i'm nina del santos at cnn london. >> i'm andrew stevens in hong kong.n for the opening of new york this thursday. also, we'll be joined by maggie lake who will bring you all the news from all parts of the world related to business. we hopefully will see you then.

assad andrew stevens, cnn. now, certainly nina, this is not a dilemma unique to indonesia but same in india and china, facing this major problem, oil prices rise. petrol prices go up, what does the government do? do they bear the cost or pass it on to the consumer? you get unrest and a lot of discontent but keep the books balanced at the federal level which is so important. >> yes, some of these countries, one of the big producers of oil, we remember on "world business today" covering the strikes in nigeria when the country there tried to raise the cost of fuel and bring down those subsidies, they ended up having to backtrack. often what you see because the signs of social unrest are too significant but as you said, the oil price for the moment only seems to be going in one direction, it's a problem for governments worldwide. live from cnn hong con you're watching "world business today." >>> coming up after the break. another scandal for dominique strauss-kahn, the former imf chief is facing serious charges of

back to andrew stevens. >>> yes.t quite make the cutoff for the millennial, nina. >> neither did i. >> exactly. this is more of a story for me. the phrase print is dead might be up for debate in some media circles, but one of the best known names in the book world has just been consigned to the past. after 244 years of fascinating facts, encyclopedia britannica is calling time on its print edition to concentrate on the digital app. the school library staple was first published way back in 1768 in edinboro. it has been printed every two years. if you mourn its passing, we'll leave you with one final nugget of knowledge. i bet you didn't know this. in the first edition of the book, whose details we rarely question, homosap ens were divided into five types. the european, asiatic, american, african, and the monstrous. yes, the monstrous. fantastic. i wonder if they -- that was probably before the time that they had landlords that we've had to deal with over the years, nina. >> also probably before the time when they had

i'm andrew stevens. welcome to "world business today." top stories, china jacks up the price of fuel. how will that go down with those on the road? >>> the internet makes up a bigger chunk of the global economy. which is getting the biggest boost. >>> pitching in when the chips are down. how villagers in spain are pulling together to provide for themselves. >> straight to the european markets. these have been open for 2:30 and it seemed we're poised for another second down day. it seems as though it doesn't matter what you call it, we've been calling it profit-taking. some calling it taking money off the table that the fundamentals haven't been keeping pace with market optimism. one developing story here. in the world of the stock exchange because the stock market operated, deutch is planning to sue the european commission for its merger. just last month brussels objected to this saying it would lead to a monopoly and now d-boerse says several are incorrect and as a result it will attempt to have that overturned by the court. nyse decline

. >> i'm andrew stevens, the top stories this friday, march the 16th. >> certainly is friday, apple with a record high for their company stock and lines like these cueing up for latest ipad. >> the ax is falling on subsidies in india, how citizens are affected by the government's latest budget. >> a critical source of funding for the government also linked to corruption and human rights abuses. we'll take you inside a diamond mind in zimbabwe. >>> first off, let's look how the european stock marketsare shaping up. have been trading for 2:00. they are taking cues after the united states, some of the markets putting on a gain of just high of 1% in the first few minutes alone. we're also focusing on greece, the athens composite as you can see. up three quarters of one percent, they are coming back in the forefront of investors attention. the international monetary fund agreed late on thursday to contribute a further 36.5 billion toward that crucial second bail out for greece alongside funds coming from other places like the european uni union. investors will be weighing that against another

i'm andrew stevens. you're watching "world business today." these are our top stories this wednesday. >>> shares in totale fall after a major gas leak in the north sea. the oil giant says it could be months before the rig is back online. >>> rupert murdoch's news corp. is hit by more allegations of hacking. this time an australian newspaper says the company used piracy to derail its pay tv rivals. >>> and why being super skinny is no longer a plus for models working in israel. >>> we've got a jam packed show ahead in the next hour. let's have a look at how the markets are doing, though. they've been trading for about an hour themselves. this is how we're faring at the moment. little bit of a mixed picture. up about 1% just in the last quarter hour. the ftse teetering just above the flat line after something dropped in the morning. and the zurich smi trading below the flat line. one of the good stocks has been the cac, but only up 0.2%. nestle has fallen more than 1% after a downgrade by the main brokerages, which is run of the reasons the smi

