Coronavirus fears trigger biggest one-day fall on US stock market Dow plunges 1,190 points as analysts say virus could inflict as much damage as 2008 crisis
Standard Chartered to miss growth targets amid coronavirus fears Asia-focused bank says financial goals missed and warns of further instability
BCR’s £120m handout to Metro bank has turned out to be a colossal waste Taxpayers will feel short-changed over the failure of a leading challenger bank to deliver improvements
Blackstone pays record £4.7bn for student housing firm iQ UK’s largest private property deal agreed as Goldman Sachs and Wellcome move out
Lloyds, Virgin Money and Direct Line to cut 2,000 jobs Growth in online banking has impact on branches while insurer begins cost-saving plan
Debt-hit shopping centre firm Intu extends overdraft Lakeside owner thrown £440m lifeline but deal rests upon £1.3bn rights issue
Metro Bank scales back expansion plans after £131m loss Bank takes £27m hit to cover costs of investigation into accounting error
Barclays attacked by activist investor over CEO’s Epstein links Edward Bramson says Jes Staley’s ties to US sex offender are an embarrassment
FCA admits revealing confidential details of 1,600 consumers Data breach involved names, addresses and phone numbers of some complainants
HSBC to close 27 more branches across UK this year Wave of closures announced as more customers switch to online and mobile banking
JP Morgan to withdraw support for some fossil fuels Industry’s largest financier pledges to end loans to Arctic oil drillers and coalminers
Digital bank Revolut becomes UK’s most valuable fintech startup Valuation more than triples to £4.2bn after Cash injection by early Airbnb and Spotify backer
JP Morgan economists warn climate crisis is threat to human race Leaked report for world’s major fossil fuel financier says Earth is on unsustainable trajectory
Government to extend dormant accounts scheme to insurance Body that funnels cash to charities says £2bn may be lying unclaimed in accounts
Barclays using ‘Big Brother’ tactics to spy on staff, says TUC Bank admits using tracking software to log how long staff spend away from their desks