this report is from today's trading in frankfurt. >> at the stock market, the attention shifted from one debt crisis to another. this put pressure on the markets before recovering again. gold is viewed as a safe haven and the price is at record levels. shares from the financial sector are suffering most, also because of the downgrade of greek banks. moody's see significant risk in greece. >> let us look at the market numbers. in frankfurt, the benchmark dax closed 1/4 of a percent higher. the eurostoxx 50 closed 1% lower. the dow jones industrials are at 12,539.

morgan then broke clay reclined minutes to see all victory ensuring they make sunday's final in frankfurt and. four in the other game for years have been up all this time you can sweden and let me lead against you the state the myricks hour. and then responded with three goals of their own in the home a power sunni equalizing just before half time and that was followed by another strike from start making up your mistake. for cover so we got her seconds to make it three one brilliant love. and into the women's final for the first time held in the same frankfurt stadium on sunday against a time when the usa. meanwhile real madrid star third round loss and clay have extended their contracts in the burn about spain defender on last has tied himself to the club until twenty seventeen the twenty five year old joined from severe in two thousand and five this helped rout win two league titles the copper del rey and

nbc's anne thompson is in frankfurt tonight to tell us how it all ended. anne? >> reporter: good evening, lester. it was a nail biter. america scored first. then japan came back to tie the game. it went into extra time. again, the u.s. scored first. again, japan came back, forcing this game into a nerve-racking finish. it had all the makings of another dramatic american comeback. an abby wambach in extra time. penalty kicks. in the shootout, the winner was japan. a smaller team determined to lift its country racked by natural and nuclear disasters. nothing came easy for the u.s. in the final game. though they dominated possessions, the u.s. missed chance after chance after chance to put the ball in japan's net. when accuracy counted most, japan prevailed. >> it's a lot harder to win a world cup on the winning side now than it was in 1999. because so many other teams and other countries care about the sport. they've invested in it. they've developed young talent. and it's really hard now. >> reporter: for americans, this was a rare moment of unity. the army's 170

in frankfurt, efforts are underway to establish a european agency. still, it is doubtful whether a european firm could give greece or italy a better rating right now. >> european shares posted fresh beans to extend last week's rally with the u.s. market's close to celebrate the independence day holiday. we have this summary from frankfurt. >> germany's investors started of cautious into the new week, due to an independence day in the u.s., wall street has been closed. no impact from overseas. investors focused on german numbers. there have been many good culprits. good news from the car sector. car sales rose sharply in the first half of this year. the mood has been slight. there are new concerns about the debt crisis. >> in frankfurt, where we can take a closer look at european figures. the dax closed up. giving a bit of ground to end at monday's session. european trading this morning. good news from the german car inindust. in the six months running from january to june, dealers in europe's biggest market sold some 1.6 million vehicles, representin

the jobless numbers soured the mood on the floor in frankfurt. the dax ended in negative territory.orporate news did not help. investors also focused on the debt crisis. some people are saying the next candidate for state aid may be italy. >> we will stay in frankfurt for a closer look at the friday closing numbers. the dax was down. the leading blue chips index dropped by nearly 2%. across the land, e do finished into the weekend with a loss of 0.5%. it climbed back a bit in late trading. the euro is down against other major currencies. german media reports say deutsche bank is fast tracking the process of finding the successor to the ceo after dragging its feet on the issue for months. one option would be to appoint co-chief executives. there are several top candidates within the bank. the head of it regional management division is another possible candidate. reports say the supervisory board will be holding talks over the weekend to discuss the succession process. it is over to italy and back to you. >> itaan prime minister has id hwill n run for office again when his term expire

the two teams will meet in frankfurt in the final. the u.s. team had gut wrenching wins against brazil and france, if you watched them, they were fantastic. the buzz for this team has grown to a fever pitch. nbc's anne thompson is in frankfurt where all that fever is percolating, ann, where that fun is going to be. . >> reporter: it's going to be a blast and we have been in frankfurt here talking to different americans who are going to the game. and they are very excited, but it's not just americans who are enthused about this world cup final, it's soccer fans around the world. in large part because of those heart stopping victories against brazil and france that the u.s. has had and that has already won them a whole new group of fans here in germany and back at home. this is what winning does. >> bringing back two players. >> reporter: the press corps following the u.s. women's soccer team has gone from five people to a genuine media horde. >> it's going to take passion to win this world cup. >> reporter: it doesn't have quite the frenzy of a