. >> and a very good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i'm andrew stevens. welcome to "world business today." the top stories this monday, march 5th. chinese lawmakers are setting the political and economic agenda for the year ahead. their annual meeting is now under way in beijing. >>> it was jaem's worst crisis since the second world war. one year after the devastating earthquake and tsunami, we look at how the world's third biggest economy is still rebuilding. >> and chelsea gives andre the boot. the football club is searching for its eighth manager in nine years. >>> the leaders of the world's second biggest economy are meeting to advance their journey to the number one spot. it may be all smiles here but after china lowered its growth forecast for the year ahead, investors are in a rather less jovial mood this monday. banks and stocks are taking a hit worldwide with hong kong's exchange suffering the most among the major markets so far, andrew. >> that's right, charles. we'll get to the numbers in just a moment. first, let's give you the details. it's t

. >>> good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i'm andrew stevens. welcome to "world business today." >>> our top stories this morning, european finance ministers gather in brussels and it's greece and growth at the top of their agenda again. >>> from housewife to business magnate and political power broker, we meet a woman embodying china's economic growth. >>> and it's not euros being traded in this shop in germany. we look at the rise of alternative currencies and their benefits for communities. >>> well, greece and the continuing process of the deal are at the top of the agenda as euro group finance ministers gather in brussels a few hours from now. they're expected to sign off on their part of the $170 billion bailout deal for athens second bailout deal. paving the way for that was last week's agreement by bond holders, private ones, to take a big hit on their investments in greek government debt. we could also find out this week if -- how much the international monetary fund will contribute to the bailout. imf managing director christine lagard

. >> and good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i'm andrew stevens. you're watching "world business today." the top stories this wednesday, march 21st, more countries cut back on iranian oil as the u.s. sanctions. >>> investors are asking themselves as the chancellor prepares to present his budget today. >>> and betting big on big city voters. how mitt romney's strategy paid off in illinois. >>> first up, though, let's take a look at how the european stock markets have just opened in the first four or five minutes of trade. we're poised for a third day of steep declines after yesterday and the day before's sessions which saw the markets fall by an equal amount. take a look at the cac 40, that one down to 1.25%, these markets have rebounded just a little bit. they might have started out on a downbeat note, but as you con see at the moment they seem to have rebounded in we focus in in particular on the ftse 100, this will be one of the markets people will be looking at closely throughout the day today, andrew. we knew inflation according to the latest s

i'm andrew stevens. welcome to "world business today." the top stories this monday, march 26th. >>> he's good at making the right calls on the markets. tim rogers will be here to tell us where he's putting his money these days. >>> see why lung becomes hong ko kong's chief executive and inherits the city's economic problems. >>> and a controversial drilling method is p for consideration in south africa. do the economic benefits on the other hand outweigh the environmental costs? we'll investigate. >>> let's begin with the markets. it's a new day and a new trading week starting in asia. most markets closing slightly up but as you see there very, very light trading. it was a bit choppy. they bounced around the flatline level. down amid concerns about the impact on profits of the global economy, any sort of slowdown in the global economy. japan stocks were up as you see, the nikkei just a fraction, coming off its biggest drop in two months. in fact, athe love these markets are posting their biggest weekly falls last week for the year. as you

