Forecasts will be most thorough assessment yet of how lockdown is affecting the economy

Saudi Arabia is following Qatar and the UAE in spending big on sporting events

Arash Massoudi discusses the impact of the oil money flowing into football and other sports

Chairman accuses Sports Direct of participating in process for ‘own commercial interests’

The UK needs new ideas and skills for expanding sales worldwide

From heritage to healthcare, via regenerating the city centre, local business is ‘recognising its strengths’

Posts from high-profile accounts found to be promoting questionable virus therapies and cures

Government to inject equity into state-owned carrier in latest intervention in aviation sector

Claer Barrett wants to hear readers’ experiences of accessing business interruption loans

The Romanian director’s new film is a noirish tale built around a non-verbal language from a small Spanish island

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

When employees reveal wrongdoing, instead of being rewarded they are often punished

Tala al-Jabri is among a rising number of female professionals in the kingdom

Premium offered for shares as group seeks to pay back debt owed by its parent company

Warnings of disruptions heighten focus on China’s outsized role in global sourcing

China’s exports show signs of recovery but demand falters in US and Europe

Municipal authorities encourage cycling amid fears networks cannot cope with social distancing

Style options distilled from a confluence of African, Arab and Mediterranean cultures

Safety and commercial concerns remain but football, rugby and cricket begin talks to resume play in pandemic

The recruitment process in the industry is slowly starting to turn more professional

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When credit markets seized up earlier in March, more than 130 companies rushed to their lenders to draw down at least $124bn of emergency credit lines to shore up cash, with Ford and General Motors drawing among the largest amounts. We look at how the auto industry is preparing for the economic uncertainty that lies ahead. With the FT's Peter Campbell and Gillian Tett.

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Too many big brands have been coasting for too long

Republicans continue to give the US president high marks for his handling of coronavirus

Laura Noonan and Lauren Fedor respond to your queries on the state of SBA rescue funds

Mortality statistics show 122,000 deaths in excess of normal levels across 14 countries analysed by the FT

Factories reopen but economy still faces challenges from weak services sector

From formaldehyde sheep to giant horses, Simon Schama - in this recording of his FT Frieze week lecture - traces contemporary animal attractions to great works in the history of art  

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It's been a big week for contemporary British art. First the opening of the British Art Show 7 in Nottingham, then the second instalment of Newspeak at the Saatchi Gallery in London. To round it off, on Sunday Channel 4 will show “Modern Times”, the fifth in its series The Genius of Britain, this time presented by Janet Street-Porter. Peter Aspden, FT arts writer, and John Lloyd, FT television columnist, discuss art and celebrity: Charles Saatchi, Damien Hirst and the inimitable Janet Street-Porter. FT art critic Jackie Wullschlager reports on the British Art Show. Does it really represent the art of the nation? Produced by Griselda Murray Brown  

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As the Royal Ballet rehearses Christopher Wheeldon's 'Alice in Wonderland', its first new full-length ballet in 15 years, Peter Aspden talks to Royal Ballet principal Tamara Rojo, Sadler’s Wells artistic director Alistair Spalding and FT critic Clement Crisp. Does 'Alice' represent a return to traditional values? Are ballet companies doing enough to encourage new work? And, what is the relationship between classical ballet and contemporary work? Produced by Griselda Murray Brown  

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Ever been to a classical club night or an opera in a warehouse? This week on the arts podcast Jan Dalley talks to her guests about how people consume classical music today. She is joined by Gabriel Prokofiev, composer, DJ and grandson of the Russian composer Sergei; Frederic Wake-Walker, artistic director of pioneering company The Opera Group; and FT writer Laura Battle. With clips from Gabriel Prokofiev's 'Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra', and Elena Langer's 'The Lion's Face', commissioned performed by The Opera Group. Produced by Griselda Murray Brown  

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The emirate’s contemporary arts event considers some thorny regional issues in a deceptively laid-back way, says the FT’s arts writer  

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An exhibition of Soviet-era sporting paintings shows how, even in a repressive political climate, artists still made work with real human insight  

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Businesses like buying contemporary art to show off their forward-thinking and investment savvy. Fair enough – but it still sits oddly with artists’ desire to provoke and subvert  

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Commerce department investigation could lead to new tariffs on transformer parts

The investigative journalist on #MeToo and the perils of taking on the powerful

Prime minister escalates dispute over Canada-listed group’s licence

Mourinho in Norfolk, Tyson v Fury, and mandatory drug-taking at the Olympics

National identity matters less in an age of globalised sport

Region’s ‘Pink tide’ leaders see chance of revival as inequality and public health concerns take centre stage

Big investors must adopt a tougher stance on balance sheet resilience

Brexit and coronavirus have prompted drive for improving trade resilience

Tomi Kovanen argues that investors and pundits should temper their expectations for the industry in the short term, but increase them for the long term.

Chamonix’s cable car back in business after two months, albeit with strict social-distancing measures

Sterling has taken a beating in the currency markets, falling to a fresh two-year low against the US dollar on Tuesday. Michael Hunter discusses why this has happened and who will be affected with Katie Martin, the FT's capital markets editor.

Contributors: Michael Hunter, markets reporter, and Katie Martin, capital markets editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Arab Gulf leaders have been splashing out on sport. Officials in the Gulf states say the investment is part of their effort to diversify oil-dependent economies, but critics accuse them of using sport to deflect attention from poor human rights records. Arash Massoudi discusses the impact of the oil money flowing into football and other sports with Murad Ahmed, sports correspondent, and Andrew England, Middle East editor. Sign up to join Arash and Murad at next month’s FT Business of Football Summit here 

Contributors: Arash Massoudi, corporate finance and deals editor, Murad Ahmed, sports correspondent, and Andrew England, Middle East editor. Producer: Fiona Symon

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Monday, March 16

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates to zero and joined forces with other central banks in a bid to prevent a severe economic downturn caused by the coronavirus outbreak. The FT’s Gillian Tett unpacks the sweeping measures. Plus, the rapid spread of the coronavirus and the ensuing travel restrictions have led to one of the worst months on record for the airport industry, and French industrials group Air Liquide is asking would-be buyers of its hand sanitiser unit to offer a higher sum in the wake of the outbreak. 

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Biggest creditors attack government’s proposal to restructure $65bn of foreign debt

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

Higher education should not be treated as just another business

Business cannot expect emergency cash without sensible conditions