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US solar industry powers ahead as investors back batteries

Fund managers and energy-hungry tech companies bankroll ‘solar-plus-storage’ projects




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Hydrogen energy projects win £30m UK funding

Schemes to look at cutting emissions in sectors such as transport in push to meet 2050 ‘net zero’ target




c

Philippines: Duterte takes aim at the oligarchs

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




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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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Trump appointees vote to block US coal joint venture

Shares in Peabody Energy and Arch Coal fall sharply after regulatory action




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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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The political debate on US energy is not connected to reality

American producers are coming under pressure on several fronts




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Coronavirus fears leave investors huddling in utilities

Demand for classically defensive stocks rises as viral outbreak worsens




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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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Green boost as £800m pledged for carbon capture

Climate campaigners say measures lack ambition to tackle crisis




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KKR to buy recycling group Viridor in £4.2bn deal

One of the first large acquisitions to be agreed since coronavirus pandemic rocked global markets




c

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




c

Centrica suspends dividend as Ovo furloughs 3,400 workers

First signs of severity of coronavirus pandemic on UK energy sector 




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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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Electricity prices slump as businesses close across the US

Shutdowns likely to shift energy use from fossil fuels towards wind and solar




c

Things are not as dire as they might seem for Centrica

If lenders maintain support, the company’s balance sheet may not need an urgent fix




c

EDF poised to lodge Sizewell C nuclear plant application   

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




c

Telefónica/Liberty: rainy day dealmaking

Potential cost cuts should not be used as justification for a UK telecoms tie-up




c

Economic recovery: no favours from savers

British and American consumers are unlikely to ‘spend, spend, spend’ after the lockdowns




c

National Express/placings: fortune favours the financed

Well-capitalised businesses will have an increased advantage for the next few years




c

Ocado: carrying it off

Retail sales rise by 40 per cent in second quarter




c

Shopify: customer service

Retail services group’s new Shop app needs a price gimmick to lure buyers in




c

New York Times: eclectic current

The website this week notched up 240m unique visitors




c

Match: relationship goals

Finding love in a time of corona is tricky, converting activity into paid accounts is harder yet




c

Brookfield launches $5bn rescue fund for retailers

Investment group that owns US malls pledges to help groups weather coronavirus crisis




c

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




c

Colony Capital reveals $3.2bn default on portfolio company loans

Trump ally Tom Barrack’s investment group in talks with lenders over hotel and nursing home debt




c

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

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




c

Coronavirus tracked: the latest figures as countries fight to contain the pandemic

The FT analyses the scale of outbreaks and the number of deaths around the world




c

Dollar’s long-term prospects turn gloomy, say analysts

Interest rate cuts and massive fiscal stimulus are expected to weigh on the greenback




c

Turkey slashes rates in bid to shore up economy against coronavirus

Eighth consecutive cut could heap fresh pressure on already struggling lira




c

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




c

Ain’t no virus gonna stop the crypto graph-ters

When a chart can speak 1000 words. Not all of them entirely sincere.




c

Credit risk inside the hall of mirrors

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




c

Policy response determines plenty

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




c

Turkey digs in for currency battle

‘Cat-and-mouse game’ pitches central bank against market forces




c

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

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




c

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




c

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




c

Will the Bank of England announce more QE?

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




c

Can governments afford the debts piling up to stabilise economies?

Two experts debate the long-term impact on inflation of the Covid-19 rescue packages




c

Iran’s parliament backs move to cut 4 zeros from its currency

Rial to be changed to the toman after five decades of inflation




c

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

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




c

Stablecoins as a collateral sinkhole

There’s a chronic paradox at the heart of stablecoin-based payment systems that will render them cost-prohibitive.




c

Turkish lira nears record low after efforts to curb selling

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




c

Facebook’s Libra appoints Bush-era terrorism finance tsar as first chief

Stuart Levey, known for tough enforcement of sanctions on Iran, will head digital currency project




c

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




c

Global economy is at risk from monetary policy black hole

Governments should borrow more to stave off secular stagnation




c

Why universities deserve special financial support

Higher education should not be treated as just another business