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. >>> and good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i'm andrew stevens. you're watching "world business today." and the top stories this friday, march the 23rd. >>> the u.s. president talks up his energy policies throwing his support behind part of a controversial oil pipeline. >>> hong kong's top job goes to a vote this weekend, but a string of scandals has turned this election on its head. >>> and fans line up for "the hunger games." investors bet big on the blockbuster. >>> okay. we are just a few minutes into the european trading day now and we'll get the numbers in just a moment when they settle. first let's take a look at how the asian markets closed out the week. it was a sea of red as you can see there. australia really dodging any major move there. virtually flat the at the end. the biggest weekly decline for the year, for the whole of asia as a group, that's according to the msci, morgan stanley capital index, down nearly 2% for the week. now why? it's all about export numbers and about industrial production. factory output. you had the numbers

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i'm andrew stevens. welcome to "world business today." >>> the top stories this friday, greece completes the biggest sovereign debt restructuring in history. but some investors still have to be leaned on to take part. >> we focus on fukushima. a local worker tells us about the radiation risks workers face. >> as we wait for the latest job figures we visit a bustling office in new york where apps for the ipad have boosted employment. it's a deal that's been months, if not years in the making, but they seem to have finally done it. greece has persuaded nearly 86% of its private creditors to accept a costly debt swap paving the way for a second sovereign bailout. more than $201 billion of debt have been tendered with bond holders expecting to lose about 3/4 of the value of their investments. there's even more to come as athens can apply newly established so-called collective action clauses. cacs. this will force the hand of the minority of the investors who didn't sign up to the deal. that will guarantee th

thanks so much for joining us. >> i'm andrew stevens in hong kong. we'll be back in a few hours for the opening bell. we'll be joined by mag can i lake. see you then.

i'm andrew stevens. >> this is world business today.opean markets 90 minutes into today's trading session more or less a sea of red from the last time we looked. investors are weighing the uncertainty of the scale of participation of the greek debt swap deal with a deadline for a signoff coming just about two days away. we've also got a brewing spat between the spanish government and the rest of the eu or the executive on the eu to be more specifically the european commission. just after, andrew, they put forward all of these plans to contain people's budgets, it seems as though spain's deficit is going to overshoot. that is more worrying than country's like greece because spain is just much, much bigger. >> absolutely. i guess we're going to have to get used to this, nina. deficits are going to grow. that seems to be sort of the economic principal here. so get used to an era of growing deficits, which is obviously going to make it harder for the eurozone to get its books back in order. another down day in asia. day two of the week, it

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tadashi ana sat down with andrew stevens and told him that japan doesn't just need a recovery, it needseinvention, and fast. >> translator: i'm extremely disappointed in the current state of japan. the japanese economy hasn't grown much in the last 20 odd years. in fact, we're becoming poorer, but since last year's earthquake, we've all realized that we can't continue on like this. we must have hope in the future and rebuild japan. to rebuild doesn't mean to go back to where japan was before but, instead, to create a new future without depending on the government. every citizen and every company must commit to rebuilding the country. because we've been in stagnation for more than 20 years, we don't have time to waste to think about how to rebuild the country, we must act immediately. >> watch that interview in full. it's on talk asia. that's coming up about an hour from now. 10:30 a.m. in london. nina? >> certainly interesting stuff. i will be tuning in myself if i can. >>> coming up next on "world business today," americans frequently complain about petro prices that on the other hand

ellis along with and brown were traded to the milwaukee bucks for andrew and steven jackson. you may remember jackson last played for the warriors in 2007. he was the number over all pick by the bucs in 2005. >>> leaving on a nice day, least accessible tourists spot. find out how soon and how much the cost increase to access it. it's been raining all day and there's much more to come. meteorologist is monitoring storm tracker two. and all our ktvu newscasts on your computer or even your mobile device. we're streaming live for you at ktvu.com. [ female announcer ] this is the story of joycelin... [ joycelin ] it was a typical morning. i was getting ready for work, and then i got this horrible headache, and then i blacked out. [ female announcer ] ...who thought she had reached the end of her story. [ joycelin ] the doctor told me i had two brain aneurysms and that one of them had ruptured. [ female announcer ] fortunately, she was treated at sutter health's california pacific medical center. [ joycelin ] the nurses and doctors were amazing, and they were like a second family t

