he s also ordering lawmakers not to try to undue budget cuts that come as a result of the committee s failure. western powers are stepping up sanctions against iran after fears the country may be working on a nuclear weapons program. canada is banning all financial transactions. britain has ordered all financial institutions to stop doing business with iranian banks. the moderate father of a murdered british teen testified monday. they testified of phone hacking by the news of the world gave false hope she was alive. outrage over the scandal forced the closure of the tabloid in july. those are the headlines from cnn. world business today starts now. it s 9:00 a.m. here in london. i m nina dos santos. and it s 5:00 p.m. in hong kong. i m andrew stevens. you re watching world business today . these are our top stories today tuesday, november 22nd. no deal on debt reduction. the super committee proves it s anything but. tear gases and tensions in south korea. a