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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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Pandemic is also a test of our maths skills

As numbers and statistics come to the fore, can we boost national numeracy?




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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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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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UK savers give investment funds a boost after election

More than £1bn ploughed into equity vehicles after decisive Conservative victory




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Pearson’s latest profit warning is a teachable moment

UK-based education company is still more value trap than takeover candidate




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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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Trainline’s investment case is at risk of hitting the buffers

Tickets website has to navigate an overhaul of UK rail’s supporting infrastructure




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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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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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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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Where the fund manager consolidation narrative goes wrong

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




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Yield-crazed investors should be wary of Hipgnosis

Music royalties specialist has done well in a strong market for alt investment trusts




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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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Ocado’s rise faces test in food security rethink

Competitive landscape is unclear as food delivery becomes a utility




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Tobacco stocks should be doing better out of enforced isolation

The default product of anxious idleness has been sidelined during pandemic




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Mexico’s Grupo Lala chief to join JAB beverages arm

Mauricio Leyva to advise German family company on expanding beverages arm




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Latam banks: flying down to Rio

Future of finance: Brazil’s main Latin rival for the attention of emerging market fund managers is Mexico




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Crunch time for tycoon as Digicel bond clouds loom

Ireland’s richest man O’Brien faces struggle to refinance former cash cow’s debt pile




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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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An inconvenient truth for Brazil’s biggest company

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




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Church of England raises pressure on miners over dams

Investor group led by the CofE launches database to track tailings dams after Brazil disaster




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Burford faces long wait over $1bn Argentina claim

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




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James Murdoch makes investment to combat fake news

The former Fox CEO commits millions to battle against disinformation




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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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FT The Americas’ Fastest Growing Companies

This inaugural ranking of the region’s businesses by revenue growth rate reveals the dominance of the US and technology — the top-ranked company this year is an augmented reality and video game developer




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FT ranking: the Americas’ fastest-growing companies

Technology bolsters US dominance of the list, but coronavirus fallout looms large




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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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LatAm companies spot opportunity for redemption in pandemic 

Pledges to donate Covid-19 test kits pour in from groups including Vale and Petrobras




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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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Vale launches New York front in bitter battle with Beny Steinmetz

Brazilian group alleges tycoon’s family-controlled mining arm fraudulently funnelled $500m into Manhattan real estate




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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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Consumers pay big price after free cash machines close

Withdrawal fees soar to £104m and banks save £120m in ATM shake-up




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Finance on Instagram: what’s not to like? 

Money matters are a surprise hit on the photo-sharing app




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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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Cash Isas: only worth it for the wealthiest

Puny interest rates have dented the tax sheltering properties of cash Isas for most 




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Simple rules for managing your money

Learning how to budget is a vital skill to master at the beginning of a career




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Pandemic policies: Rishi Sunak’s first  Budget and a cut in the base rate

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




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Savers warned not to forget the end of tax year

Take advantage of tax allowances available despite the turmoil




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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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Premium Bonds rate reprieve for savers

NS&I scraps planned cuts to prize fund rate 




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Penalties slashed on Lifetime Isa withdrawals

Treasury reduces charge for removing cash from tax-free accounts for under-40s




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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 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: 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: 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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