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Deconstructed Watch: Zenith Chronomaster Revival Shadow

Discovery in Zenith factory attic helps watchmaker claim the first all-black wristwatch title




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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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Treasury market sends bearish signals as stocks rise

Two- and five-year yields hit record lows as futures investors anticipate negative rates




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Wall Street banks face $100m of losses on Las Vegas deal

Citigroup was biggest lender but Deutsche, Barclays and SocGen are also on the hook




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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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Investors blast EU’s omission of oil from ESG disclosures

Latest proposal accused of being misleading over environmental risk




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Oil price crash threatens Texas university endowments

Turmoil in commodity market slashes state colleges’ revenues




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Texas regulator drops effort to force oil production cuts

Railroad commissioner had called for using decades-old state rules to reduce output




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Oil’s cruellest month has forced a rethink on production

Dive into negative prices triggered pullback that helps set scene for rebound




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Mexico’s Pemex: from cash cow to resource drain

President’s pet project holds line on output growth despite oil crisis and mammoth losses




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Newmont earnings surge more than ninefold

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




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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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Hidden threat: Japan has only 2-week stockpile of LNG

Coronavirus exposes nation’s post-Fukushima vulnerability




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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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Can we tackle both climate change and Covid-19 recovery?

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




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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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Are Woodford woes an opportunity for patient tech investors?

The Adventurous Investor senses there could be future value in spinout specialists




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Cannabis remains an investment market worth watching

Promises of huge growth are yet to materialise — but there’s huge potential




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Could investing in military tech make your portfolio more defensive?

Whether we like it or not, spending on arms and security will rise in the next few years 




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Gold: a hedge against future policy misfires

A new exchange traded commodity holds several advantages




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Where to look for the market rebound

I’ve drawn up a list of badly beaten-up stocks worthy of a punt




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Deal of the week: Premium share dealing from The Share Centre




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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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National Grid looks to UK retail investors




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National Grid RPI-linked 10-year sterling retail bond

Corporate bond links income and capital to inflation




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Yorkshire Building Society’s tracker-to-fixed mortgages

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




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Santander 123 cashback credit card

Cardholders will receive 3 per cent cashback on fuel




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Derbyshire Building Society NetSaver Issue 2

NetSaver easy access account pays 3.16 per cent on savings




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Santander Upfront Interest Bond

Three-year savings account will pay immediate returns straight away




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Santander 123 current account

New current account offers 3 per cent interest and cashback on bills




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Mr & Mrs Smith retail bond launched

The four-year bond will pay 7.5%




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Interactive Investor to return income

Online broker is revamping its charging structure




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Lockdown is exposing the folly of reckless financial strategies

Pension funds need to spend less time on ESG and get back to basics




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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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Pension Regulator urged to abandon funding review

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




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Final salary schemes seek breathing space

Companies running defined benefit pension schemes ask regulator to extend payment holidays




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How are you coping without your cleaner?

James Max, the FT columnist, takes questions from readers about the misery of household chores




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Renters and self-employed hit hard by Covid-19 lockdown

A third of self-employed reported working reduced hours during the first two weeks of lockdown




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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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Investors festive as Wall Street’s record streak continues

Key markets simmering during the thin trading sessions around year-end




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Looking beyond the Brexit gloom

Mike Mackenzie’s daily analysis of what’s moving global markets




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Hedge funds calculate cliff-edge Brexit fears overdone

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




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Decarbonisation to drive ‘dramatic’ rise in cement prices, says Redburn

Production costs to rise by 61% when industry invests in carbon capture




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London market passes first post-Brexit test with £1.3bn listing

Smart meter group’s IPO boosts hopes of fundraising uptick after lacklustre 2019




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The smart money has already been made on NMC Health

The holes in the investment case were there, but not many were looking




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Where the fund manager consolidation narrative goes wrong

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




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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