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World Business News Headlines
The United Nations' food agency calls a special meeting of policy makers to discuss the recent rapid rises in food prices.
HSBC may quit its London headquarters if the UK government decides to break up big banks, a senior executive says.
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 the cost of its Gulf of Mexico oil spill has risen to $8bn - a rise of more than $2bn in the last month alone.
Banks are accused of leaving some customers in "dire poverty" after taking money out of their accounts without permission.
Nigeria's economy will hit double-digit growth by the end of 2011 or early 2012, the country's finance minister says.
The cost of mortgages is continuing to fall and they are becoming more accessible to some borrowers, figures show.
The US economy shed another 54,000 jobs in August, the third month in a row that jobs have been lost, official figures show.
New data shows new construction orders contracted in the second quarter, while the services sector slowed sharply in August.
Alcohol consumption has fallen faster than ever, figures from the British Beer and Pub Association suggest.
The European Union agrees to reform financial supervision, with new agencies to oversee banks, insurers and financial markets.
Chinese investors approach Canadian pension fund over a possible rival bid for the fertiliser giant Potash Corporation.
Rival Canadian gold mining companies, Goldcorp and El Dorado, lock horns in a $3bn fight to buy up Andean Resources.
Burger King is being sold to private equity firm 3G Capital in a deal valued at $3.26bn (£2.1bn), it has been announced.
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