 John Lewis considers part-time chairman role as Sharon White prepares to stand down | Partnership expected to change requirements of top role to help attract high-quality talent 2) Donald Trump offered to sit out presidential election for $5bn, book claims | Excerpts from new book claim crypto tycoon explored possibility of buying off former president 3) | Jamie Dimon highlights potential of new technology amid fears over existential threat 4) 'John Lewis was our 'go to' store – not anymore': Telegraph readers react to Sharon White's decision to step down | Readers complain quality of service offered by the group has gone downhill 5) TalkTalk sells business division to shell company as it prepares to split in three | The deal comes amid a scramble to raise cash to pay down the group's £1.1bn debt pile What happened overnight Asian markets declined following a mixed session on Wall Street, where buying was pressured by rising bond yields. Hong Kong's Hang Seng dropped more than 3pc as investors unloaded property shares. However, China Evergrande was up nearly 16pc as it resumed trading. Its shares were suspended last week as the troubled real estate developer announced that its chairman was under investigation. Earlier in the session it's shares soared more than 60pc. By midday, the Hang Seng was down 3pc at 17,278.37. Markets in mainland China and South Korea remained closed for holidays. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index fell 1.5pc to 31,282.32, while Australia's S&P/ASX 200 skidded 1.1pc to 6,953.60. India's Sensex declined 0.7pc to 65,408.18. Bangkok'){kind=link}
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Stock markets across the world have fallen as US government borrowing costs soared to a 16-year high.
The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield surged to its highest level since 2007 after new data showed that the US labour market remains overheated.
The number of US job openings increased from 8.9m in July to 9.6m in August, the US Labour Department said on Tuesday.
It is the latest sign of a resilient US economy, fuelling concerns that the Federal Reserve will have to keep interest rates higher for longer.