US president Donald Trump said he will meet Chinese president Xi Jinping next month as the trade war between the world’s two largest economies intensifies, sending shivers through global markets.

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Sushovan Hussain, the former CFO of software group Autonomy has been sentenced on Monday to five years in prison, after a US jury found him guilty of fraud over the $11.1bn sale of Autonomy in 2011 to Hewlett-Packard.

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A coalition of major City investors have emerged as key players in forcing oil giant BP to be more transparent in how it fights climate change.