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Me at cnn.com/sanjay. its a one-stop place for all my blogs and tweets and behind-the-scenes photos. thanks for joining us. see you back next sunday on "the next list." the stock market continues its bull run, but the wider economy is still playing catch-up. is it too early to celebrate americas coming reason advance? im ali velshi and this is "your money." the dow is up 11%. thats better than you would do in an entire year in some years. those who invested since the market bottomed have taken...

went bankrupt. opposition activists said 62,000 people were killed in the country. this video posted on youtube appears to show members of the free syrian army in the back of a pickup truck engaged in a heavy gun fight with government forces in homs. cnn cannot independently confirm the authenticity of this video. special ensloi, kofi annan, called for an immediate end to the violence. he warned against external military intervention. irans ambassador said his country is ready to r...

as search and rescue attempts continue, the focus moves 0en to who is to blame for the sinking of a giant ocean liner off the italian coast. and well tell you which production houses is big at the golden globes and what these awards tell us about the upcoming oscar ceremonies. first up, though, if the new year promised a new europe, well, some people could be disappointed. standard & poors last week had other ideas completely. to nobodys great surprise, this particular influential ...

gadhafi. they say they are on the verge of taking the port city of sirte. a spade of killings at a port on the mekong river has interrupted cargo trade between children that and thailand. at least 12 sailors were murdered in what may have been a drug traffic attempt. investigations are continuing. severe weather in new zealand is hampering efforts to corn taken an oil spill off the countrys north eye land. authorities are trying to pump the remaining oil off a ship that struck a re...

canceled flights in scotland and northern england. mr. obama will be visiting buckingham palace where hell spend two nights. the president left ireland for the uk ahead of schedule last night due to that cloud of volcanic ash. in the u.s., the tornado that blew through missouri has claimed 116 lives and left a trail of destruction. the u.s. national weather service says it was the most deadly tornado in more than 60 years. those are the headlines, im zain vergee at cnn in london. "...

Welcome back to "world business today." almost every guy we hear about renewed unrest in the middle east as populations rise up against their governments there. these scenes from earlier on this week showing syrians fleeing from gunfire are becoming all too familiar these days. while the political and social volatility was initially mirrored in the middle east and stock markets, theres been quite a dramatic turnaround in recent weeks. dubais benchmark index has recorded a 24% rise since march 3r...

Originally known for its mcintosh computer, its now the power house behind the ipad, iphone, and ipod. it was founded in 1976 when steve jobs was 20 years old. now, egypts stock market may be on the mend. its benchmark index gained more than 5% in sundays session. that comes days after the country reopened that exchange. it was shut for nearly two months following the mass protests. well, any gains are positive. the index has a long way to go. egx 30 is down more than 27% for the year. well,...

>> mr. socrates said he would stop down if he lost the vote, as promised he handed in his resignation on wednesday, pending approval by portugals president. the country is aiming to cut its budget deficit to 4.6% of gdp this year from 6.8% last year, and 3% by 2012 to meet guidelines. portugals decision comes as european finance leaders prepare to meet in brussels on thursday. now portugals economic woes will probably be on the agenda. so, how are investors taking the news? a few minutes into po...

Smuggled from turkey. and egypts stock exchange reopened on wednesday, it had been shut for nearly two months and the reopening went far from smoothly. the benchmark index plunged almost 9% in about five seconds. foreign investors led a selloff that suggested lingering concerns about the countrys stability. the problems in libya and concerns over oil supply in the middle east have been pushing oil prices higher. right now nymex crude is up just slightly, trading at more than $106 a barrel. brent...

Friday by the close of the session. that will help to mitigate some of the losses from the course of the week. now japans benchmark index is down 14% total on the week. that improving sentiment spread through the rest of the region, as well, through the asia/pacific markets. all the major markets finished with gains following the g-7 news. steel makers, seoul up higher than 7%. as well as mining stocks in sidney as the price of oil soars. so, nina, looks like all the indices here are reacting ...