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.

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