business and finance

Bad credit is big business — if you can get a guarantor

Whether renting a flat or applying for a loan, you will probably need the help of a homeowner




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My general election money manifesto

The next government should meddle less and encourage more of us to save




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Don’t fall for these 10 financial scams 

How fraudsters will try to trick you out of your money 




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Would your finances pass the 10 year challenge? 

The past decade has been transformational for our finances, but the next could be more challenging 




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Pensions tax relief: time for the government to bite the bullet

Big reforms are needed to tackle substantial problems well beyond the cost 




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Wanted: bright ideas on how to tax the wealthy 

Ahead of the Budget, chancellor Sajid Javid has some tough choices to make




business and finance

Winter fuel payments: time to throw them on the fire? 

A move to donate universal benefits to charity could turn up the political heat  




business and finance

Pensions tax relief: is time running out? 

New chancellor Rishi Sunak would be wise to avoid slashing pension perks 




business and finance

Should we keep calm and carry on investing? 

Money worries have taken on a new meaning with the market woes and the Budget next week




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Budget 2020: Coronavirus grants pensions Budget immunity 

But why didn’t the chancellor go the whole hog and scrap the tax taper altogether?




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Help for the self-employed won’t save everybody

The chancellor’s support package is welcome, but many self employed people are excluded 




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Small businesses are not ‘all in it together’

Readers say they fall between the cracks of government support schemes




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How are your spending habits changing under lockdown? 

Join a live discussion with our FT Money editor at 12pm and 5pm UK time on Wednesday April 8




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Ronan Farrow: ‘Reporters ultimately don’t stop’

The investigative journalist on #MeToo and the perils of taking on the powerful




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Psychologist Carol Dweck: ‘Everyone is a work in progress’

The guru of the ‘growth mindset’ on why your qualities are not set in stone




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Nicola Benedetti: ‘Classical music is like a novel, not a tweet’

The violinist on making high art popular and what #MeToo means for musicians




business and finance

Robert Harris: ‘Johnson must fancy himself as Caesar’

The novelist on Cicero’s lessons for Brexit Britain, Labour’s future — and how to write a bestseller a year




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Best of Lunch with the FT 2019

Whose back feels like an anatomy textbook in Braille? Who sparred with Trump? Who’s too posh for her target base? Have lunch again with Federer, Schwarzenegger and Beckham . . . 




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Jean Nouvel: ‘Architecture is an art’

The architect on why buildings move us — and what he shares with Don Quixote




business and finance

Alisher Usmanov: ‘I was never what you could call an oligarch’

The Russian billionaire on working with Putin, his Premier League plans and making a fortune in the 1990s




business and finance

Ken Clarke: ‘Do we carry on with crash, bang, wallop nationalism?’

The Tory grandee on Thatcher, Johnson — and how centrist complacency fuelled Brexit




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Cho Nam-joo: the writer inspiring Asia’s #MeToo movement

Her bestselling novel showed South Korea’s everyday sexism — and struck a chord around the region




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Chrystia Freeland: ‘We liberals have had a rude awakening’

Canada’s deputy PM on moving from the ‘snark’ of journalism to the ‘smarm’ of politics




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Crispr scientist on the ethics of editing humans

Her gene-editing tool could cure disease and change the human race. But what happens if it falls into the wrong hands?




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Olga Tokarczuk: why populist nostalgia will pass

The Polish novelist on confronting history and her battles with the nationalist right




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Lloyd Blankfein: ‘I might find it harder to vote for Bernie than for Trump’

The former Goldman chief executive on the crash, the criticism — and sparring with Bernie Sanders




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Ebola co-discoverer Peter Piot on how to respond to the coronavirus

The ‘Mick Jagger of microbes’ on a life of fighting disease — and the severity of the current crisis




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Uber whistleblower Susan Fowler: ‘Everything was chaos’

The former engineer on bullying, tech firm culture and breaking the silence




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Rachel Maddow: ‘I’m not trying to end the Trump presidency’

US liberals’ favourite TV host on polarisation, the primaries and staying sane




business and finance

Jim Clyburn: ‘I don’t get mad, I get even’

The South Carolina congressman on Trump, Michael Moore — and the ‘bombastic’ Bernie bros




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Yan Lianke: ‘Propaganda is a nuclear bomb’

The Chinese novelist on life under censorship — and why he is still a ‘peasant’ at heart




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Anne Wojcicki: ‘This is the way the world is going’

As chief executive of 23andMe, she holds the key to a vast genetic database. What will she do with it?




business and finance

Stephanie Kelton: ‘They’re going to have massive deficits. And it’s fine’

The economist has long argued that governments should spend whatever it takes. Has her time now come?




business and finance

Richard Horton: ‘It’s the biggest science policy failure in a generation’

The Lancet editor on Britain’s response to coronavirus — and being labelled a pariah




business and finance

Kiril Sokoloff: ‘There will have to be massive debt relief’

The Wall Street strategist talks about debt, lessons from losing his hearing — and his latest predictions for the world




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Moeen Ali: ‘You would play for free, honestly’

The England cricketer on finding his faith, burnout — and why he can’t wait to get back on the pitch




business and finance

Glencore defers $2.6bn dividend decision

Group seeks to ‘protect capital structure’ as uncertainty swirls over Covid-19 impact




business and finance

Rio Tinto faces fresh investor revolt over Mongolia mine

Pentwater Capital calls for boardroom change in vehicle developing Oyu Tolgoi




business and finance

Mine closures bolster metals prices as demand collapses

Supply disruptions expected to increase as governments impose lockdowns 




business and finance

Glencore copper mine closure prompts Zambia dispute

African nation vows to block decision it rejects as unjustified and illegal




business and finance

Diamond sector grinds to halt as India’s lockdown bites

Restrictions in nation that processes 90% of world’s stones upend global industry 




business and finance

Copper find sparks hopes of mining revival in ‘Poldark’ country

Discovery raises prospect of industry’s return 20 years after Cornwall’s last pit closed




business and finance

Australia’s Lynas warns on rare earths supply chain 

Main non-China producer says it may need public funds to weather coronavirus downturn




business and finance

Glencore’s Zambia CEO detained by authorities

Lusaka ups ante in dispute over shuttered copper mine




business and finance

Copper miner SolGold bolsters defences against takeover

London-listed explorer hires Citi for fundraising and advice as rivals eye acquisitions




business and finance

Papua New Guinea threatens to seize Barrick’s Porgera gold mine

Prime minister escalates dispute over Canada-listed group’s licence




business and finance

Glencore cuts capex as coronavirus forces production curbs

Group has halted work at number of mines due to pandemic




business and finance

£82bn of UK property sales put on hold

Impact of pandemic has halted nearly 400,000 housing transactions




business and finance

Chinese buyers consider return to international property markets

Global property portals report big increases in Chinese inquiries




business and finance

Will I be hit by CGT rule change on my property sale?

My buyer asked to delay due to Covid-19 and now I understand I need to pay capital gains tax within 30 days of sale