prices in europe and here in asia. welcome back, you re watching orld business today. after a week of devastating storms in the american midwest, it appear at this hour that nature s wrath is calming down. at least for now, that is. here s the threat that made thousands of americans take cover. oh, my god! back up. oh, no! stop. chickasha in oklahoma. one woman rode out the tornado huddled in a bathtub with several other people. she said we started praying out loud and started screaming. you could hear the roar, she says. at least 1 people died on tuesday and wednesday in this latest round of tornados in
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