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The banknote and passport printer ‎De La Rue is facing a fresh round of boardroom upheaval amid a threat from a furious City investor to oust its chairman at an extraordinary general meeting.

The pound fell briefly to its lowest rate against the dollar in two years on Tuesday, as the two remaining Conservative Party leadership candidates appeared to spook the currency by refusing to rule out a no-deal departure from the EU in October.

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has resigned from her post effective from 12 September.

Facebook says it is willing to postpone its digital currency until it has satisfied the concerns of the US treasury and other regulators around the world.

Average wage growth has accelerated to levels not seen since July 2008, according to official figures.

Topshop's parent company Arcadia. which averted collapse last month, has had its rescue plan challenged by a US creditor.

Ryanair says delays to deliveries of the crisis-hit Boeing 737 MAX means it must scale back some of its services.

The new president of the European Commission issued an instant Brexit message after being elected to replace Jean-Claude Juncker - warning that both Britain and the EU "should do everything not to have a hard Brexit".

The owner of hotel booking website Laterooms.com is seeking a change of destination after putting itself up for sale.

Shares in the company behind Irn-Bru and Rubicon drinks has seen its share price lose a quarter of its value after it issued a profit warning.