Fans cheer prospect of Ashley exit but obstacles remain to getting deal across line

77-year-old entrepreneur BR Shetty ‘looking to buy out Emirati partners’

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

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

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

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

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

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

How a squabble between Saudi Arabia and Russia led to ‘the nuclear version of a price war’

Capital expenditure expected to fall 23% at state energy company

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

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

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

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

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

City investor will back ailing groups looking to raise capital but warns of difficult decisions

Buyout groups wants a slice of the bailout and with thousands of jobs at risk, they’re hard to turn down

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

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

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

A payout passed leaves a scar on a company’s record that can never be erased 

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

Grassroots manufacturers overcome lack of machinery, materials and supply chain experience

English companies with shared offices excluded from coronavirus rescue package

Threat of redundancies and business failures means higher earners need help with their finances

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

Academy makes exemption to rule over screening films in cinemas

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

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

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

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

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

Plus: the FT's film critic on what to watch now

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

Sam Mendes’ powerfully immersive Great War drama; a camply cavorting Hitler in Nazi-era fable

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

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

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

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

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’

Greta Gerwig’s Little Women comes up a little short; Pixar’s latest sends elf brother on a quest with half a dad

GFSL said liquidated company’s services were ‘unacceptable’

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

Shares drop to record low as chief admits company is ‘overstretched’

Postal group says strike ballot had ‘irregularities’ making it ‘null and void’

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