steven jackson won't be coming back? >> he won't be. i don't know if it is a surprise. it is the story behind the story. the trade of monta ellis. warriors acquired andrew bogut and steven jackson. no way he was coming back. one of the biggest divas in the nba and left the warriors under strained circumstances. he wasn't coming. traded to san antonio for jefferson and a first round draft pick. the trading deadline, it is college hoop, that steals the scene for the month. one of the favorite, syracuse, number one, unc asheville. early spunk. jason lane with a three. syracuse is number one. scoop jardene. great name. he had 11. 72-65 syracuse maintains their number one seed. outside of peyton manning on the offensive side of the ball, the biggest fish on the defensive side, williams lands with buffalo. 50million guaranteed. could go over 100 million. a monster pass rusher. owns the largest contract ever signed by a defensive player in the nfl. and that is the sporting life. for right now. >> thank you. we are staying on developing news out of gilroy. a iraq war veteran killed himself and his 11-year-old sister. in the next half hour that community is expe

sports golden sports has traded monty ellis and kwame brown to the milwaukee bucks for center andrew bogut and stevenackson. the trade happened about an hour ago. the warriors face the kings tonight. ellis and hugo are in sacramento but will not play. monty met with reporters moments ago. we have the only tv camera in the locker room. monty said he had a great time playing for the warriors. >> i have great news here. you know, thankfully i had the opportunity to do what i did for the seven years i was here. i started my career here. just going in another direction. i feel good. >> much more on the story tonight at 11:00. nfl owners have a checkbook in one hand and a pen in the other. it's time to write some checks. nfl free agents signing period kicked off at 1:00 today. washington redskins didn't waste any time to sign one of the niners' free agents. say good-bye to josh morgan. the wide receiver has agreed to a two-year $12 million deal with the redskins. $7.5 million is guaranteed. last season morgan tallied 15 catches for 220 yards in a campaign cut short due to a broken leg he suffered during th

in exchange the warriors get center andrew and former warrior steven jackson.even feet tall, 260 pounds and the bucks number one draft pick in 2005. he is out for this season with a broken left angel -- ankle. >>> in a few hours st. mary's basketball team will hop on a flight to omaha, nebraska for ncaa basketball tournament. they are a number seven seed in the midwest bracket. they will face number ten seed purdue on friday in omaha. >>> coming up on 6:00. sal, tweet from ucla said march sadness. >> march sadness. >> which i found it to be funny even though i'm sad about it as well. >> team -- pam, your team ucla has a rich history. >> hopefully a rich future too. >> let's move along and take a look at the commute here. 280 looks pretty good getting up to highway 17. it's drier in the south bay. sunol grade let's take a look at that southbound 680 traffic is moving along pretty well. a lot of the fender benders have been in the north bay. another traffic update is minutes ahead. let's go back to the desk. >> thank you, sal. >>> a big day in washington, d.c. is

after being told he was headed back to wisconsin along in exchange for andrew bogert, a 7'0"er who's been injured all year, and also stevenn. one of those things. nobody questions his talent, but can you win with him as your best player? a little bit of a shock. he's not going to play this year. >> it's one of the things that i kind of figured that something bad was going to happen today. i was prepared for it. i'm good. >> we're not going to sugar coat it. we talked about it, we laughed, we cried, and then we understood that the mission was still the same. >> warriors' ellis and jackson heard the news. ellis from television, the media supposedly told mark jackson. then the warriors go out and play against a pretty bad team. nate robinson had 17, david lee had 17 and 8. so the warriors win tonight. brandon rush doing his business. 115-89. warriors won four of their last five. maybe they had a shot at the last playoff spot of the, but indeed, they look friday night. >>> first day of nfl free agency, and the 49ers will have all 11 starters back on defense. that's after carlos rogers signs a reported four-year $31 million de

the bucks and in exchange they get seven footer they need, andrew, he was the number one pick in the draft back in 2005. they also get, steven jackson. back for his second coming as a golden state warrior. we will have more on this at ten. ellis has been traded to the bucks. a stunner. that's the sporting line up right now. we will have more on the sports hall of fame at ten. that is it for right now. get back to frank and julie. >> thank you mark. you can watch the sports hall of fame ceremony live on knvu.com. it starts at eight tonight. >> are on storm watch. we are tracking the problem spots on bay area roads and the concerns residents have as they prepare for a week full of rain. . and thank you for trusting the news, our coverage continues on the website and mobile ktvu.

