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As trade tariff controversies continue, US pencil-makers say levies on Chinese imports saved their businesses.

‘Laura’ worked as a content reviewer for Facebook. She describes some of the terrible things she saw.

One young woman tells the BBC how she let her bank account be used for money-laundering scam.

More than 40 firms including Coca-Cola have promised to reduce harmful packaging.

Production fell by 13.3% in March, with sharp falls in shipments to the UK and overseas.

The firm reports a near 50% revenue rise and says it is taking a broader review of its responsibilities.

A judge puts billionaire Vincent Bolloré under formal investigation over corruption allegations.

The housebuilder faced a backlash by shareholders over a plan to pay its chief executive £75m.

Cyber-security researchers found a way to unlock rooms across the world without leaving a trace.

The rival companies join forces to build a fighter aircraft to replace the Eurofighter and Rafale jets.

The UK is looking at its own sat-nav system if the EU locks it out of Galileo because of Brexit.

The reseller fails to give consumers better information about the tickets it sells on, the CMA says.

The offer by the owner of NBC and Universal Pictures is 16% higher than a bid by 21st Century Fox.

A GoCompare advert has been banned from daytime TV for encouraging kids to swallow money.

Online fashion retailer sees a 97% leap in revenue to £579.8m, as pre-tax profit rose 40% to £43.3m.

The bank said it had put aside another £90m for payment protection insurance mis-selling claims.

Whitbread is to split off the UK’s biggest coffee chain after pressure from activist investors.

Crisis-hit TSB said its internet bank is working at 50% capacity, leaving half of customers locked out.

The improved bid comes after the Irish drugmaker rejected a series of offers from the Japanese firm.

How companies deal with cases of sexual harassment in the workplace is being scrutinised like never before.

The messaging app is changing its rules ahead of the introduction of new data privacy regulations in May.

The Treasury aims to stamp out the ‘lowlife crooks’ preying on vulnerable people.

It follows a major revamp at the Italian label under creative director Alessandro Michele.

Government must give consumers more clarity about the future of diesel cars, says Ford’s UK chief.

National Grid says the 72-hour streak is the longest since the 1880s.

Vincent Bolloré is questioned by police near Paris over contracts to run ports in Guinea and Togo.

The Chinese firm that owns the toy store could take a stake in the department store chain, a report says.

Boston Tea Party, which has 21 branches, will not sell coffee in disposable cups from June.

For the first time, music streaming is making more money than sales of CDs and vinyl.

Brent crude hits its highest level in more than three years as production cuts reduce stockpiles.