the case of his protege, felix frankfurter. welcoming he did not quite match the renowned in the pantheon of jewish political leaders. he was close to fdr and had his your consulate. transfers closeness to brandeis and brandeises word as have some have brother created the potential for a superfamily gifted, are working hand-in-hand for the jewish cause. with this design was flawed by one troublesome reality. ultimately became clear and he was just as reluctant to jeopardize his own relationship with president. so the connection, instead of providing a mechanism to pressure and cajole the president, became a sophisticated apparatus of fending off such efforts. the way it worked, people would be to get the president's help. he would explain that he relayed these requests to felix frankfurter. what felix frankfurter would do is pass these requests on, but almost never to the president. instead to frances perkins, who was the secretary of labor. some other as it -- assistant secretary or undersecretary, anybody but roosevelt, which

that is the saying at the frankfurt stock market. >> we're looking at several market indices in frankfurt the blue-chip dax index closed about 0.6% higher at 6981. the euro stoxx 50 was up small. in new york, equity prices are drifting lower on disappointing christmas retail sales data. the dow industrials are currently down about 0.3%. on to the currency markets, the hero is ready for $1.3023. the greek prime minister, george papandreou, is backing the idea of a joint eurobond. at aeeting in paris today, he said that only the issuance of a joint bond could help europe out of its debt crisis. the same time, he said the government would still need to cut their budgets. eurobonds are controversial. opponents like germany and france are worried that common interest paymentwould take away the incentive for indebted countries to trim their budgets. the world's largest consumer electronics fair has just opened its doors in las vegas. the latest trends on display include internet-connected 3d televisions, tablet pc's, and a new home entertainment platform. and the microsoft ceo has surprised vis

starting in frankfurt were the blue chip daxindex has fallen to 7082. it is down 0.75 of 1% on wall street. we have got stocks sliding, the dow jones down by 0.25 of 1%. the euro is at two months high against one u.s. dollar. -- $1.74 u.s. the barge carrying sulfuric acid s tied over and is not salvage. authorities have had to close the ryahnie. -- rhine. it is a disaster and the ripples are spreading. one of europe's busiest waterways normally. it is unusually quiet right now. not even the local ferias running. there is a tale of 250 transport barges. some of them manage to offload their freight but not anymore. there are no more that tore belgian trucks anymore. there is the capacity and the barges have no way of reaching the ports of the north sea. real transport is also not an option. the capacity is limited and there are too many containers back debt. every day spent waiting costs the skipper's money. they have no choice other than to sit it out and wait till the capsized taker is salvaged and the river can be reopened. lufthsa h results and -- res

everybody in frankfurt loves out this team. with 14 goals to his credit, the greek is the bundesliga's top scorer, and he came at a bargain price. his transfer cost frankfurt a mere 1 million euros. four years ago, he netted 20 goals and was the league's top scorer. a feat that he hopes to repeat by the end of the season. >>> in the first game of the bundesliga, now under way after the winter break, the score is still 0-0 at this hour. thank you for joining us, and stay with dw-tv if you can.

it would be frankfurt, berlin, or brussels.e made very clear that the german government -- it was a little bit of criticism on the german government for not boosting the rescue fund as brussels wanted it a couple of days ago. >> benishek fisher, speaking to us earlier. nokia has reported its third decline in quarterly profits in a row. the world's largest maker of mobile phones has been battling to regain market share against apple's iphone and research in motion's blackberry. they warned of a weak start to the current year, the operating profit margins of the phone unit may drop of to 10%. they plan to unveil a strategy revamp in february. on to the markets. european shares enjoyed a strong gains thursday, as investors responded positively to some strong earnings results and the decision by the u.s. federal reserve to maintain its economic stimulus package. our correspondent sent us this summary of the thursday trading session at the frankfurt stock exchange. >> the mood of the german stock market was again upbeat, fuelled by

that is the saying at the frankfurt stock market. >> we're l vel market indices in frankfurt. the blue-chi index closed about 0.6% higher at 6981. e to was up small. in new york, equity prices are drifting lower on disappointing christmas rais data. the dow industrials are currently down about 0.3%. on to currency markets, the hero is readyr $1.3023. the greek prime minister, george papandreou, is backing the idea of a jointuron at a meeting in paris today, he said that only the issuance of a joint bond could help eupe out of its debt csi e meime, he said the government would still need to cut their budgets. eurobonds are controversial. ppen le germany and france are worried that common interest payments would take away the incentive for indebted countries to trim theibudgets. the world's largest consumer electronics fair has just opened its doors in las vegas. the latest trends odila include internet-connected 3d televisions, tablet pc's, and a new home enterinnt ptfm. and the microsoft ceo has surprised visitors by saying that his company is taking up an alliance with a seco

