>> shock and awe. a los angeles judge denying britney spears' request to expedite her next hearing as she seeks to have her dad removed as could n d conserve ator of her estate. she argued that every day matters in the effort. and the attorney argued that removing him or at least suspending him from controlling her estate was critical. the judge did not explain why she denied the request to move up the hearing. and meantime, let's get a check on cnn business this morning. looking at markets around the world, asian shares closed higher. narrow lir mly mixed in europe stock index futures barely moving. fears over the delta variant were a big factor here. the dow closed 106 points lower, the s&p 500 fell slightly. the nasdaq managed a small gain, but where you really saw the delt the