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Saudi Arabia’s former energy minister returns in cabinet reshuffle

Khalid al-Falih to lead a new government ministry for investment




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Saudi Arabia launches oil price war after Russia deal collapse

Kingdom to raise crude production and offer deep discounts just as coronavirus hits demand




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Gruppo San Donato withdraws from bidding for NMC

Italy-based hospital chain was only potential suitor after buyout group KKR ruled out its involvement




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NMC Health finds evidence of suspected fraud in its finances

Middle East-focused group’s discovery follows revelations over undisclosed debt




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Saudi Aramco doubles down on output hike as price war intensifies

State-backed company says it can sustain 12m barrels a day for up to a year




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Gulf economies rocked by coronavirus and oil price war

Government revenues plummet as crude prices sink and private sector cuts jobs 




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Dubai vows to support Emirates as global airlines race for cash

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




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Saudi Arabia’s PIF takes 8.2% stake in cruise operator Carnival 

Rare sign of investor confidence in industry battered by coronavirus pandemic




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NMC expects administration as it fails to win creditors’ backing 

Former FTSE 100 group has been in turmoil over its financial arrangements for months 




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NMC administrators seek to assure UAE medical staff

Hospitals run by the former FTSE 100 company are tackling the coronavirus outbreak




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Reflections on the stock market downturn

My portfolio is down about 35 per cent, but I’m sticking with my small-cap heroes 




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Coronavirus: Government support for small businesses — Your questions answered

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




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State-backed SME lending picks up pace too late for many

Third of UK small businesses reported so low on cash they cannot survive longer than 2 more weeks




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Coronavirus claims thousands of UK businesses 

At least 21,000 more companies failed in March compared with the year before 




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Half of SMEs in UK will run out of cash in 12 weeks, finds survey

Research by accountancy network reveals 7 in 10 respondents have lost half their revenue




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Live Q&A: ‘Bounce back loans’ for small businesses

Your chance to grill FT experts on the government’s rescue measures for small businesses




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Small businesses locked out of government grant scheme

English companies with shared offices excluded from coronavirus rescue package




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Live Q&A: Will you apply for a Bounce Back Loan?

Government-backed scheme designed to help smaller UK firms launches on Monday




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UK pledges extra funds for businesses that share office space

Government to provide £617m to plug gaps in rescue package based on business rates system




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More than 100,000 apply for ‘bounce back’ loans

Requests from small businesses estimated at £3.3bn as banks open for coronavirus support




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Streamed movies to be eligible for 2021 Oscars

Academy makes exemption to rule over screening films in cinemas




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Sleaze and racism in Netflix’s Hollywood take shine off ‘golden age’

New period drama about an aspiring actor pulls back the curtain on postwar Tinseltown




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Rising High — a raucous German comedy of real estate fraud

Berlin’s property boom is the setting for Cüneyt Kaya’s film




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The Assistant — a coldly furious indictment of a film mogul monster

Kitty Green’s response to the Harvey Weinstein case unfolds with muted rage




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Ema is a humdinger of a film from Chilean director Pablo Larraín

A woman’s life unravels spectacularly in this wildly original movie




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Irrfan Khan, actor, 1967-2020

A formidable film actor in an industry in thrall to its movie stars




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Which films have you been watching?

Join FT film critic Danny Leigh for a live chat on Friday May 1 at 12pm and 5pm UK time




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David Stratton’s Stories of Australian Cinema is a riveting overview

The much-loved film critic traces how the nation’s film industry found its voice in a three-part series on BBC4




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The best adventure films to stream at home

From skiing in the high Andes to free-diving beneath a frozen Finnish lake




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Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy is a zippy film about the ethno-gastronomer

Elizabeth Carroll’s documentary spotlights Kennedy as celebrity cook and social historian




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The Whistlers — an impish thriller of double-crossing and tables turned

Corneliu Porumboiu’s crime movie is a colourful tribute to noir classics




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Becoming — a Netflix documentary on Michelle Obama and her legacy

There are potent moments here amid the stage-managed gloss




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Infinite Football — documentary unveils a blueprint for a football revolution

Corneliu Porumboiu’s film introduces us to a man with big ideas for the beautiful game




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Richard Dreyfuss plays an elderly man with his head in the stars in Astronaut

Shelagh McLeod’s film is a small, warm drama of space and family




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Six films to watch this week

‘The Whistlers’, ‘Becoming’, ‘Astronaut’, ‘Infinite Football’, ‘Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy’ and from 1976 ‘Mr Klein’, starring Alain Delon — all reviewed by Danny Leigh




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New British Film Institute boss Ben Roberts on streaming and cinemas after lockdown

In an exclusive first interview, the CEO talks about his love of scary movies, video games and why the BFI should be like ‘a nerdy friend’




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De La Rue’s past failings tear up a £500m business

Printing group’s polymer banknotes may be hard to rip, but its share price is not




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AI sensors keep refineries ticking along

Advanced equipment can detect problems 75 days before they occur




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Eddie Stobart’s fate rests on private equity rescue deal

Isle of Man-based Dbay Advisors to charge 18% interest on emergency finance if approved




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Troubled contractor Interserve axes role of chief executive

Debbie White to step down as group strengthens leadership of its three divisions




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Former boss Tinkler plans £75m Eddie Stobart rescue

UK logistics group at risk of collapse without new cash to support its operations




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De La Rue shares plunge on warning about its future

UK group points to ‘material uncertainty’ if a turnround plan does not tackle debt pile




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Former Eddie Stobart boss tables rival rescue proposal

Andrew Tinkler’s TVFB plans emergency equity raising of up to £70m to cut group’s debt




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World’s largest caterer Compass scales back on signs of global weakness

Group to shrink operations in Europe, Japan, and Brazil




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Advisers recommended Dbay offer for Eddie Stobart

Lorry company’s board says lenders will only support refinancing through buyout group’s proposal




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Activist fund set to double stake in banknote maker De La Rue

Crystal Amber’s move shows sign of confidence in struggling UK group




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Terra Firma’s Guy throws Hands in air like he really does care

Private equity epiphany; Royal Mail; CEO succession at HSBC




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In barmy world of fintech, $5.5bn for Revolut is not so bonkers

Neobank’s funding round sets new valuation parameters; De La Rue battles to last a decade




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Deutsche Post eyes profit boost despite coronavirus disruption

Internet orders and cargo plane demand could help DHL-owner meet €5bn operating profit goal




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An ebbing tide exposes a rising number of corporate bloopers

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