gour dw-tv correspondent has moe from the frankfurt exchange. >> portion of bills fast cars. a lot of people know that. -- porsche builds fast cars. it went up by a whopping almost 15%. it took bmw up with it. there was a damages claim against porsche. it has made investors erie county -- investors really cheer. there is investor confidence that corporate profits will rise. >> other reported there in frankfurt, and looking at several market indexes in more detail, the blue-chip dax index closed up, 6,989. we saw the euro stoxx leading, and two-thirds in positive territory. on wall street, positive news with construction spending. it is encouraging investors to buy the dow industrials. they are currently up just shy of one full percentage point. in the currency markets, the euro is trading at $1.33. oil prices struck a two-year high on monday with a barrel of crude oil trading at more than $95 per barrel. traders say the prices are surging as the global economic recovery picks up speed. analysts say the demand will strengthen even further this year, especially in china and oth

but it did not drag down the mood on the frankfurt floor. the dax is the result of the upcoming earnings season. alcoa was looking at sending aid, and it was better than expected. this shows there might be some positive surprises ahead, like from lufthansa. the cold weather will not have bad effects on their balance sheets, and also a tire maker said it will do well, and the dax responded. >> that was a reporter. the euro stoxx 50 is also higher. on t crency markets, the euro is trading at $1.29. bad news for german motorists. the price of petrol is up. crude-oil is at a high. prices in germany for patrol have not been this high since 2008. they say it is to to the destruction in the trans alaska pipeline. in the u.s. car industry -- due to the diupti to the transatlantic a pipeline -- trans alaska pipeline. and the u.s. car industry is doing better. >> 2 million midsized cars are sold in the u.s. each year for volkswagen's competitors mostly. >> a lot are fairly rational, in terms of the features, the value that the offer. that is a good st

this is his third restaurant in frankfurt. the 37-year-old is not one to hide behind his cooking pots. he likes to hear what his guests think of the food. >> ultimately you're a performer. it's as if you were going on stage. you're vulnerable. you have to keep it up, just like in the theater. and there are some great moments which really give you a kick and after which you go to bed a happy man. and then there are other kinds of days, too. >> mario says the hand of fate brought him to frankfurt. as a child he helped out in his parents' restaurant back in austria. later he cooked for many years in los angeles, new york and paris. his reputation as a top gourmet chef rose steadily. >> it's a very intense profession. i am lucky to have a partner who aproves of that. of course, i'm, like, look, i'm a chef. don't bug me. but i like having my peace and quiet and being able to do my thing. >> even when he's off work, cooking is paramount for lohninger. he's often inspired by specialties all over the world. he knows all the venders. m

this shows how worried investors really are. >> staying at the frankfurt stock exchange for a clos[r look at some of the market indices, the dax lost more ground, falling over 1.3%. we will have a look at what the dow is doing now. is at 116 fortuno -- 11642, down almost one-third of a percent sign. if you were traveling through europe recently, you might have been one of the thousands of travelers stranded by the christmas chaos. all of that snow took a toll on the reputation of the audubon. chief executives have met to discuss the future of the enterprise. they had a lot to answer to. >> the ice and snow may have begun to melt away, but the problems remain, after a particularly cold winter. transport ministers from germany's federal states have pointed the finger at deutsche bank, saying the company cut back on resources. now they are piling the pressure on the company and central government. >> we need more money, more investment in rolling stock, add extra capacity for the thing that always arrives, winter. these capacities have not been there. >> that is something the bond boss

. >> shares in frankfurt rose on tuesday. we have this from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> the debt crisis is back in the minds of investors, but it did not drag down the mood on the frankfurt floor. the dax is the result of the upcoming earnings season. alcoa was looking at sending aid, and it was better than expected. this shows there might be some positive surprises ahead, like from lufthansa. the cold weather will not have bad effects on their balance sheets, and also a tire maker said it will do well, and the dax responded. >> that was a reporter. the euro stoxx 50 is also higher. on the currency markets, the euro is trading at $1.29. bad news for german motorists. the price of petrol is up. crude-oil is at a high. prices in germany for patrol have not been this high since 2008. they say it is to to the destruction in the trans alaska pipeline. in the u.s. car industry -- due to the disruption to the transatlantic a pipeline -- trans alaska pipeline. and the u.s. car industry is doing better. >> 2 million midsized cars

our correspondent sent us this summary of friday's trading from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> at theof the week, everybody is watching the u.s. economic growth. the economy is gathering speed but less than expected. disappointing in dragging down the decks. but throughout the week, the dax performed well. disappointing numbers from u.s. companies spoil the mood, only volkswagen was on top. but demand f german cars remains high. because that the recovery in industrial countries in the ongoing boom in emerging markets. >> we will stay in frankfurt for a closer look at the numbers. the dax went into the weekend 0.7% lower at 7102. blue chips on the euro stoxx 50 finishing at 2954. in new york, the dow jones also down, 1.3% lower. on the currency markets, the you're trading at a value of $1.30 cents12. china says it will help boost global consumption of goods by doubling imports over the next five years. major industrialized nations, such as the united states, have urged china to help rebalance the global economy by boosting domestic consumption and cutting its reliance on exports. the p

