includes the american aerospace giant lockheed martin, looking to launch its first rockets in the 2020s. shares in chinese telecoms equipment maker zte surged more than 25% in hong kong. the company had been banned by washington from receiving american supplies after it was found to have done business with iran and north korea. to escape these sanctions, it's agreed to a fine of at least $1 billion and to replace its board of directors, and also to retain outside monitors. govia thameslink railway has launched its third new timetable in two months after two chaotic attempts to rebuild its schedules, which started in may. however, it does not seem to have been much more successful. it apologised in a tweet this morning, saying, "many customers have been affected by disruption to our services "and we are very sorry for that". and national savings and investments is cutting the interest rate it pays on its direct individual savings account. from the 24th of september, the rate will be...