steven jackson, they'll probably try to get rid of him soon. but all this deal was -- centers around andrew7 feet. >> we were stuck. you want to be stuck three games below 500 at this time of the year every year? five games below? that's where we were . and that's where we were going again the next year if we cannot do something. is there some risk? yes. >> i think it's a risky move. i can understand why they did it. i'd feel better if andrew bogget was actually able to play at this point. they're getting him sight unseen. it looks like the owner wanted a big man at any cost and made a little more of a gamble than i feel he needed to make. >> should be a lot of fun friday. monta ellis with the milwaukee bucks come into oakland to play the warriors. >>> mike d'antoni resigned today as head coach of the knicks. they went out with the interim coach, mike woodson, rumbling immediately centers on phil jackson. but phil is almost 70. they got the right players for a championship, he's game. carmelo anthony from jeremy lin, lin had 6.6 assists. jr smith, and the knicks blow out portland by 42 poin

. >> reporter: and that big man, andrew bogut, is expected to take his physical tomorrow along with stevenackson. both are expected to speak with the media on friday in advance of that game against their now former team. reporting live from oracle arena, nbc bay area. >> great job. over to baseball. last year's sin darrelle la man has yet to pitch this spring for the san francisco giants. he has a strained back but he made significant progress today by throwing around 45 pitches in a bull pen session. the 34-year-old right-hander went 13-7 with a sub three e.r.a. last year. all right. how about some action. giants hosting the indians. matt cain making a start for the g-man. pablo sandoval grounds out. matt cain strike out player. two earned runs, four strikeouts. top of the fifth, there's brian wilson entering the game. strikes out. asdrubal cabrera, he had a big strikeout. buster posy is back. take a look at this. first home run of the spring. first rbi of the spring as well. solo shot ties the game at two and that was your final score. 2-2. >> it's about getting ready and preparation and

warriors get the big man they have been after for so long, andrew bogut, fractures his ankle in january, a number of his injuries that happened. and stevenady missed by warrior fans tonight in sacramento, others pick up the slack for the golden state. and nate robinson, david lee, one of six warriors in double figures. and brandon rush, another one, golden state's 12, 3-pointers. they're three games under 500, and post season game at stanford. anthony brown, nice movement. josh owens with the block at one end. aaron bright runs the floor, bright made nine straight at one point, scoring all 17 of his points in the second half, stanford wins, we'll next meet the winner of mississippi game. usf and post season play as washington visited the hill top in the first round of the cbi, closed for a half. abe lud wig, out scoring the dons. and when usf finishes 20 and 14, the sharks need a win as they played tonight in calgary, san jose, trailing 2-1, third period, power play. couture gets one past, they head to overtime. tied at two. in overtime, the flames took advantage of the two on one break. watch this one, como breaks free, pushes one past

warriors acquired steven jackson earlier this week in the trade that involved monta ellis an andrew boguthe's averaging ten points this season. as for richard jefferson, he's 31 years old, arounded 16 points, the warriors also acquired t.j. ford in the trade, however, the point guard is expected to retire. more hoops for you. college hardwood now, locally, the st. mary's gayles hope to make some noise in this year's tournament. the gales have seven players returning from their sweet 16 run two years ago. something they will rely on tomorrow during their showdown with the purdue boiler makers. >> that experience will help us down the stretch. we need leadership and it comes down to a tight game. we'll have a lot of confidence in ourselves. >> i think it helps because there's a lot of other things that go on around it. things like this. little things that are different than a normal game. just for having gone through that once before. just helps knowing what to expect. >> our club is excited to be here. that was one of our goals last year when we didn't get selected. i think our guys took t