optimistic talk about our bust your head. >> we can stay in frankfurt for closer look at the market numbersthe dax index finishing a tad higher, 7067. euro stoxx 50 fearing bit better, looking in gains of 0.3%, 2979. in new york, the dow jones enjoying a nice rally, up by more than 0.7%, 11,960 points. 12,000, not too far away. the euro trading in the belly of $1.3640. in the wake of the recent dioxins in germany, the european union agriculture ministers have called for title -- tighter controls on animal feed, to these which produce animal feed should be subjected to a tougher safety checks to make sure the cancer causing chemical dioxin does not get into the food chain. the german dioxin scare led to thousands of farms being shut down temporarily after meats and eggs which might have been contaminated were shipped as far ay as britain, the czech republic, thnetherlands, and poland. q>> many consumers are cautious about and german pork, germany's minister for agriculture is busy in brussels trying to minimize damage to exports. she says germany's doing everything it can to address the prob

starting in frankfurt were the blue chip dax index has fallen to 7082. it is down 0.75 of 1% on wall street. we have got stocks sliding, the dow jones down by 0.25 of 1%. the euro is at two months high against one u.s. dollar. -- $1.74 u.s. the barge carrying sulfuric acid has tipped over and is not salvage. authorities have had to close the ryhnie. -- rhine. it is a disaster and the ripples are spreading. one of europe's busiest waterways normally. it is unusually quiet right now. not even the local ferias running. there is a tale of 250 transport barges. some of them manage to offload their freight but not anymore. there are no more that tore belgian trucks anymore. there is the capacity and the barges have no way of reaching the ports of the north sea. real transport is also not an option. the capacity is limited and there are too many containers back debt. every day spent waiting costs the skipper's money. they have no choice other than to sit it out and wait till the capsized taker is salvaged and the river can be reopened. lufthansa has results and

carmakers shares are in the focus in frankfurt after pushing reported highest sales its shares are up more than six percent inspiring all the automakers books wagons up one three percent and b.m.w. also strong. and here in russia we're looking at the closing picture and it was a steady recovery after monday's decline and tuesday's flat finished well and gas companies and miners were showing the biggest gains well telecoms were a bit we could then be markets i want to tell you some of the stocks now. about those energy shares you can see that gas from up three point seven percent at the close lukoil a bit weak point three seven and burbank is continuing its winning streak up two and a half percent in today's session. that's it for now join us in one hour's time headlines are next on. download the official tea up location on the phone the i pod touch from the stops to. watch on t.v. life on the go. video on demand on tease minefield comes and r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your.

it would be frankfurt, berlin, or brussels.e made very clear that the german government -- it was a little bit of criticism on the german government for not boosting the rescue fund as brussels wanted it a couple of days ago. >> benishek fisher, speaking to us earlier. nokia has reported its third decline in quarterly profits in a row. the world's largest maker of mobile phones has been battling to regain market share against apple's iphone and research in motion's blackberry. they warned of a weak start to the current year, the operating profit margins of the phone unit may drop of to 10%. they plan to unveil a strategy revamp in february. on to the markets. european shares enjoyed a strong gains thursday, as investors responded positively to some strong earnings results and the decision by the u.s. federal reserve to maintain its economic stimulus package. our correspondent sent us this summary of the thursday trading session at the frankfurt stock exchange. >> the mood of the german stock market was again upbeat, fuelled by

everybody in frankfurt loves out this team. with 14 goals to his credit, the greek is the bundesliga's top scorer, and he came at a bargain price. his transfer cost frankfurt a mere 1 million euros. four years ago, he netted 20 goals and was the league's top scorer. a feat that he hopes to repeat by the end of the season. >>> in the first game of the bundesliga, now under way after the winter break, the score is still 0-0 at this hour. thank you for joining us, and stay with dw-tv if you can. l; >> hinojosa: his groundbreaking musical in the heights, about a vibrant latino community in northern manhattan skyrocketed him to fame. two tony awards and a grammy later, he's paving the way for more latino made productions on broadway-- composer, lyricist, and performer lin-manuel miranda. i'm maria hinojosa, this is one on one. lin-manuel miranda, welcome to our program. >> thank you for having me. >> hinojosa: so you're the lyricist, performer, and composer of the award winning in the heights on broadway which tells the story of thi

and then pat and i flew to frankfurt, and the memo describes the efforts to get into sarajevo. we thought we had a military flight. then the secretary of defense, richard cheney, yanked it, and pat fulminates in this memo about the lying secretary of defense, richard cheney. [laughter] but we finally got in thanks to the canadians. and what did pat want -- though the city was besieged, there was no electricity, basically no food, and it was november in the morning as we went out the next day the fog was across the city. so you could wander around the city because the fog was in the city, and the snipers, the zerbe sniper -- serb snipers were in the hills. pat wanted to go to to the spot where the 20th century began, namely where the archduke was shot. and we went with the bosnian deputy foreign minister, we in our flak jackets, this poor man in his suit. pat refused to wear his helmet which, of course, meant i couldn't wear my helmet. [laughter] companied by journalists -- accompanied by journalists because if you're going to go to sarajevo, you want to make a point about this

