
Business News
Channel Title: BBC News - Business
- Six million facing new tax bills HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 in tax, while 4.3 million will get an average rebate of £418.
- UN calls special food price talks The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices.
- HSBC threatens to quit London HQ HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says.
- Petrobras files $65bn share offer The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to $64.5bn of new stock, in one of the world's largest share offers.
- BP says oil spill cost up to $8bn BP says the cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen to $8bn - a rise of more than $2bn in the last month alone.









