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Six million facing new tax bills
HM Revenue and Customs says some 1.4 million people each owe about £1,500 i...
UN calls special food price talks
The United Nations\' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to...
HSBC threatens to quit London HQ
HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break...
Petrobras files $65bn share offer
The Brazilian state oil company, Petrobras, unveils plans to sell up to $64...
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...
Bank customers in \'dire poverty\'
Banks are accused of leaving some customers in \"dire poverty\" after taking ...
Industry fears over cheaper coins
Vending machine companies warn cheaper \"steel\" 5p and 10p coins being consi...
Nigerian economy \'to grow by 10%\'
Nigeria\'s economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early ...
Shift in home loan availability
The cost of mortgages is continuing to fall and they are becoming more acce...
US sees 54,000 jobs go in August
The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row...
UK builders and services falter
New data shows new construction orders contracted in the second quarter, wh...
\'Big drop\' in alcohol consumption
Alcohol consumption has fallen faster than ever, figures from the British B...
Europe agrees finance watchdogs
The European Union agrees to reform financial supervision, with new agencie...
Chinese consider rival Potash bid
Chinese investors approach Canadian pension fund over a possible rival bid ...
Andean gold in $3bn bidding war
Rival Canadian gold mining companies, Goldcorp and El Dorado, lock horns in...
Four power firms face sales probe
Four of the \"big six\" UK energy suppliers are to be investigated amid conce...
House prices fall again in August
House prices fell for the second month in a row in August, according to the...
Plans for more £5 notes in ATMs
All banks and building societies have put in place plans to begin dispensin...
Russia extends grain export ban
Russia will consider lifting its grain export ban only after the next year\'...
ECB ups eurozone growth forecasts
The European Central Bank raises its forecast for eurozone growth for this ...
Mozambique prices \'irreversible\'
The government of Mozambique says price rises which have led to deadly riot...
Burger King is sold for $3.26bn
Burger King is being sold to private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal value...
Dell pulls out of battle for 3Par
Dell withdraws its bid for 3Par after rival Hewlett-Packard raises its offe...
RBS to cut a further 3,500 jobs
Royal Bank of Scotland is planning to cut 3,500 jobs from its technical and...
Delhi loses patience with Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games were meant to showcase Delhi, but the Indian capital...
Hawk-Eye firm lined up for sale
The British company behind the Hawk-Eye ball-tracking technology used in te...
Premier League spending tumbles
Spending by English Premier League clubs in the summer transfer window has ...
Cairo literary business booming
Egypt\'s literary scene is thriving, with a new generation of writers and po...
Banks leave customers in \'poverty\'
High Street banks have been accused of leaving some customers in \"dire pove...
Wrong tax bill for millions in UK
Almost six million people in the UK have paid the wrong amount of income ta...
Shopping malls: saviour or curse?
Meadowhall in Sheffield was one of the first giant shopping centres in the ...
3D cameras and web TVs on show
Rory Cellan-Jones tries out 3D video equipment and looks at the latest ultr...
Tourism near the Gaza border
At the Zikim Kibbutz, near Ashkelon in southern Israel, tourists come in to...
Travel compensation and charges
Travel expert Simon Calder has more advice for people doing battle with air...