EY highlights significance of litigation finance company’s action against Argentine oil group

Sum far exceeds $8bn fundraising target at upcoming EU-led donors’ conference

The world needs to act now to avert the threat from antimicrobial resistance

Federal Trade Commission votes 3-2 to approve tie-up between makers of Botox and Humira

The president has turned his populist fire on big business, but is he attacking corporate greed or political opponents?

Eighth consecutive cut could heap fresh pressure on already struggling lira

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

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

Filing opens door to potential sale of half of Virgin Group’s holding in space venture

The US is in danger of lurching from lax oversight of vaping to banning it unwisely

Energy companies facing climate protests need to limit the wasteful use of their products

Return of dispersion comes after years of similar returns across sectors

Airline’s operations at London’s second biggest airport face brunt of 12,000 job cuts

Virgin Atlantic could be followed by British Airways in abandoning UK’s second-biggest gateway

Biggest US oil company takes $2.9bn charge to account for crude’s plunge

S&P 500 gives back some of its earlier rally as US stimulus package attracts objections on Capitol Hill

Mortgage products tracking base rate vanish as ‘the numbers no longer stack up’ 

US central bank accelerates purchases to stabilise market for securities backed by home loans

Households urged to consider options such as reduced payments instead of delaying debt

Regulatory action sought to prevent intervention from having unintended consequences

Non-bank lenders put on downgrade watch as sector braces for wave of borrowers not paying

There is a grim irony in the wealthy seeking bailouts due to bad bets on working people

Interest rate disparity could add nearly £2,500 per month to the cost of servicing a £5m mortgage 

Dig downs and loft extensions may increase the value of a home, but it’s hard to borrow against this

Calls for safety assurances despite concern over educational impact

DIY investors and those in pensions drawdown scramble to adapt as stock markets plunge 

She turned the agency into a diplomatic and moral force

Proxymity raises $20m in spinout from Citigroup as shareholder meetings go virtual

Billionaire investor hits winning bets in global macro after closing to external money

An inquiry into the origins of Covid-19 is needed if important lessons are to be learnt

Activist investor sought to take control of strategy at French group led by Arnaud Lagardère

ECB intends to resist court injunction to justify its sovereign bond purchases

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

Citigroup was biggest lender but Deutsche, Barclays and SocGen are also on the hook

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

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

A new exchange traded commodity holds several advantages

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

First big energy supplier to pass on lower wholesale costs

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

1% cashback for mortgage customers with 123 account

Uncertainty over loan forbearance prevents savings being passed on

Lenders reluctant to count payments as affordability checks tighten

Rise in plaintiffs comes as German chemicals group reports 19% jump in sales

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