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Australia’s Lynas warns on rare earths supply chain 

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




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Glencore cuts capex as coronavirus forces production curbs

Group has halted work at number of mines due to pandemic




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Tyson v Fury? Dream sporting dramas for 2016

Mourinho in Norfolk, Tyson v Fury, and mandatory drug-taking at the Olympics




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Last boat to St Helena

One of the remotest islands on earth is getting an airport — and that could change everything




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Revising Ireland’s Easter Rising

How has modern Ireland changed the way it views the events that took place in Dublin 100 years ago?




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Willett rises as Spieth learns to lose

Golfers need no reminding of their fallibility, especially on the back nine at Augusta




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Middlesex take county cricket title in blazing fashion

With an hour of season to go, three of the nine teams were all in with a chance of winning




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The Last Wolf by Robert Winder — island stories

Geography is destiny in this historical meditation on the peculiarities of the English




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Cricket has started to eat itself

The pursuit of novelty is leading to ever-shorter forms of the game




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England face Ashes test after World Cup glory

Amity between old adversaries almost certain to crumble once first ball is bowled




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Superdrug becomes latest retailer to slash rent payments to landlords

Health and beauty chain cites ‘unprecedented decline’ in footfall




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Travelodge asks landlords to take £146m rent hit

Company says it will be ‘several years’ before revenues return to 2019 levels




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Venezuela faces threat of coronavirus catastrophe

Oil price collapse and crumbling health system put Latin American nation at risk




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Venezuelan migrants face tough choices as virus spreads

Work dries up under lockdown but returning home could be more perilous than staying put




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Michael Milken, junk bond king wins pardon at last

Decades of philanthropy pay off for one of Wall Street’s most complicated figures




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Venezuelans hit hard by cash crisis and hyper-inflation

Maduro’s economic rescue plan offers little hope to people struggling to get by 




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Argentina’s crisis receding, says bullish Hasenstab

Investor blames peso mayhem on ‘massive speculative attack’ and local over-reaction




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IMF increases Argentina bailout package to $57bn

Revised agreement comes a day after the exit of central bank governor




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Brazil’s Bolsonaro rally hits new peak before easing

After reaching intraday record, stocks retreat as new president faces economic challenge




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Argentina’s century bond caught in dash for exit

Just two years ago investors rushed to snap up 100-year debt sold by Buenos Aires




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Argentine assets hit after Macri stumbles in primary vote

Peso tumbles and cost to hedge against debt default surges




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Peso slides as Argentina seeks more time to pay

Macri tries to shore up confidence amid market worries over prolonged political instability and $101bn owed




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Argentina/bonds: rumpus on the pampas 

Foreign investors have learnt the hard way that short-termism can be a virtue, not a vice




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Election: Labour manifesto shows party would raise taxes by £80bn a year — as it happened

Jeremy Corbyn unveils party's ‘most radical’ plans in decades, Tories backtrack on national insurance pledge while pressure on public finances increases

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Election: Nigel Farage unveils Brexit party’s manifesto – as it happened

The Brexit party and the Welsh Plaid Cymru reveal their policies; Corbyn and McDonnell defend tax plans; Tories propose stamp duty rise for foreign buyers; while UK figures show more gloomy outlook

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Election: Tony Blair calls for tactical voting to deprive major parties of a majority — as it happened

Former prime minister intervenes with warning that both Tories and Labour ‘pose a risk’ to country, Conservative manifesto in the spotlight, Lib Dems change tune with calls to avert Johnson majority, Sterling rallies as Tories extend lead.

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Election: Labour on the defensive after Chief Rabbi accuses party of failure to deal with anti-Semitism — as it happened

Jeremy Corbyn defends party's processes for dealing with racism after Ephraim Mirvis's criticism. Conservatives put opposition to independence at heart of Scottish campaign. Sterling slips as Labour makes inroads on Tories' polling lead.

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Election: Corbyn claims NHS ‘for sale’ under Tory plan for US trade pact — as it happened

Jeremy Corbyn unveiled 451 pages of leaked documents, which he claimed show details of trade talks between the UK and US. The Labour leader said the discussions included Washington's demand for providing access to the NHS for American healthcare companies.

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Election: IFS hits out at lack of credibility in major parties’ manifesto pledges — as it happened

Neither Labour nor the Conservatives have offered a "credible prospectus" for government in the election, the Institute for Fiscal Studies said this morning, in a damning assessment that highlighted the gulf between different political visions for Britain.

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London terror attack: man shot dead by police after stabbing — as it happened

Live coverage from the FT.

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Election: Parties back campaigning after London Bridge terror attack — as it happened

The Labour and Conservative parties are making a final push on key issues — border security and rail fares — as the election campaign nears the home stretch. Brexit concerns are also bubbling again.

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Election: Sterling climbs above $1.30 for first time since late October — as it happened

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

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Election: Johnson hosts world leaders at Nato summit — as it happened

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

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Election: Brexit party MEPs defect and back Conservative party — as it happened

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

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Election: Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn face off in final TV debate — as it happened

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn spar in a televised debate just six days before the general election.

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Election: Traders race to protect against potential drop in UK pound — as it happened

Live coverage of UK election campaign.

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Election: Labour minister calls party’s chances ‘dire’ — as it happened

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

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Election: Parties make final push as campaign draws to a close — as it happened

Live coverage of the UK election campaign.

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General election 2019: Boris Johnson declares ‘powerful mandate to get Brexit done’ — as it happened

The pound has soared more than 2 per cent in its biggest rise since 2017 after an exit poll has projected a strong victory for Boris Johnson’s Conservative party.

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UK election results: Boris Johnson says he has ‘stonking mandate’ on Brexit — as it happened

The Conservatives secure the biggest majority in parliament since Margaret Thatcher with Labour's 'red wall' crumbling; stocks in London surge while the pound has soared more than 2 per cent in its sharpest rally in nearly three years

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Rishi Sunak replaces Sajid Javid as chancellor — as it happened

A live blog from FT.com

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Coronavirus: New York death toll exceeds 20,000 — as it happened




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UK’s top asset manager urges companies to take care of employees

LGIM to hold businesses to account for their stakeholder responsibilities during pandemic 




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Forecasting in times of stress requires a different lens

‘Anna Karenina principle’ suggests every unhappy economy is unhappy in its own way




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Mass securitisation as a device for recovery has no economic value

Tweaking pre-pandemic indirect EU subsidies is not the way to rescue struggling businesses




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JPMorgan tops ranking as best-performing fund house in China

UBS drops to second spot while Invesco slips to third in Z-Ben analysis of investment market




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Amundi and Janus Henderson suffer market-induced asset falls

Despite 8% drop in assets, French fund manager reports stronger performance than listed rivals




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Mikheil Saakashvili appointed to spearhead reform drive in Ukraine

Georgian once mooted as next deputy prime minister, takes on top co-ordinating role




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EU increases pressure on Britain over Irish Sea customs border

Brussels sets out tariffs proposals aimed at reducing risk of smuggling into bloc




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Germany’s ECB critics toast courtroom success

Plaintiffs plan fresh challenge against central bank’s emergency bond-buying programme