ruling after another. appeal upon appeal. and even a trip to the knighted state supreme court. but today the american public finally has its hands on something donald trump as so doggedly sought to conceal. his tax returns. six years worth. and an unprecedented window and steube s financial picture. this public release, which, among other things, shows the don trump paid relatively little in taxes in the years before and during his presidency, is the end product of an effort undertaken by the house ways and needs committee. after securing their returns, which cover the years 2015 to 2020, that panel voted along party lengths to hand redacted versions of the returns to the public. before we get into what these thousands of pages reveal, in a way those who are who are not accountants can understand, it s worth noting how the committee got its hands on these returns in the first place. is the end result of its investigation into an irs policy that mandates audits of returns file
Was a then posting it on social media. It wasa grim then posting it on social media. It was a grim and sad case. What was he thinking . For photographing. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. The Prime Minister has insisted she is in the brexit driving seat, after the foreign secretary Boris Johnson set out his own vision for leaving the european union. Theresa may was speaking on a visit to canada. Our deputy Political Editor john pienaar reports from ottawa. Well, its good to be shown some proper respect from time to time. If only theresa mays fellow ministers at home were this drilled and disciplined, as it is, the Prime Minister had to cross another ocean to find a political colleague willing to say the right things about brexit on cue. Very good to be here, as i said to you when i came in, this is my first visit to canada. Its great that i can have meetings with you and to come here to the parliament. As it moves forward with brexit, were going to make sure that the relationship
Taking on rivals tesla and setting up projects in hurricane hit areas. And as a car finance firm issues a profit warning because of falling new car sales we want to know would you still buy a new car . Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. Would you boy a new car not a used one, especially not from jamie. Today marks the last day of the five yearly congress in china, which has confirmed xijinping a second five year term as it ends. Xi will even have his name inscribed in the partys constitution, placing him alongside mao in the chinese pantheon. But as xi consolidates his power, america is ramping up the pressure. On monday, the white house said that on his forthcoming trip to asia next week President Trump will press china to cease what the white house calls its predatory trade practices. And he will do that by addressing the problem of chinas trade barriers. And there is a lot at stake. So far this year, the us has imported goods worth over 319 billion
And one of europes best known businessmen. Sir Stelios Haji Ioannou will be talking us about being a trailblazer and why its important to give back. And reports say pets are the latest victim of the uk housing crisis, as houses get smaller with little or no outside space. So we want to know do you still find space for your pet . Let us know, preferably with pictures of your pets just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to business live. To get the ball rolling ive already tweeted a picture of my dog in the sea so tweeted a picture of my dog in the sea so have a look at that. Lets start with the top business story. Five countries, nearly two weeks, and billions of dollars in deal making. Well that is the line from the white house. After all, the president is known to be a deal maker. So much so, in fact, that hes promised a major statement on trade before he arrives back in washington. That means the clock is ticking. The white house is touting the rather whopping figure of 30
Wti is higher by 87 cents, 54. 27. Brent is higher as well, 92 cents. 57. 10 over in london. Nat gas is lower by 7 cents. Decline of more than 2 . Among the top corporate stories, kraft heinz is withdrawing its bid for a merger with unilever. Kraft worried that it would be too hard to negotiate after the Public Disclosure of its bid so quickly. A kraft spokesman said the company intended to proceed on a friendly basis but found unilever did not wanted to pursue a transaction. Restaurant brands is in advanced talks to buy popeyes. The deal will probably be valuing popeyes at 1. 7 billion. An announcement could come this week. Wandas proposed 1 billion acquisition of Dick Clark Productions is under pressure. Wanda is run by chinas richest man. It already owns Legendary Entertainment and amc entertainment. Reuters reports wandas deal for dick clark is shaky but not yet dead. Part of the problem is they cant get the money out of the country. By the way, on this kraft heinz deal tell us. It