The executive chairman of FTSE 100 software giant Micro Focus has pocketed around £11.6 million after selling off more than half of his stake in the business.
Tornado and flash flood warnings remain in place across the US Gulf Coast even though Tropical Depression Barry failed to unleash catastrophic flooding which had been predicted in Louisiana.
Sports Direct's £52 million takeover of retailer Game Digital moved a step closer to completion on Monday as Mike Ashley's empire revealed it now controls nearly 84% of the entire business.
US president Donald Trump has shrugged off sharp criticism over tweets branded as racist in which he said four outspoken liberal congresswomen of colour should “go back and help fix” their “broken and crime infested” countries.
Criminal gangs in China are faking outbreaks of African swine fever on farms free of the disease and forcing farmers to sell their healthy pigs at sharply lower prices, the agriculture ministry has said.
Dairy processors are being accused of paying below market returns for milk, as they warn markets are under pressure.
China's economic growth slowed to its lowest level in a decade in the quarter ending in June, adding to pressure on Chinese leaders as they fight a tariff war with Washington.