on thedax, but people are still optimistic. >> looking at several market indices, let's begin in frankfurt where we see the blue chip index 0.2% lower. the leading eurozone blue stocks were up slightly. in new york, stocks are mixed with investors trying to make sense of new data showing an unexpected increase in factory orders. the dow jones industrial average is currently up slightly. the euro is trading for $1.33. the german unemployment rate ticked higher in december, surprising many investors. the upturn was largely due to seasonal factors like the sudden cold snap. the latest figures show unemployment figures running at 7.2%. >> germany's federal labor agency was satisfied with progress. overall development had spent positive despite the slight job -- slight drop in the jobless rate. >> the increased to 3,016,000 does not based on economic conditions but on the early winter weather. >> the weather has been largely responsible for job cuts in the sectors. but plant and machinery manufacturers are rebounding after the financial crisis. >> we had a strong economic upswing dominated by s

. >> we have more from frankfurt on today's trading. >> after portugal issued its bonds, there was a great relief. share prices started skyrocketing. the dax went to its highest level at the end of this session. especially banking shares have been on the game. it was not only portugal that set the good mood, but also the strong gdp numbers coming from the german economy have been a motor for share prices be re- head -- for share prices. >> was from frankfurt. let's look at the market numbers. the dax closed 1.8% higher be competing -- higher. the competing blue chips also. a big scare on german farms last week has prompted china and south korea to halt imports of pork and egg products from germany. china has been importing german port since july 2010 -- pork since july 2010. china is a lucrative markets 3 dead more is concerned -- a lucrative market. >> russian officials say the plane carrying polish leader lech kaczynski crashed last year because of wording in the flights would have endured the president. his brother has condemned that report as it opened with a joke against:." -- a

this shows how worried investors really are. >> staying at the frankfurt stock exchange for a closer look at some of the market indices, the dax lost more ground, falling over 1.3%. we will have a look at what the dow is doing now. is at 116 fortuno -- 11642, down almost one-third of a percent sign. if you were traveling through europe recently, you might have been one of the thousands of travelers stranded by the christmas chaos. all of that snow took a toll on the reputation of the audubon. chief executives have met to discuss the future of the enterprise. they had a lot to answer to. >> the ice and snow may have begun to melt away, but the problems remain, after a particularly cold winter. transport ministers from germany's federal states have pointed the finger at deutsche bank, saying the company cut back on resources. now they are piling the pressure on the company and central government. >> we need more money, more investment in rolling stock, add extra capacity for the thing that always arrives, winter. these capacities have not been there. >> that is something the bond boss

optimistic talk about our bust your head. >> we can stay in frankfurt for closer look at the market numbersthe dax index finishing a tad higher, 7067. euro stoxx 50 fearing a bit better, looking in gains of 0.3%, 2979. in new york, the dow jones enjoying a nice rally, up by more than 0.7%, 11,960 points. 12,000, not too far away. the euro trading in the belly of $1.3640. in the wake of the recent dioxins in germany, the european union agriculture ministers have called for title -- tighter controls on animal feed, to these which produce animal feed should be subjected to a tougher safety checks to make sure the cancer causing chemical dioxin does not get into the food chain. the german dioxin scare led to thousands of farms being shut down temporarily after meats and eggs which might have been contaminated were shipped as far away as britain, the czech republic, the netherlands, and poland. >> many consumers are cautious about and german pork, germany's minister for agriculture is busy in brussels trying to minimize damage to exports. she says germany's doing everything it can to address the

our dw-tv correspondent has more from the frankfurt exchange. >> portion of bills fast cars. a lot of people know that. -- porsche builds fast cars. it went up by a whopping almost 15%. it took bmw up with it. there was a damages claim against porsche. it has made investors erie county -- investors really cheer. there is investor confidence that corporate profits will rise. >> other reported there in frankfurt, and looking at several market indexes in more detail, the blue-chip dax index closed up, 6,989. we saw the euro stoxx leading, and two-thirds in positive territory. on wall street, positive news with construction spending. it is encouraging investors to buy the dow industrials. they are currently up just shy of one full percentage point. in the currency markets, the euro is trading at $1.33. oil prices struck a two-year high on monday with a barrel of crude oil trading at more than $95 per barrel. traders say the prices are surging as the global economic recovery picks up speed. analysts say the demand will strengthen even further this year, especially in china and oth

our correspondent sent us this summary of friday's trading from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> at the of the week, everybody is watching the u.s. economic growth. the economy is gathering speed but less than expected. disappointing in dragging down the decks. but throughout the week, the dax performed well. disappointing numbers from u.s. companies spoil the mood, only volkswagen was on top. but demand for german cars remains high. because that the recovery in industrial countries in the ongoing boom in emerging markets. >> we will stay in frankfurt for a closer look at the numbers. the dax went into the weekend 0.7% lower at 7102. blue chips on the euro stoxx 50 finishing at 2954. in new york, the dow jones also down, 1.3% lower. on the currency markets, the you're trading at a value of $1.30 cents12. china says it will help boost global consumption of goods by doubling imports over the next five years. major industrialized nations, such as the united states, have urged china to help rebalance the global economy by boosting domestic consumption and cutting its reliance on exports. th

