Stay updated with breaking news from Dow up by. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
he was arrested wednesday after turning out what to be fake explosives from undercover officials. amanda knox s attorneys begin closing arguments today. the american student was convicted of killing her roommate, meredith kircher. world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london, i m charles hodson. and good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i m andrew stevens. welcome to world business today. the top stories this thursday, september 29th. vote yes to say the euro. angela merkel takes the eu rescue package to the german parliament. while politicians rangel over the future, normal people are faced with radical new cuts. and can the kindle fire set the tablet market ablaze. okay. we ll start with the markets. we ll start with the asian markets today. a bit of a change here. we want to show you these pictures straight away. the hang seng index was closed for trading today. this is the reason. this is the result of typhoon nesat. it brought with ....
Chairman of lloyd s of london. pauline. what can we expect on wall street? u.s. investors shrugged ongoing global concerns on tuesday s trading. they re near the intra day highs. here s how the numbers settled out. the dow and the broader s&p index both climbed around .7% there. and the nasdaq added close to 1%. and u.s. markets still set for a higher open when trading begins later on today on wednesday. this is where the u.s. futures stand in premarket action. the dow up by .3%. the nasdaq composite up by .5%. and the s&p 500 up by a dhird of 1%. nina? high oil prices are taking a toll on the airlines. how qantas is doing and how it will affect you. that s up next on world business today. ....