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Eddie Stobart’s fate rests on private equity rescue deal

Isle of Man-based Dbay Advisors to charge 18% interest on emergency finance if approved




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Troubled contractor Interserve axes role of chief executive

Debbie White to step down as group strengthens leadership of its three divisions




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Former boss Tinkler plans £75m Eddie Stobart rescue

UK logistics group at risk of collapse without new cash to support its operations




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Former Eddie Stobart boss tables rival rescue proposal

Andrew Tinkler’s TVFB plans emergency equity raising of up to £70m to cut group’s debt




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World’s largest caterer Compass scales back on signs of global weakness

Group to shrink operations in Europe, Japan, and Brazil




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Advisers recommended Dbay offer for Eddie Stobart

Lorry company’s board says lenders will only support refinancing through buyout group’s proposal




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Activist fund set to double stake in banknote maker De La Rue

Crystal Amber’s move shows sign of confidence in struggling UK group




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Eddie Stobart investors back private equity rescue

Dbay’s offer for haulage group wins ‘overwhelming’ majority of votes




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UK’s Leading Management Consultants 2020

The consultancies most recommended by clients and peers, rated by sector and specialism. Plus: millennial professionals’ search for meaning; weighing consultants’ worth; the conflict of interest debate; a call for courage on diversity; HS2 blurs consultancy lines; Brexit and fees




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Terra Firma’s Guy throws Hands in air like he really does care

Private equity epiphany; Royal Mail; CEO succession at HSBC




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In barmy world of fintech, $5.5bn for Revolut is not so bonkers

Neobank’s funding round sets new valuation parameters; De La Rue battles to last a decade




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Deutsche Post eyes profit boost despite coronavirus disruption

Internet orders and cargo plane demand could help DHL-owner meet €5bn operating profit goal




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An ebbing tide exposes a rising number of corporate bloopers

Sloppy housekeeping, soaring debt and spendthrift ways were easier to ignore in a stronger market




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Royal Mail staff to delay strike over coronavirus

Staff vote in favour of a walkout but union says they can help deliver supplies to elderly




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Donald Trump’s troubling coronavirus address

President’s travel ban will not calm markets or address the threat facing America




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The coronavirus: my part in its downfall

Here is the role that I intend to play in bringing the global pandemic to an end




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Covid-19 and the generational divide

My household’s Corona Protocol has provoked eye-rolling from my two teenage children  




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The pandemic vocabulary

There are words I use daily now that simply did not exist — even a month ago




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The crushing burden on Mnuchin’s shoulders

Treasury secretary enters war against Covid-19 with handicaps, but he’s all America has got




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Life BC and AC

The virus has pulled back a curtain on how fragile and financialised our economy is




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The wrong kind of American exceptionalism

Donald Trump’s ambivalence on coronavirus threatens both the US and its global power




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Loneliness during the American epidemic

Even before the coronavirus outbreak, many people found isolation a normal way of living




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America shuts the barn door too late on the epidemic

The division in tackling coronavirus in the US is not based on politics but on competence  




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Getting used to a groundhog day epidemic

We need to get acclimatised to repetition. Many of us have not internalised the arduous road ahead




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Coronavirus and globalisation: the FT answered your questions

Rana Foroohar and Edward Luce talked to readers on the pandemic’s international impact




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The US is failing the test of the century

A new wave and second lockdown would be a bigger hit to wealth than a cautious return to work, but Donald Trump is refusing to listen




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Lions led by donkeys: pandemic edition

What is striking about the coronavirus is how weak our rulers are




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Tata’s lessons for the post-Covid world

Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Tata’s chief executive, forecasts a major shift to more flexible working arrangements




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Drop the Volcker rule and keep what works

Proprietary trading is hard to identify and did not cause the crisis




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UK watchdog warns US over rules for failing banks

FCA chief says regulators will lose faith in how US handles crises if regime changes




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Don’t bet on tech for your 10-year stock strategy

Investors should beware the regulatory storm gathering over Silicon Valley




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US senators renew effort to outlaw shell companies

Fears of Russian influence revive drive to track corporations’ true owners




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Domination dies hard in technology markets

Microsoft lost its antitrust suit, blew big chances yet grows on




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SEC boss Clayton touts his populist shift

Financial markets watchdog positions as defender of Main Street investors




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Brazil pension and tax reforms back on track, says Meirelles

Social security overhaul is key part of plan to rein in budget deficit




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Big Tech can no longer be allowed to police itself

Companies are able to fan the flames of fake news and also to remove it




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New realities confront a maturing internet

A two-decade old law is a poor fit with the digital world of today




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Election test for Macri’s promise to make Argentina ‘normal’ again

Legislative poll will be a referendum on the reformist president




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Big Tech and Amazon: too powerful to break up?

While Google, Facebook and Twitter are set for a grilling in Congress over Russia, it is the online retailer that is drawing intense scrutiny




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US demands CNN sale to allow AT&T-Time Warner deal

Dispute erupts in public as AT&T boss says he will not put news channel up for sale




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Google faces local antitrust investigation in US




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Google faces local antitrust investigation in US

Missouri raises competition and privacy questions in company’s home market




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Google faces sustained regulatory attack from emboldened critics

Political mood in US has shifted against big tech companies




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A radical plan for 21st century regulation

Traditional rulemaking is unable to keep up with new digital businesses




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Franken’s fall is good news for Big Tech

Senator was one of few Democrats to challenge monopoly power, writes Rana Foroohar




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Deutsche Bank fined $70m in US rate-rigging probe

Penalty for manipulation of Isdafix benchmark is German group’s latest American setback




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US lawmakers scrutinise Broadcom bid for Qualcomm

Mnuchin urged to examine ‘deeply concerning’ takeover attempt by Singapore chipmaker




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Trump rule change set to revive US savings product

Some experts say variable annuities are too complicated and offer a poor deal for consumers 




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Lyft sues New York City to halt minimum wage law

Mayor Bill de Blasio calls legal action ‘unconscionable’




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Qualcomm outlines $4.7bn revenue boost from Apple settlement

Chipmaker resolved legal battle with the iPhone maker last month