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

For a postwar movie generation Kirk Douglas was the definition of ‘macho’

Master of high miserabilism who starred in ‘The Exorcist’ and ‘The Seventh Seal’

Brazil and Mexico leaders ignore medical advice while Latin America begins crackdown

Organised crime steps in as President Bolsonaro dismisses pandemic as ‘sniffles’

Upscale US department store follows J Crew as latest debt-burdened chain felled by pandemic

UK expected to take gradual approach to lifting restrictions after Monday

Initiative would be modelled on Singapore’s Temasek with focus on start-ups

Forecast of 3.2 per cent growth in 2020 would be improvement on 2.1 per cent in 2019

Mexican government’s rescue plan for debt-laden state oil group underwhelms

FCA and group seek to clarify positions of BR Shetty and other leading shareholders

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

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

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

The French director’s centenary is celebrated with a new box set of his subdued, subtle films

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

There are potent moments here amid the stage-managed gloss

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

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’

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

Private equity epiphany; Royal Mail; CEO succession at HSBC

President’s travel ban will not calm markets or address the threat facing America

Here is the role that I intend to play in bringing the global pandemic to an end

The president should look to Roman history and Ireland on how to act in a crisis

The division in tackling coronavirus in the US is not based on politics but on competence  

Reopening states to boost the economy despite the scientific evidence will do more damage than good

What is striking about the coronavirus is how weak our rulers are

FCA chief says regulators will lose faith in how US handles crises if regime changes

Investors should beware the regulatory storm gathering over Silicon Valley

Microsoft lost its antitrust suit, blew big chances yet grows on

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

Competition law should take changing business models into account

Gideon Rachman discusses the crisis in Britain's relations with the US following the unscheduled departure of Kim Darroch as ambassador to Washington, with Ed Luce and Geoff Dyer.

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In this FT series people share their stories of this extraordinary time

James Timpson has been planning how to operate his stores post-pandemic

Reflections and revelations from a year of politics — direct from a spinney in the English countryside where the annual badger summit took place

How plants, whether real or in the imagination, help calm fears and enhance our lives

Warning of potential harm from tendency to use invasive equipment too quickly

Demonstrators defy coronavirus lockdown and set fire to banks amid mounting currency crisis and joblessness

Profits also dented by strikes in France, UK election and Australian bushfires

Recruiters scrambling to adapt as companies put expansion plans on ice 

Subsidies and freebies to retain cash-strapped users add to sector’s financial burden

Operators grapple with fierce competition in their battle to boost profits

Cable company added Three as a new customer for so-called ‘backhaul’ network

Returning land and native species to nature grips the imagination. But not everyone is convinced

Nooks for books can be created anywhere in the home

Warmly burnished and gently cryptic, this is easy listening at its most enjoyable

Eric Clapton’s collaborator Duane Allman helped transform the song into a bravura rock showpiece

An alt-rock concept album whose concept is never clearly defined