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Total keeps dividend and sets climate goal despite profit plunge

French energy group makes emissions pledge as first-quarter profits drop 35%




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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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Investors make big bets on silver closing giant gap with gold

For some analysts the industrial metal looks cheap, even given the Covid-19 slowdown




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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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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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US stocks look set to continue their outperformance

It is the deepest, broadest, most liquid market for larger global businesses




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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: Scottish Power Online Fixed Saver

Scottish Power has launched a new energy plan that allows customers to fix their bills




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Deal of the week: Chelsea’s five-year fix at 3.39%

Lowest five-year fix in UK history




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Deal of the week: Halifax’s Head Start Home Saver

First-time buyers receive £600 cashback if they save for 10 out of 12 months before taking out a Halifax mortgage




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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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Deal of the week: The Eon Energy Fit Plan

Read the small print on ‘free’ offer




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Deal of the week: Post Office Inflation Linked Bond

Timely relaunch allows savers to keep pace with the rising cost of living




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Tesco launches new RPI-linked bond

More options for savers seeking real returns




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Santander Inflation Linked Savings Bond

Bond pays out 105 per cent on RPI




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Cashback for Santander mortgage customers

1% cashback for mortgage customers with 123 account




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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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How will the UK’s ‘bounce back’ loans work?

Small businesses hope the fast-track credit scheme will be a lifeline




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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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Meet the teens who want to work in finance

Winners of the FT’s personal finance competition love learning about money




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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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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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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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Looking beyond the Brexit gloom

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




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European stocks edge lower while oil climbs

Pound dips following UK chancellor’s hard Brexit remarks




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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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Avast’s rotten week is a lesson in crisis management

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




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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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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 




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European regulators intervene in bid to stabilise markets

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




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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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The market may reward companies that kept things going

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




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Latin American producers boosted by weaker currencies

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




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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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Latin America must kick its addiction to oil-powered development

Ambitious plans for renewable energy rarely feature in government strategy




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Weak currencies boost Latin America’s producers

From coffee to copper, exporters enjoy higher profits




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Mexico’s Pemex in deep water as debt outlook worsens

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




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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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Entrepreneurship: Nubank shakes up Brazil’s banking bureaucracy

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




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FT ranking: the Americas’ fastest-growing companies

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