in frankfurt, company it shares lost value on the news.certainly not good news. >> a former banker has given wikileaks disks on clients allegedly had money in offshore accounts. he says he hopes the information will help shed light on offshore financial abuses. there are a number of politicians and public figures. assange said wikileaks will vet the data before making it public. it is no surprise that the mov about this phenomenon about facebook is taking home awards. they got best drama and best director, but the real top of the evening was a special appearance by michael douglas. -- the real talk of the evening. >> michael douglas may not have won a golden globe this year, but he was treated like a winner because he recently won his butt against cancer. [cheers and applause] -- his battle against cancer. >> there has got to be an easier way to get a standing ovation. [laughter] >> then, it was on two more winners. >> and the golden globe goes to "the social network." >> the film, about the founding of the social network site facebook, to

. >>> starting in frankfurt, the blue-chip dax finished 1% higher. the euro stoxx 50 finished the day up. in new york, the dow jones treading 0.2% higher. over 12,000 points. it and the currency markets, the euro trading at $1.3683. >>> a toyota has announced another recall. this time over concerns about possible fuel leaks. the recall affects 1.2 million toyota cars, including up to 24,000 in germany. japan's transport ministry says bacon develops light truck -- slight cracks that can develop leaks. itoyota has now recalled about 2 million cars since 2009. that is the business update. >>> president hamid cars i opened afghanistan's parliament after they had threatened to start without him. this came 4 months after controversy a parliamentary elections which were racked by widespread claims of fraud. >> many afghans expressed amazement their parliament had opened. the president swore and 249 members of the lower house of parliament. he also wrote sharply criticized the international committee for meddling in afghanistan's elections. >> we must make g

american seating frankfurters, not thinking much about the frankfurter hamburg when they did it.american university system modeled on the german system. germany, the home of culture etc. and this is before hitler. this is just kaiser bill, who was at the nerve, a blunder. so here is an enlistment poster for world war i. it says destroy this mad bruce and the mad -- is in eighth with a drooling ape, black, with a german world war i helmet on with a club in one hand that says culture and a white topless woman in his arms. and then if you go when you look at the anti-japanese posters, it is the same poster only you know it is galop instead of black. so when it comes to -- it is a very good illustration of the way the construct race. we construct race from category. you want to dehumanize these people you make them, if you are trying to appeal to white americans to who make the nonwhite. and then, it is not just of course the racial difference but the associations, the association with brutality the association with for our women, right out of mississippi a few years ago. do we still

congress has this report of what was going on at the frankfurt stock exchange. >> it is not the biggest european companies that rorted sales d enings thisuesday, but at least they come from diverse sectors. the german fashion designer and the chocolate maker from switzerland, all of these companies topped analysts' expectations with earnings and sales in the last quarter, contributing to the good mood on the stock trading floor this tuesday. just as the sentiment index, which also topped expectations. >> tim for a quick look at the market members. the index pushed past 7100 points for the first time since the middle of 2008. euro stocks ended on tuesday after 2945. stock markets in the u.s. have opened after trading. the dow jones is up half of a percent. the euro is trading right now for one u.s. dollar and3 cents. wall street was still closed the boss of apple said that he was taking medical leave. the reaction on tuesday was striking. this is the first time he has said to take time off for health reasons. traders are worried about the long-term future of apple. shares are currently d

his flight was delayed in frankfurt. he either said, "i'm stuck here" or "eight tiny reindeer." i'm not sure which it was. [laughter] i would like to gsa for the opportunity to work on this magnificent project. let's see, modern workplace, lead goals -- [laughter] all right, just going to have to go for it. for many of us on the engineering and design team, the recovery act has really been a bridge from a very terrible 2009 across an economic chasm, and without it, many of us would not be here today. we are thankful to congress, to our congressional representatives and to all the politicians who have been involved up to the president. but the building is also bridging the future. this is a building whose fate was not determined. 75 years old, a lot of seismic problems. one more earthquake and she is gone, and we have an opportunity to carry it another 75 years into the future. this is an opportunity to show what can be done in an historic building. how can you take the federal building stock and convert it and reposition it so that as we advance to the 21st century, we can conti

