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tv and appears to be intact. one of the worlds richest men says he plans to challenge premier vladimir putin. the owner of the new jersey nets basketball team has invested in russias hybrid car. he was pushed out earlier this year after a disagreement with party veterans. canada is pulling out of the kyoto accord, this comes days african da and 193 other nations agreed to a new climate treaty that extends the accord by several years. canadas conservative government criticized the p...

and pakistan. clinton just left libya. the visit there was the first by a cabinet-level official since the overthrow of moammar gadhafi. there are reports that turkish forces killed 15 militants in iraq. they were in pursuit of kurdish rebels. the fighters have waged a campaign for a separate state for several decades. frances president and first lady welcomed a baby girl wednesday night. a close family friend says she is doing well after giving birth to the first baby born to a si...

Weaker than in july. ron, whats the take away from the numbers. what are they telling us about the forecast as we go into fall? >> thomas, it is more of what weve seen over the summer. numbers leave something to be desired to say the least. jobless claims above 400,000 is a disturbing number. shows we are not getting any movement as we hoped earlier in the year. i would discount inflation data. we are seeing downward price pressures in certain areas of the economy, more risk of deflation and rec...

to be the first cherished moments together. a newlyweds holiday was turned into horror off of coast of the seychelles island. im zain vergee, "world business today" starts now. good morning from cnn london, im nina dos santos. >> and a very good afternoon from the cnn hong kong, im andrew stevens. youre watching "world business today," the top stories this thursday, august 18. fosters knocks back a second big bid from sabmiller. is there any more growth to be squeezed from the auss...

And the yen hovering just below 83 to the dollar. pauline? >> thanks so much, charl. we did see movement with the news that beijing is tightening its monetary policy again. the nikkei ended the session down by about a third of a percent. there was caution ahead of earnings season and also with news that there is a time line for containing the crisis at fukushima and that time line could be about nine months. investors reacting to that. the hang seng in hong kong, down by about three-quarter pe...

Can move the market and investors will drug into the latest trade data. thats a wrap of the day on wall street. im felicia taylor in new york. now, weve just got some news for you on the uk economy. uk inflation data has been released. the rate of inflation in march eased to 4%. that i suppose is good news in a sense that analysts have protected 4.4%. however, the official target here is 2%. now, the bank of england left interest rates unchanged at 0.5% last week. the monetary policy committee...

"the new york times" briefly spoke by telephone with brother-in-law scott kelly on the international space station. and heres first lady michelle obamas advice for couples out there on this valentines day. laugh with your partner. she said last week is what she and the president do and been working for 19 years. well now heres the first look at wall street kicking off the day. the dow opens at 12,273 after adding 43 on friday. the s&p inched up 7 points. nasdaq rose 18. taking a look at over...

Deshou deshould. back to increased volatility and more risk to the downside. >> another issue this morning that we havent had to deal with a whole lot over the past few weeks is inflation. inflation to be a problem here in the united states. >> i think a lot of people misinterpret the inflation data. sort of a rearview mirror statistic when you look at the consumer price index. the federal reserve is really worried about the deflationary measures as it appears we are slowing down and europe is s...

To the processing plants, because the temperatures were 28 degrees or lower for more than four hours for two days. they know theres going to be a damage, but not a full assessment yet, guys. >> a bundled up kerry sanders, and of course, another nbc property we ought to mention, universal studios. anyway, kerry sanders, thanks. wall street may have already factored in the new tax cut compromise, so whats driving the markets today? for a preview, were joined by cnbcs michelle caruso-cabrera. >> ...