i m a person that expects others to shine and bring their talent to resolving problems. on the top of which having been 25 years in private practice and having led a very large institution, although in the private sector, baker mckenzie, one of the largest law firms in the world, i ve been the minister of finance for france for the last four years. you know, we ve traveled the tempest, not too badly. the crisis did not hit france as hard as it hit other countries. in your announcement, why did you emphasize you were bringing your expertise as a lawyer and enterprise but also as a woman. what was the point of that? i made the point about my gender, because number one, women represent about half the population of the world if not a little more. and it s okay to actually be able to not represent but come
in syria. these rikts are set to show demonstrations in dara last friday. although cnn cannot verify when the video was shot. an estimated 1,500 people are unaccounted for in joplin,h. nearly 100 volunteers are working to reunite family and determine who s really missing. the volcanic eruption in iceland that s disrupted air traffic in europe is finally ending. the ash cloud thrown up from the volcano is drifting east and dissipating and most of the airports closed are re-opening. those are the headlines. i m zain vergee, world business today starts now. good morning, from cnn london and welcome to world business today. i m nina dos santos. and good afternoon from cnn hong kong, rhyme andrew stephens. the top stories this thursday, may 2 th. sony s bad run continues. it s now forecasting a profitable year ahead. even that outlook fails to impress. dominique strauss-kahn is now under house arrest at this luxury new york townhouse. i m a leader by temper and att
at this point, i hope i never come across her. but, you know, i have found it interesting that she said she had no regrets. i think it s typical of the unions. they don t have regrets for hathey do. but there were only 10 or 12 people at her party. people in south carolina don t respond to people like that. there is a reason why associates of companies in this state don t want to be involved with the unions. i think she explained that better than i ever could. greta: you know, i thought if you had a run-in, i would be like, okay, well, but the fact that you don t know or have you no recollection, it becomes so gratuitous and it becomes something deeper in the sense that, you know, it just shows that it s shirts against skins, so to speak. this is no effort to work toward resolving problems. this is going to be whose said side are you on? and here s the baseball bat. this is the same group that
at this point, i hope i never come across her. but, you know, i have found it interesting that she said she had no regrets. i think it s typical of the unions. they don t have regrets for hathey do. but there were only 10 or 12 people at her party. people in south carolina don t respond to people like that. there is a reason why associates of companies in this state don t want to be involved with the unions. i think she explained that better than i ever could. greta: you know, i thought if you had a run-in, i would be like, okay, well, but the fact that you don t know or have you no recollection, it becomes so gratuitous and it becomes something deeper in the sense that, you know, it just shows that it s shirts against skins, so to speak. this is no effort to work toward resolving problems. this is going to be whose said side are you on? and here s the baseball bat. this is the same group that