If Berlin agrees a €9bn bailout for the airline, it is likely to want a 25 per cent stake and board seats

German regulator looks at group’s statements ahead of KPMG special audit report

Company pledges two ships and two islands as collateral in upsized refinancing plan

JPMorgan data show about one in four loans was behind on payments last month

Details of historic borrowing plans send government bond yields higher

Coveted top-quality rating hanging by a thread as Moody’s decision looms

Latest proposal accused of being misleading over environmental risk

Glencore-backed First Cobalt to open Canada refinery this year in attempt to cut reliance on China

Railroad commissioner had called for using decades-old state rules to reduce output

Dive into negative prices triggered pullback that helps set scene for rebound

World’s biggest gold miner reaps rewards of pandemic price effect and Goldcorp acquisition

Developers of clean energy projects defy wider turmoil in the global energy markets

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

North Dakota’s oil sector has ‘never been through a downturn like this’

Fortnite is typical of the new business model, renting access to a platform

The Adventurous Investor senses there could be future value in spinout specialists

Promises of huge growth are yet to materialise — but there’s huge potential

An esoteric choice they may be for private investors, but if you’re selective they can add value

Whether we like it or not, spending on arms and security will rise in the next few years 

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

I’ve drawn up a list of badly beaten-up stocks worthy of a punt

Fixed rate that applies in years three to five has been cut

3.19 per cent deal comes with a fee of £1,495

Santander private banking arm’s six-year savings product

Invest in a loan to a small business, but with a manager to assess the risk

Online broker is revamping its charging structure

1% cashback for mortgage customers with 123 account

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

Uncertainty over loan forbearance prevents savings being passed on

Covid-19 pandemic increases problems for retirement schemes already in deficit

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

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

Lenders reluctant to count payments as affordability checks tighten

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

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

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

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

Listed businesses have been conspicuously slow in estimating disruption to operations

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

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

The default product of anxious idleness has been sidelined during pandemic

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

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

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

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

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

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

SoftBank-funded fintech challenger Ualá expands rapidly amid the pandemic

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