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Global investors warn S Korea’s Kepco over carbon emissions

State-backed utility under pressure as it plans to invest in new coal mines




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Drax to end use of coal at UK’s biggest power plant 3 years early

Group says 230 jobs will be lost at Selby site at it looks to beat 2025 fossil fuel deadline




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Johnson revives onshore wind farms after 4-year ban

Policy reversal follows Cameron vow to rid UK of ‘unsightly’ structures




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China’s Belt and Road power grids keep security critics awake

As Beijing connects the region, the Philippines weighs ‘shutdown’ risk




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How emergency planning has kept lights on and taps running

Energy, water and other utility groups keep services going despite lockdowns and cuts




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Britain’s electricity demand falls by a tenth in lockdown

Decline leads to a drop in wholesale prices as businesses close




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Centrica suspends dividend as Ovo furloughs 3,400 workers

First signs of severity of coronavirus pandemic on UK energy sector 




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Energy: how Texas learned to love solar power

A boom in projects across the Permian Basin comes amid coronavirus fears and a global oil price war 




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ScottishPower breaks ranks on energy bailout calls

Supplier says sector should be ‘back of the queue’ for additional government support




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EDF poised to lodge Sizewell C nuclear plant application   

Suffolk residents cry foul as French group seeks to continue process despite lockdown  




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Lex Midweek Letter: Amazon’s May Day mayday

Customers and investors may appear immune to staff complaints but regulators have not lost interest




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New York Times: eclectic current

The website this week notched up 240m unique visitors




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What will the UK property market look like after lockdown?

Join our live discussion with buying agent Henry Pryor on Friday May 8 at 12 and 5pm UK time




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Zillow: not safe as houses

Virtual home viewings are a world away from actual buying, especially with unemployment rising




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Architect of Sweden’s no-lockdown strategy insists it will pay off

Epidemiologist Anders Tegnell says other countries could face big ‘second wave’




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Swiss central bank suffers record loss in market rout

First-quarter volatility deals $39bn blow to SNB as it steps up fight for Swiss franc




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Top US official plays down Turkey’s prospects of securing dollar finance

Large foreign financing requirement and small reserves leave Erdogan facing cash crunch




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Turkish lira succumbs to pressure and weakens past 7 to dollar

Currency softens beyond key level as investors brace themselves for more interest rate cuts




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US stock sell-off wipes out gains for the week

S&P 500 falls after Big Tech raises red flags over virus impact and US-China tensions ratchet higher




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Will the Bank of England announce more QE?

Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead




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UK pound slips more than 1% in first two trading days of May

Sterling under pressure from US-China angst and renewed Brexit concerns




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Swiss National Bank’s swollen balance-sheet poses risk to ‘credibility’

Analysts fear unintended consequences of central bank’s vast foreign-currency holdings




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Turkish lira nears record low after efforts to curb selling

Country’s finance minister seeks to reassure investors on impact of Covid-19




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Turkey bans FX trades with UBS, Citi and BNP as lira hits record low

Ankara’s banking regulator acts after currency slides below level reached in 2018 crisis




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Why universities deserve special financial support

Higher education should not be treated as just another business




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The thorny dilemma of when to reopen schools

Schools can spread infection, but long absences mean gaps in learning




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Biden is struggling to win voters’ attention

Candour about the fiscal deficit might return the Democrat to prominence




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Russia’s economic woes will clip Putin’s wings

Pandemic combined with collapsing oil prices spells real hardship




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Corporate bailouts should come with strings

Business cannot expect emergency cash without sensible conditions




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How to preserve jobs as retention schemes wind down

Programmes should be flexible and help workers move to in-demand sectors




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ETFs have proved critics wrong during the crisis

Popular funds have survived a period of intense market stress




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Markets are out of step with economic reality

Investors are looking to the future, but should beware of over-optimism




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How to help the poorest through the lockdowns

Near-unconditional cash transfers are the most efficient form of relief




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How to move workers on to the land

Replacing migrant fruit and vegetable pickers is harder than expected




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Debt relief alone will not save Argentina

Economic woes go well beyond the coronavirus crisis




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Now Britain must overcome the fear factor

The government needs to address concerns over the return to normal life




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Boeing suppliers Hexcel and Woodward call off $6.4bn merger

Aircraft parts manufacturers pull plug in first big deal to collapse due to coronavirus pandemic




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Stelios complains to regulator as easyJet row intensifies

Founder urges FCA to act as he presses airline to cancel multibillion pound Airbus order




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Virus outbreak on French warship sparks military weakness fears

Potential adversaries could seek to exploit vulnerabilities triggered by pandemic, warn analysts




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How coronavirus brought aerospace down to earth

The industry has been one of the hardest hit, with contracts cancelled, production halted and pleas for big bailouts




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US regulator grants exemption for drone flight during lockdown

Oil and gas company in Texas given approval to use unmanned aircraft to inspect vital infrastructure




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Boeing investors could wait ‘years’ for dividend to return

Aircraft maker’s chief executive says focus will be on rebuilding balance sheet post-pandemic




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Coronavirus: Trump in new push to expand testing — as it happened




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EU regulator allows short delay to new rules on failed trades

Industry bodies had been lobbying for longer postponement over fears of hit to bond markets




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US market data shake-up aims to narrow HFTs’ advantage

SEC sets out proposal to provide investors with faster, broader trading figures




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JPMorgan and Goldman throw weight behind exchange start-up

MEMX is hoping to disrupt the US equities market when it launches in July




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Banks fear Ion/Broadway deal will push up forex fees

Acquisition allows group to build bigger share of the $6.6tn-a-day market




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NYSE to review circuit-breakers after sharp drops

US benchmark S&P 500 can drop a maximum 7 per cent before first protection kicks in




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Prince Andrew repaid own charity after queries from regulator

Charity Commission intervened over £350,000 of payments to Duke of York’s private secretary




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Apple will start to reopen some US stores

iPhone maker says it will make county-by-county assessments as states start to ease lockdowns