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Top US and Chinese officials are meeting in London on Monday in the hope of making further progress in easing the trade war between the world's two largest economies.
Nigel Farage will pledge to reopen Port Talbot's steel blast furnaces if in power in Wales, as his Reform UK party sets its sights on being the government in the Senedd next year.
A corporate intelligence firm which employs Sir John Sawers, the former head of MI6, is closing in on a deal to sell a big stake to a buyout firm.
"It's a big deal for this government," says Simon Case.
Research into faster drug treatments and longer-lasting batteries will form part of the £86bn science and technology funding due to be unveiled in the government's spending review next week.
Mike Ashley, the high street billionaire, is exploring a cut-price takeover bid for struggling Revolution Beauty – a move that would stoke animosity between him and rival London-listed retailer Debenhams.
The family behind River Island, the high street fashion retailer, is drawing up a radical rescue plan which could put significant numbers of stores and jobs at risk.
Administrators are on standby to handle the collapse of the UK arm of Builder.ai, a Microsoft-backed start-up which has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US.
Elon Musk posted in February that he loved his president, patron and personal friend, "as much as a straight man can love another man."
The US economy saw a slowdown in hiring but no leap in unemployment last month as the impact of Donald Trump's trade war continues to play out.

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