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Well. after the u.s. stocks came off a rough week. all posting a third weekly loss. the dow and s&p are now sitting in the negative for the year. why is that? a strong dollar is one reason behind the slump. the dollar at a 12-year high versus the euro. it is great for u.s. travelers for europe. it is bad news for u.s. multinational companies because a stronger greenback hurts businesses that make a chunk of profits overseas. it makes it harder for american companies to compete abroad. european goods are cheaper than american exports. that is why you see the volatility. >> a sign of a stronger ...

bales is the suspect in the killing deaths of afghan civilians. there's no explanation so far why he could face 17 murder charges. bales is being held in a military prison in the u.s. the u.s., france, and other countries are condemning the overthrow of the government in mali. there's been no sign of mali's president since renegade soldiers staged the coup on thursday. the borders are closed. those are the top stories from cnn, the world's news leader. i'm zain verjee and "world business today" starts now. good morning, from cnn london, i'm nina dos santos. and good afternoon f...

people say the local government took their land, sold it to developers and kept the money. residents say food and supplies are running low and they fear police might storm the village. u.s. military officials now admit its u.n.-man droned was looking for suspected nuclear sites in iran. one official says it was on a cia mission, tehran put the aircraft on display after it was brought down recently on iranian soil. prolific writer and social critic christopher hitchens has died. he often skewed the elite in his writings. his 17 books took aim at everything from the cancer that r...

Managed to dive through a hole in a cliff at a speed of 75 miles per hour before landing safely. absolutely incredible. >> here is how wall street opens the day. the dow opens at 10,771 after adding 10 points on friday. the s&p was up 6. the nasdaq rose 27. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo, the nikkei fell 186 points. in hong kong, the hang seng dropped 261. wall street opens for business today after suffering its worst week since the depths of the financial crisis three years ago. the dow fell 6.4%, the largest weekly loss since october of 2008. the s&p 500 fell 6.6%...

Joe." now to business. nearly a week long battering on wall street ended up on friday. it cannot overcome the biggest weekly loss since january. we are joined live from london. steve, will friday's momentum carry over into this week? >> i don't know. european markets are up at the moment but i've got to say it's a wait and see mode. you mentioned the dropping last week. 2.2% lower for the s&p and the dow as well. it's all about jobs. we're looking ahead already to wednesday's private sector jobs figures and friday's payroll figures. the average earnings could be a key to higher interest rate...