energy markets




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Bakken pain reflects long road back for US shale

North Dakota’s oil sector has ‘never been through a downturn like this’




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US stocks look set to continue their outperformance

It is the deepest, broadest, most liquid market for larger global businesses




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TD Waterhouse looks at direct UK market access

Service would allow retail investors to place own orders on market




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ThinCats Bond for Business

Invest in a loan to a small business, but with a manager to assess the risk




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Cashback for Santander mortgage customers

1% cashback for mortgage customers with 123 account




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Top US pension plans eye private credit

Move to capitalise on dislocations across market stemming from coronavirus pandemic




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Why US mortgage rates should be even lower

Uncertainty over loan forbearance prevents savings being passed on




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Government delays overhaul of business rates

Move means hard-hit industries face another year of high bills




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HMRC launches coronavirus income support scheme for self-employed

Cash from successful claims could reach bank accounts by end of the month




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Bonus restrictions hamper City mortgage borrowers

Lenders reluctant to count payments as affordability checks tighten




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Debt relief for US consumers leaves investors flying blind

Forbearance and federal support programmes disguise how badly Americans have been hit




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Global stocks turn lower on China virus fears

Outbreak ripples across US, European and Asian equity markets




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Plumbing group Ferguson considers stateside listing

Loss would be a blow to London market and unpalatable to some UK-based fund managers




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Private investors in trading surge as coronavirus sparks market correction

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




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Companies’ silence on virus is storing up problems

Listed businesses have been conspicuously slow in estimating disruption to operations




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Panic-buying is just as short-sighted for investors

Market is full of cautionary tales about investors betting on familiar stocks




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Latin America must kick its addiction to oil-powered development

Ambitious plans for renewable energy rarely feature in government strategy




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US extends Venezuelan oil refiner Citgo’s lifeline

Treasury also licenses Chevron to operate in crisis-hit nation for a further 3 months




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Icahn urges ousting of Occidental chief

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




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Embraer says Boeing used false claims to ditch $4bn tie-up 

Brazilian jet maker to seek damages from US group, which counters it is within its rights to terminate deal




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Coronavirus boosts digital banking as Argentines lose fondness for cash

SoftBank-funded fintech challenger Ualá expands rapidly amid the pandemic




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Tax boost for maturing child trust funds

New rules allow savings to go straight into an Isa without affecting the annual allowance




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Retired customers find it harder to break up with their bank  

Finding a good credit card deal when you’re older is more difficult




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Maturing Child Trust Funds to provide £700m bonanza   

Over 400,000 teenagers will be eligible to claim funds from later this year




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Coronavirus crisis: your financial rights

How to navigate government help schemes, the benefits system, redundancy pay and help from banks




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Don’t let coronavirus derail your financial plans

Take steps to improve your relationship with money and the role it plays in your life




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Coronavirus: US fatalities slow but total tops 37,000 — as it happened

A live blog from FT.com

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Coronavirus: US death toll nears 40,000 — as it happened

Italy to lay out strategy this week on its plans to ease Covid-19 restrictions. Global stocks under pressure as oil tumbles again. England and Wales record 75 per cent more weekly overall deaths than normal.

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Coronavirus: US death toll tops 42,000 — as it happened

Number of global cases of Covid-19 nears 2.5m, international oil prices tumble to lowest levels since the 1990s, Heineken hit as pandemic cuts into beer drinking globally.

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Coronavirus: Congress passes $484bn interim stimulus package — as it happened

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.

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Coronavirus: US business leaders call for co-ordinated approach — as it happened

The number of US deaths attributed to Covid-19 surpassed 45,000 on Friday, while the rate of new cases remained flat

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Coronavirus: US death toll approaches 50,000 — as it happened

British fatalities rise by 813 with almost 150,000 infected; Spain prepares to ease restrictions slightly as daily deaths remain below 400

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Coronavirus: Small business loan scheme capped for US banks — as it happened

In today’s news: UK warns it would be ‘irresponsible’ to discuss easing lockdown. Spain sets out plan to lift its own tough measures. Donald Trump signals a halt to his daily media briefings as US death toll accelerates.

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

New daily cases of Covid-19 around the globe rose by the lowest amount in 12 days as 73,858 diagnoses were confirmed on Sunday, bringing the total to 2.93m

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Coronavirus: US tops 1m Covid-19 cases — as it happened

Deaths in England and Wales are highest on record in mid-April while cases in the US surpass 1m

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Coronavirus: Record daily increase takes US death toll above 55,000 — as it happened

The worldwide Covid-19 death toll rose by 6,365 on Tuesday, pushing the total through 200,000

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Coronavirus: US death toll rises by more than 2,000 for third straight day — as it happened

Eurozone GDP in historic fall, millions more Americans file for unemployment, Shell cuts dividend for first time since second world war and UK's AstraZeneca combines with Oxford on a potential vaccine

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Coronavirus: BofA says US consumer spending starting to rebound — as it happened

A live blog from FT.com

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Coronavirus: US death toll tops 60,000 — as it happened

Spain allows outside exercise for the first time in weeks while Russia’s daily case count rises by a fifth

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Coronavirus: US death toll approaches 62,000 — as it happened

The FT's live blog on the Covid-19 pandemic

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