warriors get the big man they have been after for so long, andrew bogut, fractures his ankle in january, a number of his injuries that happened. and steven by warrior fans tonight in sacramento, others pick up the slack for the golden state. and nate robinson, david lee, one of six warriors in double figures. and brandon rush, another one, golden state's 12, 3-pointers. they're three games under 500, and post season game at stanford. anthony brown, nice movement. josh owens with the block at one end. aaron bright runs the floor, bright made nine straight at one point, scoring all 17 of his points in the second half, stanford wins, we'll next meet the winner of mississippi game. usf and post season play as washington visited the hill top in the first round of the cbi, closed for a half. abe lud wig, out scoring the dons. and when usf finishes 20 and 14, the sharks need a win as they played tonight in calgary, san jose, trailing 2-1, third period, power play. couture gets one past, they head to overtime. tied at two. in overtime, the flames took advantage of the two on one break. watch this one, como breaks free, pushes one past antti niem

andrew boga. and he is out with a fractured ankle probably won't play this season z former warriors steven jackson in the dog house in milwaukee. looks like grand theft by the buc who's play warriors in oakland friday. but again, they're looking long term and trying to rebuild. cal basketball teams getting ready for the plane game in south florida there is no respect from the selection committee. bears struggled and facing bulls don't help saying playing south florida is like getting a root canal. >> it's a compliment from a great coach. and that is what weigh want to do. we want to get under your skin and make life miserable for you. >> i'm not golg you to recognize the odds that have happening are not high. so let's go out and relax. let's try to just play. >> playing tonight western kentucky coming down from 16 and move on to face top-seed kentucky on thurts. and there is bay area will have four new inductees tonight. and former stanford and 49ers wide receiver gene washington is a four-time pro bowl pick. kevin johnson from cal, nba star to saving kings and there is george ash. er honored. >>

steven jackson. i worked you for a 28 million-dollar contract and a month later i ask to be traded. jackson along with andrews going to the spurs. it's been a big, big week for the warriors. >> last night i talked to san antonio and still didn't think there was anything there. this came about this morning. >> okay. >> in contrast to the trade for andrew which i started last summer, basically at the chicago pre-draft camp for the first conversation, some of them take a long time. >> yeah. >> this one boom. >> do you pencil him as a starter? >> that's up to mark. >> okay. >> but we know he can be. >> you buy this that you won't know how great this trade is or maybe ut oh until november 1st when the season starts and he begins to do that. >> it's hoopla and you wait and see what the person does. >> it's funny to laugh. you follow this nationally. most everybody on the national scale is saying good deal and locally people get attached. who knows. who knows the reason but say i don't know. i would say you know on a general bay sills down probably had more negative locally or nationally. do you buy that? >> we pre

andrew breitbart. he said, you have to read this guy at the huffington post. he is the only interesting writing there. i said are you kidding me? how can he compare to stevenber? >> poor steven webber. >> i felt bad, but he was pompous in his essays. >> he was. he said you have to go and watch "grandma's boy" which is one of the more under rated films in the elderly -- >> the movie is about a grandmother and a boy. it is probably top four. >> how did you meet breitbart? how did you run into this character? >> i actually as most conservatives in l.a. meet, someone from washington, d.c. had to introduce us. a friend of mine, katherine lopez, from national review said you have to meet andrew. you and him will hit it off so well. so she was out in l.a. one time and we met and that was it. we were just late night phone buddies. >> so you also experienced the breitbart phone phenomenon as well. >> yes, yes. one of my favorite things was i would love when i would call him, and he would just pick up and start talking and having a conversation, and then 10 minutes in he would be like, oh hold on, they just called me on stage. i am giving a speech. i would be like,