Markets Suffering News Today

the leader of libyas national transitional council called for more financial support for the new government from other nations. japans about to get another new prime minister. kan announced his resignation. parliament will vote on tuesday to choose the countrys next leader. kan was struggling for approval even before the march disaster struck japan. his ratings have gotten worse since. people along theest east coast are getting ready for hurricane irene. six states are in emergency...

Vote slated today. that issue likely to dominate in the eu summit tomorrow. markets suffering, adding to yesterdays losses albeit not as much. pauline? >> im afraid the asian markets did not give you a good lead-in today. here in asia, japan led the losses. profit taking sent tokyos main index lower as investors reacted to new radiation warnings, this time in tokyos tap water. we heard an update from my colleague a colleague about that. after the markets closed j pans government said the cost of...