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South African tycoon buys New Look

Fashion retailer New Look has been bought by a South African billionaire in a deal worth almost £800m.

United Airlines is offering up to a million air miles to hackers who can find security bugs in its network.

Why are there so few Chinese people running India’s Chinese food scene?

Only about 3% of India’s seven million foreign visitors last year were from China.

In Zambia the local furniture and timber industries are fighting for survival against cheap, high quality imported products.

The sharp moves in currencies and turmoil in bonds over recent days may be followed by heightened volatility in stocks, one strategist says.

The underperformance of the Dow Transportation Average this year may be the reason why the market remains range-bound and why it may pull back.

As the summer season hits, sequels promise to be big business for Hollywood studios, according to box office data.

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has taken control of the country’s reform talks at a “critical” moment, Greek government sources told CNBC.

US private equity firm TPG has bought bargain retailer Poundworld, which began as a market stall in 1974.