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Where were watching the state of security at our airports today. But we want to begin in istanbul with nbcs matt bradley. Break down the latest on the investigation and what were learning about these three individuals and whatever cell they may have been a part of. Thanks, peter. The nationalities of the suspects, as you just mentioned, russian, kyrgyz and uzbek, these ten to draw jihadis into the upper ranks of Islamic State. They populate the upper ranks of that group in their selfdeclared caliphate. Todays news hardens turkish officials resolve that this was a Islamic State attack but its worth mentioning were going on 48 hours since the attack and we havent had a claim of responsibility. Now thats not unprecedented but it is unusual. Normally slate would back up Something Like this with a claim of responsibility. These ....
But that s the way our business runs. let s talk about how much money you made last year. give us a breakdown of your earnings statement. we made something over 2 billion pounds last year which is not more than we made in the previous year. if you look on the other hand, it s ten year of lloyd s results. it s one of the better ones. ed the problem is you can t make forecasts because we are there to pay for the unexpected. everything is unexpected until it happens. and if you start talking about wind storms in the north atlantic which is a big issue for lloyd s, last year, there were none that cause nid significant damage. and what is going to happen this year? well, we can tell you precisely on the 31st of december, 2011. joining us there. that s peter lavine, the ....
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. ....
them. retreating rebels were forced from benjawahd and regrouped. japan working to keep reactors cool and try to prevent radioactive water from leaking to the ocean. tons of water to keep fuel from overheating have been contaminated with radiation. workers are using sandbags and concrete panels to hold back the water. pakistan s cricket team have been practicing for a game for which their world cup, standing, and national pride are at stake. on wednesday, pakistan plays india. a big match helping to soothe often bitter relations. thousands of people are expected to skip work to watch the game. i m zain verjee in london. world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london. and good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i m pauline chu. this is kporld business today. the top stories on this wednesday, march 30, tepco s troubles keep mounting up. now the company s president has been hospitalized, apparently suffering from stress. high fuel prices and natural ....
Alone. and the earthquake and subsequent tsunami could total $300 billion here. experts blame growing populations, increasing wealth, and the growth of cities for estimating some of the specific costs related to natural disasters. lloyd s of london reported 43% lower forecast profits due largely to the exposure to last yore s natural disasters. this year is shaping up badly indeed in terms of expense and losses. so the question is, how is the insurance industry coping with all of this? let s go to lord peter lavine, the chairman of lloyd s of london and ask that question of him. good to see you on the show. let s talk about your exposure to the situation in japan? is it going to affect your earnings and how much? the natural disaster, that s what we re in business for is to ....