in a major movie deal.
ashley morrison is here in new
york with that and more.
good morning, ashley.
>> good morning to you, betty.
y overseas markets the stock
slipped and hong kongs ee hang
seng was also flat.
>>> concern over greece's
default, the dow lost 17 points
while the nasdaq fell 3.
>>> more than 40 states have
signed on to a settlement deal.
with the nation's five biggest
mortgage lenders.
it would force the banks to
reduce home loans for about one
million homeowners.
the lenders would also have to
send checks of about $2,000 to
hundreds of thousands of people
who lost their homes to
foreclose.
the landmark settlement was
reached after the lenders
admitting to abusing foreclose
practices.
>>> fed chair ben bernanke goes
before the senate budget
committee today.
he will be asked to assess the
state of the economic recovery
and the impact the european debt
crisis may have on the u.s.
economy.
bernanke will also discuss the
federal budget and whether the
fed will keep its...