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

SoftBank-funded fintech challenger Ualá expands rapidly amid the pandemic

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

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

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

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

Chief expects weak demand from mills outside China to offset supply disruptions elsewhere

The fintech company aims to disrupt other Latin American markets with its smartphone-based services

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

The former Fox CEO commits millions to battle against disinformation

One of Latin America’s top real estate developers puts some of his triumphs down to luck

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

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

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

Brazilian prosecutors also accuse miner and safety group of environmental crimes

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

State-owned oil group faces risk of further rating downgrades and grapples with output woes

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

Pressure rises on investors to blacklist companies associated with Brazilian deforestation

From coffee to copper, exporters enjoy higher profits

Ambitious plans for renewable energy rarely feature in government strategy

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

Mauricio Leyva to advise German family company on expanding beverages arm

Price in local currencies of commodities such as copper and coffee has surged

Political goodwill for Spire Healthcare could act as a tailwind once virus impact eases

The default product of anxious idleness has been sidelined during pandemic

Competitive landscape is unclear as food delivery becomes a utility

Spanish and Italian bans on short selling follow US Federal Reserve’s liquidity injection

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

Listed businesses have been conspicuously slow in estimating disruption to operations

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Outbreak ripples across US, European and Asian equity markets

Pound dips following UK chancellor’s hard Brexit remarks

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

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

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

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

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

Lenders reluctant to count payments as affordability checks tighten

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

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