Charlie Munger: US banks are ‘full of’ bad commercial property loans
Berkshire Hathaway vice-chair foresees pain in FT interview — but it will not be as severe as 2008
Pensions: savers should factor cognition into investing choices
Investors must know their strengths and weaknesses
GSK struggles to make investors believe its growth story
Industry watchers say UK-listed rival AstraZeneca has a stronger pipeline and benefits from its oncology expertise
The Big Dig: Germany reopens its mines in quest for mineral self-sufficiency
Berlin wants to reduce its dependence on China by extracting more critical raw materials, such as fluorspar, at home
Building society chief warns deposit-scheme reform will hit lending
Industry fears plans to pre-fund the Financial Services Compensation Scheme with a levy will affect cash-strapped borrowers
Low earners in the US enjoy fastest wage growth
Other charts of the week: climate change in Europe, Americans and taxes, the popularity of big cars and job losses at news organisations
BioNTech/Pfizer’s mooted EU deal for 70mn Covid shots threatens rivals
European health officials have advocated portfolio diversity to help fight different variants
Airlines dispute adds headwinds to US-China relationship
American carriers are lobbying against their Chinese rivals over being granted more flights between both countries
China’s largest auction houses plan to take on western rivals
Poly Auction and China Guardian hope to boost presence in lucrative market for international contemporary art
US regulator asks banks including JPMorgan and PNC to bid for First Republic
FDIC tries to gauge how much it will cost to take over struggling California lender