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The oil money flowing into sport

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




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Fashion group J Crew pushed into bankruptcy

US retailer of preppy clothing was already under pressure from heavy debt load




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VP at Amazon Web Services resigns over whistleblower firings

Senior software engineer says he quit after firings over coronavirus safety protests




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Amazon and eBay should be liable for faulty goods, says EU group

Online marketplaces must be responsible for what they sell, says consumer organisation Beuc




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Ocado defends pay policies ahead of investor showdown

Advisory groups urge votes against remuneration report in wake of £87m payout for top executives




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JD Sports turns on Mike Ashley as Footasylum deal blocked

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




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Co-founders urged to agree ‘pre-nups’ with their partners

Conflicts over strategy and management can kill a company




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Retraining the labour force is the ‘challenge of our times’

Acquiring new skills for a changing employment market is becoming essential




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The rise of the family business constitution

‘Once a document is agreed, people stick to it’




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Infrastructure blamed for UK’s productivity slowdown

Better digital and physical connections could unshackle UK business, economists say




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Lex view: GKN v Melrose - why UK must stay open for business

Lex argues that GKN shareholders must accept hostile offer from Melrose




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A third of start-ups aim for social good

But social entrepreneurs struggle to attract sufficient funding




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‘Green’ schemes range from books to bikes

These FT Future 100 UK businesses are building sustainability into their model




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Companies cannot afford to ignore older workers

An ageing population and later retirement means employers will soon have little choice




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Sheffield shows that there is life after steel

But can smaller industrial towns like Scunthorpe follow its example?




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UK proves to be ‘unicorn’ haven despite Brexit fears

London remains pre-eminent European tech hub, but Paris, Berlin and others are also growing




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Time marches on for Smith of Derby

Founded in 1856, the company is the survivor of British horology, having absorbed several rivals




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Buddies — a powerful Aids drama from 1985

Arthur J. Bressan’s re-released film has charm and poignancy




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Shia LaBeouf’s childhood is re-enacted in the manic tragicomedy Honey Boy

An autobiographical movie that strips bare the actor’s early years




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The Kingmaker — up close with Imelda Marcos, spendthrift superdiva

Lauren Greenfield’s documentary about the Philippines’ former First Lady is comic as well as horrific




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Jumanji: The Next Level — Dwayne Johnson and Jack Black go full video game

Drama and substance are peripheral in a movie that’s as lacking in humanity as you might expect




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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is fun and fantastic (in parts)

There’s swashbuckling and explosions, but Adam Driver is the real star of the ninth and final film in the Skywalker saga




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Cats lands on its feet with terrific choreography, Judi Dench, James Corden and Taylor Swift

Tom Hooper’s musical adaptation is weird, wonderful and worryingly erotic




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My 50 years as a film critic

In five decades, Nigel Andrews saw every movie and met all the stars. This is what he learnt




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Five decades, 25 films — Nigel Andrews’ favourites

From ‘Raging Bull’ to ‘Spirited Away’, the FT’s outgoing film critic picks his top movies




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La Dolce Vita — a timely return for Fellini’s caustic classic

The director’s satire on consumerist culture shines through in this sparkling new print




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Spies in Disguise — Will Smith and Tom Holland save the planet, if not the movie

Fun though it may be, this collection of out-takes is never quite the sum of its parts




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Best films of 2019

FT film critic Nigel Andrews selects his favourites, from the voluptuous crime-athon ‘The Irishman’ to the harrowing war documentary ‘For Sama’




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Federico Fellini at 100 and the myth of realism

Nigel Andrews on how the Italian auteur abandoned neorealism for something looser and more fantastical




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From Psycho to Parasite: why the basement is cinema’s scariest location

Ever since I was knee-high to Nosferatu, I have loved steps and stairs on screen




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The five best mass-infection movies — and two new odes to endurance

War films 1917 and the upcoming Painted Bird are the latest entries in a sub-genre driven by relentless adversity and survival




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Shopify surges as retailers rush online

Shares at Canadian ecommerce group hit high as revenues jump 47%




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FT’s legal hackathon races to ease pandemic pressures

Projects under way range from more efficient legal aid to facilitating esignatures




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Twitter failing to curb misinformation ‘superspreaders’, report warns

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




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UKFast founders exit as private equity firm takes control

Inflexion has become majority shareholder following sexual assault allegations against former CEO




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Schools scramble to meet demand for online MBAs

Flexibility and lower fees appeal — but not all providers are competing on price




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Mini-courses pave the way to a full MBA

Online learning modules boost students’ academic confidence and business knowhow




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Financial Times Online MBA directory 2020

Find out which schools are offering distance-learning post-graduate business degrees




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Grappling with the high turnover of deans

There is a limited pool of candidates to fill what has become a complex leadership role




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Students flock to study quant finance in record numbers

Enrollees from India and China make up a third of intake




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Education leaders look for students with practical potential and ‘Midlands grit’

Teaching geared to developing ‘ability to use wide range of career skills’




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Coursera offers help to universities hit by coronavirus

Online learning group grants free access to teaching platform for institutions in lockdown




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How remote study is changing business school life

The coronavirus crisis has created new ways to learn and collaborate




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MBA students demand tuition fee refunds over campus closures

Candidates at Wharton among those protesting over diminished educational experience




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Is now the right time to apply for an MBA?

Top schools offer deadline extensions and more flexible entry requirements for flagship courses




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Are you graduating in 2020? We want to hear from you

Tell us how graduating into a pandemic economy is affecting you personally and professionally




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Live Q&A: What is the future for the MBA?

Join FT business education correspondent Jonathan Moules for a live discussion on Monday May 4 at 12pm and 5pm UK time




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The other 5G: leading a five-generation workforce

Executive education courses are teaching how to manage multigenerational teams 




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Jesuits on a mission left legacy of living happily

Hidden paradise blossomed for 150 years until settlements overrun by plunderers




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Ayoreo people struggle to counter Chaco deforestation

Legislation has improved but signs of progress are thin on ground