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China is to start imposing 25% import duties on $16bn worth of US goods.

The carmaker’s board met several times to discuss Elon Musk’s proposal to take Tesla private.

Sterling touches a near-one year low against the dollar as worries about a no-deal Brexit continue.

The firm raises prices for the second time this year, saying wholesale costs have risen rapidly.

The company said that restrictions on betting stakes will not have a major impact on its strategy.

The campaign promising a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity had a mixed reaction on Chinese social media.

Our main measure for the economy is GDP, and it includes the illegal drugs trade.

More than nine months after they stopped being legal tender, about 169m round £1 coins are outstanding.

Tuna, a Chihuahua-Dachshund mix, has 1.9 million followers on Instagram.

As England and India players prepare for the second Test at Lord’s there is a wrangle rumbling away not far from their feet.

An ad on a phone box by a school, and another aired during a Mr Bean cartoon have been criticised.

The duties will start on 23 August and are part of a broader round of US tariffs on $50bn worth of goods.

Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal has invested $250m (£194m) in the social messaging service.

A scheme in Oxford wants to provide homeless people with QR codes, so people can donate to them using smartphones.

Black-owned businesses in Brooklyn are challenging the perception that gentrification has pushed out African American entrepreneurs.

Customers say fans are out of stock in branches of Tesco, Argos, Sainsbury’s and Wilko.

Elon Musk mulls de-listing the electric car company’s shares, but analysts are sceptical of the move.

The pound’s value may be falling, but there are still some ways you can get more bang for your er… quid.

Arsenal shareholder Alisher Usmanov says he will accept rival Stan Kroenke’s bid to buy him out for £550m and take full control of the club.

World’s largest jeweller is hit by shift to online shopping.

Official statistics also indicate usage of the net is on the rise in Great Britain.

The social media giant responds to reports that it was asking major banks for financial transaction data.

Property values in July rose at the fastest annual rate since last November, the Halifax says.

Mammoth Indian ride-hailing firm Ola – with 125 million customers – continues its global expansion.

The safeguard tariff, which protects five million households, is being raised by regulator Ofgem.

Arsenal’s majority shareholder, Stan Kroenke, makes an offer to buy the whole of the club in a deal that would value the Gunners at £1.8bn.

Football tournaments in Northern Kenya are helping hundreds of girls break from child marriage, early pregnancy and female genital mutilation.

There’s a right way and a wrong way to deal with cyber-attack. How does this fictional company do?

The Campaign for Real Ale says more people are choosing to drink at home.

Retail sales slow in July despite people splashing out on fans, food and drink in the heatwave.