. >> looking at several market indices, let's begin in frankfurt where we see the blue chip index 0.2% lower. the leading eurozone blue stocks were up slightly. in new york, stos ar mixed wi invtorsrying to make sense of new data showing an unexpected increase in factory orders. the dow jones industrial average is currently up slightly. the euro is trading for $1.33. the german unemployment rate ticked higher in december, surprising many investors. the upturn was largely due to seasonal factors like the sudden cold snap. the latest figures show unemployment figures running at 7.2%. >> germany's federal labor agency was satisfied with progress. overall development had spent positive despite the slight job -- slight drop in the jobless rate. >> the increased to 3,016,000 does not based on economic conditions but on the early winter weather. >> the weather has been largely responsible for job cuts in the sectors. but plant and machinery manufacturers are reboundg after the financial crisis. >> we had a strong economic upswing dominated by strong foreign demand. in the meantime, all the da

we have this report from the frankfurt stock exchange >> the speculation that china is putting the brakes on its economy and price inflation caused some profit-taking on stock markets in europe, especially shares of countries -- of companies that have close ties with china, such as automakers and luxury goods producers like hugo boss or puma. earnings reports also came in. the small numbers and the optimistic outlook caused demand of shas amongst investors. the ock price of the french technology conglomerate rose significantly this thursday. >> you can see the dax taking a bit of a dip. it fell and closed almost 1% lower at 7024. stoxx 50 ended slightly up. on wall street, the dow industrial is lending some what to 11,819. the euro is trading for $1.34. the spanish government is working on a second round of recapitalization for its regional savings banks. private investors may provide some money. an injection of 30 billion euros is on the cards. >> spain's savings banks have traditionally played a major role in the country's mortgage business. but debt defaults have hit them hard since th

here is the report from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> next week, the siemens is going to hold itseneral sheholders meeting, and it is going to present a new quarterly earnings report. and apparently, investors are bracing for good news, because this friday they bought lots of seaman's shares. they have reasons. the large seamen's competitor, general electric, delivered quarterly earnings report that topped analysts' expectations by far. more reasons to be optimistic delivered the business climate index. not on for the siems. among the big gainers were shares of the stock exchange, the banks, and insurance companies. >> let's take a look at the numbers now, closing in. the blue-chip dax index was up 0.5% higher. the euro stoxx 50 surged even higher. and new york is also up 0.5%. the euro is currently trade for $1.36. btish airways in spain's iberia completed their merger friday. it is hoped the move will save almost 400 million euros a year in five years' time of the two carriers will retain their separate brands, falling to around 200 destinations around the world. there'll be eur

. >>> a united airlines flight from chicago to frankfurt had to make an emergency landing in toronto last night. the boeing 777 carrying a full load of fuel managed to land safely without injuring anthe ey the emergency involved some electronic problems onboard that jet. >>> the water is still rising in northeast australia, where they are seeing some of the country's worst flooding in decades. and this morning, residents have a lot more to be worried about than being swept away. they're being told to stay out of the water because snake and crocodiles are lurking in unusually high numbers, searching for dry land. >>> it is getting back to normal in las vegas after a blast of bizarre weather. a winter storm brought about two inches of snow to sin city yesterday. and higher elevations got nearly a foot. palm trees were covered in white. flurries came down around casinos. >>> and now, for this morning's weather around the nation. a much milder day in the southwest, as that storm moves out. snowshowers move into the colorado rockies. light snow around the great lakes, north of detroit int

the bank held a meeting of its governing council in frankfurt on thursday and decided to keep the rate at 1% for the 20th consecutive month. since may 2009 the ecb's refinancing rate has stood at 1%, the lowest sint t yefest si introduction of the euro. the decision comes at a time when credit uncertainty remains in europe with government bonds of countries with huge fiscal deficits like portugal and spain being sold. in december annual inflation in the 17-nation euro zone increased to 2.3%, the highest in two years. despite the rise, the ecb apparently hopes to keep the interest rate unchanged for the time being to prop up the eu economies and help companies and financial institutions procure funds more easily. the bank of england also decided to keep its main interest rate unchanged at a record low 0.5% on thursday, despite a rise in inflation in britain. >>> the indian government has announced measures to tackle soaring food prices. a long period of rain in the fall caused a surge in prices of vegetables and other food items. the price of the main ingredient of popular curry dishes,

lufthansa will fly daily to frankfurt starting in may. here's a look at that plane. this is owned by another carrier. but you get the idea. it's giant. it's got more than 500 seats. lufthansa says even economy class is bigger than typical. >> time for an "early edition" road trip. [ laughter ] >>> 4:46. could breast implants cause a rare form of cancer? the link that has the fda taking a closer look. plus... >> close the oven, turned and started to walk towards the counter and it boom exploded. >> it's a dish that is known for being durable but could pyrex explode in your kitchen? what goes wrong when people don't read the fine print. >> and is facebook the new foreplay? the dangers for couples who use social networking to get lucky. ,, now a top school official in the east bay has cut down the list of schools e. >>> welcome back. teachers and parents pro player stadium tested. now a -- protested. now a list of schools is cut down that may close. according to the "mercury news" three schools are on the short list. the goal is to close two schools saving about $1.5 mi

