President Donald Trump said Lebanon and Israel had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire, the US Treasury’s status as the world’s lowest-cost dollar borrower is facing a fresh challenge, and Netflix’s chair and founder is stepping down. Plus, Iran secretly acquired a Chinese spy satellite that has helped it target US military bases across the Middle East during the war, and shares in the world’s biggest chocolate maker aren’t looking so sweet.
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Israel and Lebanon agree 10-day ceasefire, Trump says
US’s status as lowest-cost dollar borrower challenged as investors shun Trump risk
Netflix founder Reed Hastings to step down from board
Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases
Shares at world’s biggest chocolate maker Barry Callebaut plunge as cocoa prices collapse
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