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App builder tells MPs social network knew user data could be passed to third parties
Defeat for smaller inventors who say process has undermined value of their work
Dudley urges university to ‘come to senses’ amid pressure to sell carbon holdings
Industrialist’s holding company denies any irregularities in Guinea and Togo
Andrew Tyrie observes their audit work could sometimes appear to be ‘money for old rope’
Outsourcers struggle with slowdown in new contracts, rises in minimum wage and council cuts
Social network lays out policies on content and allows right to appeal deleted posts
Takeda’s offer to pay £42.8bn for Shire comes amid a rush of M&A deals in healthcare
Students taught to repair self-driving vehicles as technology demands new skills
Chairman has indicated a change to the alliance’s capital structure is in the mix
Conditions improve but activists and manufacturers say government must regulate
Shadow banking curbs force lenders to bring shadow loans back on to balance sheets
Changing rules that have constrained US companies will not shift Washington thinking
Investor advisory groups call for GE to end historic relationship
Police detain French tycoon in Africa bribery investigation
Plan to issue debt for first time means pitching to cold-hearted bond investors
Since 2015, £1,000 invested by WCPT has fallen in value to around £900
Company settles charges it failed to disclose details of 2014 attack by Russian hackers
Brussels takes hard line over implementation of takeover PT Portugal before approval
Business secretary secures binding undertakings on future of target’s defence business
Proposed acquisition would value Indian ecommerce group at about $20bn
Shared office space provider valued at $20bn to tap markets for first time
News comes day after sharp fall in valuation at one of fund’s biggest investments
Possible buyer is Hong Kong-listed shoe maker
’Twisted mango’ and ‘feisty cherry’ gave brand first N America sales growth in 8 years