. >> let's take a closer look at the market numbers, starting off in frankfurt.he dax finished slightly lower. 7559. the euro stoxx 50 fell by 0.7% in finished the session at 2957. on wall street, the dow jones average finishing about 0.5% lower, 11,000 and had 23 points. on currency markets, the you're treading in the belly of $1.3669. ropean comssio predent is meeting with the german chancellor tuesday evening at the government retrieved outside berlin. they will discuss it does -- response to the eurozone debt crisis. the meeting is that of an eu summit in brussels next week amid calls from economic and monetary affairs commissioner for the eurozone's bailout fund to be enlarged. germany had opposed an increase in the fund is now indicating it would support lower interest rates on bailout loans in return for commitments from recipients to tackle debt and boost competitiveness. >> will be 440 billion your offense save the euro, or will the eu have to find more bailout funding? this is the top issue during talks between european union monetary affairs commission

german airline will start daily flights between frankfurt and san francisco the second week of may. tickets are now on sale with round trip fares starting at $1100. the a380 jet has more than 520 seats. so will be able to bring 30% more passengers into sfo than it does now. >>> bay area travelers can expect to run into more delays or cancellations because of the latest snowstorm back east. this morning flight arrival boards at sfo showed several delays and cancellations mostly from the new york area. we gist spoke to someone at sfo who told us a weather problems back east are getting better today compared to yesterday, but the delays can run up to three hours for east coast flights. overnight new york got slammed with 19 inches of snow and this morning the kennedy and newark airports were closed r several hours while plows cleared runways and crews de- iced planes. that caused hundreds of flight cancellations. >> another issue is just on the east coast alone is getting people who operate the plane who maintain the plane to the airport because the roads or power outages could be an i

scotland is one of the biggest gainers on the footsie up more than three percent while commerce bank in frankfurt is fooling more of the same here in russia markets are mixed in quiet trading bearish pressure is being restrained by oil and gas companies holding leading positions more details now ross hydro was falling on the might face by more than two percent news a company is acquiring more assets in russia could screeches. apparently not encouraging investors crashes electricity company more s.q. is also down around two percent as the company reports an eight million dollar loss from the recent ice storm in the most region in the capital while and gas companies are on the rise with lukoil among the biggest gainers up one point seven four percent you can see there on the ice and in other news and things biggest lender uni credit's may bid for a controlling stake in bank of moscow which is on the city authorities privatization list that is the newspaper says the only declared bit of so far is russia's second largest bank p.t.b. moscow the stores.

scotland one of the biggest gainers in the footsie up three point four percent meanwhile in germany frankfurt's stock exchange has also moved by banking stocks although the opposite direction commerzbank is down for you know half of this. here in russia markets are trading well mixed with this bit of a quiet trading day cautious as you can see on the r.t.s. still no bearish pressure as investors continue to demonstrate optimistic sentiment with the oil and gas companies holding their leading positions me well my second half a percent down point two five to be exact last hydro. it's falling on the my six by more than two percent following the markets trend despite the news that companies continue to wire hide your assets in russia's region energy companies are however on the rise as you can see there lukoil up one point eight percent that's because of a good boil price of course it's been growing the process it's. in other news italy's biggest lender uni credit's may bid for controlling stake in bank of moscow which is one of the city's authorities privatisation latest better see news paper says

so about six months before that, two trucks ran together one morning outside of frankfurt, kentucky.rned, and when the fire was out there were three people in the two trucks instead of just the two drivers. well, who was this third individual? we went out and he was able to make a positive vivification of the woman. and it was, "aha! that's what i want to do!" it was like you see in the cartoons, where the light flashes... [making explosion sound] all of the stuff i'd worked on all these years... and we go out...and it's the only case i ever threw up on. from then on i've never thrown up on a case, and there have been gruesome ones. and from that day, in that rural cemetery in eastern kentucky, when the light dawned, i switched everything towards the forensic area, and it's the best move i ever made. i mean, i never had a midlife crisis...i really didn't. i could be sitting here, i'd have a headache, it'd be a friday afternoon... the tennessee bureau would call and say, "we've got a dead body out here on the interstate, we need you to come." and before i got off campus: adrenaline fl

apple took a 6.2% dive on germany's frankfurt market. investors here are definitely concerned. >> i feel like people reacted a certain way. people get a little worried. we'll see where it goes. >> without a doubt, the stock market will -- apple stock will go down for a while. and then we will find out, oh, maybe apple is an incredible company and it's going to be fine. >> reporter: some are looking at what this would mean long term for apple's future. >> if steve jobs were to perish now, this company would go through a period of downturn where people say, is it going to continue? but what he started has such momentum that i'm sure it will continue. >> reporter: now, so far, steve jobs' medical leave has not affected the nikkei stock market in japan. investors are waiting to see as well as the earnings report tomorrow. keep an eye on components suppliers. two stocks have slipped including tpk. d dropping 1.5%. george kitiyama, nbc bay area news. >>> moving from one side of the bay to another, oakland's number one law enforcement may be he

bank of england have left the rates unchanged at one percent and point five percent respectively frankfurt is down just point one percent here in russia markets finished thursday's trading session mixed as you can see that bearish pressure was restrained by oil and gas companies which held leading positions more detail now to the stocks fell on the.

