Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said US officials should consider breaking up social media giant Facebook, saying it is a utility that has gone unregulated.

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German pharma giant Bayer said it was hiring an external law firm to investigate French media complaints that Monsanto, the US agro firm it took over last year, had compiled a file of influential personalities.

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The Investment Association (IA), which represents City firms with £7.7tn in assets under management, is preparing to shame 94 listed companies for dragging their heels on gender diversity.