Regional forecast reflects oil production cuts and comes amid price volatility

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

Unemployment rate soars to 14.7% as 20.5m people lose jobs in April

Responsible Business Award for experts who establish communications in emergencies

Acquiring new skills for a changing employment market is becoming essential

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

The UK needs new ideas and skills for expanding sales worldwide

But can smaller industrial towns like Scunthorpe follow its example?

A forceful challenger of union power at British Leyland

Government emphasis on high growth enterprises has intensified, but results are mixed

The doctor at the heart of this film shows dauntless compassion

Wang Xiaoshuai’s wonderfully acted film is an epic of love and loss

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

Alex Gibney’s film portrays its subject as all but flawless. Can that be right?

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

Saoirse Ronan shines as the tomboyish lead sister in this adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel — with sly feminist subtexts

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

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

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

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

Would-be students need to consider the trade-off between flexibility and networking

The coronavirus crisis has created new ways to learn and collaborate

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

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

Hidden paradise blossomed for 150 years until settlements overrun by plunderers

International talks may be only way to break impasse

Organization of American States voted to accept Venezuela’s US-backed alternative regime

Colombia seeks $1bn in funds as UN aid appeal falls well short of target

As ‘slum priests’ try to fill the gap left by the state, the populist movement is on the rise again

Protesters urge overhaul of system once lauded as the ‘Mercedes-Benz’ of retirement provision

With the exodus set to continue, the strains on Bogotá and other governments are set to intensify

Government warns of ‘restructuring’ in return for rescue funding

With new episodes launching today, now is the perfect time to revel in the cruel humour of the hit cartoon

Six-part series adapts Wally Lamb’s novel about family, loss and mental illness

Our pick of the latest series and documentaries — plus older favourites to binge on

Ancient antagonists build bridges as treasure finds mount up

The country’s banking system is in hock to an insolvent state

State-owned oil company’s $1.7tn valuation falls short of kingdom’s ambitions

Beirut hit by another sovereign bond downgrade amid political crisis

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

Once known for its resilience, the country’s fragile financial system has triggered angry protests

$1.2bn eurobond maturing in March falls sharply as local lenders cash out

The country is trapped in a full-scale emergency that could unravel social bonds

Ignacio Galán says energy distributor’s listing highlights president’s market-friendly policies

Mismanagement and corruption leave some of nation’s biggest teams on brink of collapse

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

Decision to drive down crude price after Russia row will hit revenue

Rare sign of investor confidence in industry battered by coronavirus pandemic

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

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