percent of its highest gain since july on reports that shell is still interested in a merger and in frankfurt the dax is rising just over a quarter percent. and asian markets closed up on the day on tuesday continuing their new york gains as dealers welcomed further data point into a recovery in the u.s. as well as manufacturing strength around the world automotive stocks were the big winners as tokyo's nikkei added one point six five percent and hong kong's hang seng was up almost one percent. a year since its launch of the trilateral customs union proved a success according to all its members it also had some unexpected effects it stirred up the long lasting negotiations on russia's entry to the world trade organization after russia said it was seek the ascension together with bella ruse and kazakhstan but as. reports there may still be problems ahead. russia belarus and kazakstan are speeding up the next phase of the customs union the single economic space with a free trade area and a common external policy the trilateral union was launched at the beginning of twenty ten just simplify the

percent its highest gain since july on reports that show is still interested in a merger and in frankfurt the dax is rising just over a quarter percent bucking the trend the seaman's down point six four percent despite news that it plans to invest three hundred million dollars in their factory in turkey over the next five years. meanwhile asian markets closed up on the day on tuesday continuing their new year's gains as dealers welcomed further data pointing to a recovery in the u.s. as well as manufacturing strength around the world automotive stocks were the big winners as tokyo's nikkei added one point six five percent and hong kong's hang seng was up almost one percent. one of the most significant merger and acquisition deals in russia in two thousand and ten was retail giant x five purchasing the walmart target super super market change called make up effectively pushing the u.s. retailer out of russia mark rubenstein from metropole told r.t. how this will help boost demand for the stocks in the retail sector in two thousand and eleven x. four of just acquired the. retail chain which

european markets ended the day higher carmaker shares were in focus in frankfurt after porsche reported higher sales its shares jumped over seven percent in the session inspiring other automakers books while good ended two point nine percent dive b.m.w. was also strong and in russia of course trading is ended steady recovery in moscow from monday's decline and tuesday's flat finish oil and gas companies the miners showed the biggest gains well telecoms were barely moving up more detail about russian stocks now energy shares were as we said leading to gains gas prom up three point seven percent lukoil a bit weaker though point four percent is burbank continued its winning streak it was up two and a half percent at the end of the session. that's it for now will be back in one eye was time bill is next with the headlines after this short break. download the official antti up location on the phone the i pod touch from the. jaunty life on the go. video on demand on t.v.'s mine old compass and r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. questions on the dot com. more news today violence is once aga

percent ok and one barclays big point seven percent better lloyds banking group is up two percent in frankfurt shares and siemens are gaining two percent up to electronics and engineering groups chief financial officer said the company would report higher first quarter earnings and sales. here in russia the markets have reopened a ten day break for new year indices are in the black this hour on the back of the strong oil price and ruble. more than a percent this hour some of the stocks russian metal producer m.k. is leading the gains as the company announced it paid two thousand and nine dividends on time coproducer metro is also among the top gainers in the myself to call prices rose to two year high as heavy floods disrupted mines and cut transport in australia stronger crude prices are giving some support to russia's oil majors lukoil up more than three percent on the r.t.s. two hundred percent on the my six that's all we have time for this hour join me again in fifteen minutes time. it is filled with joy. with parades and marches. inspiring people insouciance. but it was everything really

it's led by financials barclay's is up five and a half percent and lloyds bank is up two percent in frankfurt the back says point eight percent higher shares and siemens are gaining two percent after the electronics engineering group its financial officer said the company would report first.

percent for the strong financial rally after tensions over the euro area sovereign debt eased in frankfurt the dax ended up also one point zero eight percent shares and siemens gained three percent of the electronics and engineering groups chief financial officer said the company would report higher first quarter earnings and cycles.

at the trans alaska pipeline that virtually shut down production at its biggest in north america frankfurt dax is off one percent which shares in commerce bank down two percent deutsche bank point six percent. traders in russia were on holiday and will come back on to the floors choose day in the past year was a game of two halves for the russian markets head of strategy at u.b.s. in moscow explains how investor attitudes changed. two thousand and it was very difficult here for the russian equity markets it was characterized by increased volatility that was a function of what has been happening globally like concerns about sovereign defaults concerns about capitalization of european banks in the second half the situation started getting bad with. certain areas like investment growth and that translated in russia performing quite significantly the rest of the remaining emerging market universe. the south stream gas pipeline project aimed at strengthening european energy security is on track and should be on line by twenty fifteen south stream will open a new route to southern e.u. markets f

on domestic discretionary spending and a lower corporate tax rate carmaker shares in the focus in frankfurt after porsche reported higher sales now this helped the company's stock move more than five percent right now inspiring other automakers volkswagen is up three point three percent b.m.w. also strong a steady recovery in moscow from monday's decline and tuesday's that initial oil and gas companies of miners are showing the biggest gains will telecoms are barely beefing up. some of the stocks in more detail energy shares leading the gains as we've said gazprom is up more than forty percent from the half a cent lou coral's close behind and continues its winning streak jazzer up more than one percent. now the new sales by russia's largest car maker after jump forty eight percent last year to just over five hundred thousand cars production recovered from the collapse of the previous year to stand eighty five percent higher the company says it wants to do sales by a flirt with this year's shares are up more than a percent in the month. we'll be back in one hour's time rory is next with the