we're going to go on to frankfurt. zain, describe the scene for me. >> reporter: i'm inside the stadium and the atmosphere is absolutely electric. chants of "usa, usa." amazing when the u.s. finally put the ball into the back of the net. meghan rapina spending a cross to alex morgan, who is the youngest player on the team. minutes ago she was just put in as a substitute. so it's become very exciting. the heat is really on japan. fred, the u.s. has had the upper hand throughout this game. they have been so aggressive. they have so many shots at goal. and they just kept on missing by the smallest of margins. they've done an amazing job keeping possession. even though everyone said japan is the more skilled team, we're going to continue to watch this and see how hard the japanese can hustle. but hope solo, the goely, playing incredibly well. the japanese goalie has also made a couple of pretty impressive saves. right now the match belongs to the u.s. with alex morgan putting the team out in front. the u.s. could make hist

we wrap up the trading in frankfurt. >> the results of the largest commercial bank has been mainly in focus moving the market and can only recover at the end of trading. shares went up and down after the release of the numbers. there was still lower expectations. traders at the currency markets are reacting to the ongoing debt ceiling debate by selling the u.s. currency, the dollar fell sharply and the euro is that the highest of all in a month. >> let's take a look at the market numbers beginning in frankfurt or the benchmark closed the day's session 7349. the euro stoxx 50 closed down. the dow jones industrials also closed down by three-quarters of a percent and the currency market in the u.s., $1 for -- the u.s. could use -- the u.s. could lose its credit rating. barack obama is warning that the u.s. is just days to go before it faces economic meltdown unless this deal is reached to lift the national debt ceiling, america will default. republicans and democrats continued to pursue a competing plan said it appeared to have little chance of winning bipartisan support. >> the poker co

our correspondent who says the summary of trading from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> they spilledwater into the wine, but overall, investors have been content with the numbers. the have been a few gainers here today. the reported numbers, general motors, have more cars expected before. that wasot able to raise the move in general. after wall street started in negative territory, the also tracked down the markets here in frankfurt. there were various love games that we have seen on monday. >> we can stay for a closer look at the market numbers. the much-changed. they and the day in negative territory at 2850. markets there back in action after a long holiday weekend. ) much flack, market's closing about of the to go. and the value of one u.s. dollar, 4418. the former french finance minister has formally taken over as the new head of the international monetary fund. they will fight sexual assault charges in the u.s.. she is the first woman to head the imf since it was created 70 years ago. the imf is king a leading role in the year as of the crisis. and in the bailout of greece. she

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we got this summary from frankfurt. >> a record order for eads from american airline companies. this is a huge gain. also the gain over boeing in their own backyard. the order also says that the industry is what one investor, did and it speaks for a robust economy. the fact that the trading day here in frankfurt is a good one, people are feeding off of a record quarter from apple. suppliers are doing very well. the market is losing steam as apprehension mounted over the outcome of the eu summit on the debt crisis. >> we can stay for a closer look at wednesday's numbers. the dax closed higher at 7221. the euro stoxx 50 posting nice gains, up by 1.8%. across the atlantic, the dow trading slightly higher at this hour. the euro is trading at $1.42. consumers enjoy more rights regarding information on what they eat in europe. the consumer information act aims to guarantee fast and free information on food products. to expedite the process, more information is provided to the website which began a new service this wednesday. >> what is really in this meal, from now on the german custo

in frankfurt, the benchmark dax closed 1/4 of a percent higher. the eurostoxx 50 closed 1% lower. the dow jones industrials are at 12,539. it seems the success of apple products like the iphone and mac have proven too tempting for carter tatars. chinese authorities have closed two stores purporting to be official applet -- apple outlets. the apple brand in stores is apparently so convincing that some of the staff thought they were working for the company. >> in this southwestern city alone, chinese authorities found five branded apple's stores to be operating without authorization from the company. city officials ordered two of the stores closed because they did not have business licenses. chinese authorities said all of the shops were selling genuine apple products. even so, experts fear the apple brand could be damaged. >> it can hurt, especially if people cannot tell the difference between the real thing and the copy. when people have a bad experience, they might blame the brand. >> apple has just four official stores across all of china, and none in this city. china is the fas

no wonder that the stocks were in demand here in frankfurt. the agreement on contribution of banks, insururance companies, ad pension funds to rescue greece is also seen as good news here. good news for the banks, which only have to pay a relatively small amouount o money, 3 bibilo euros. this moneyey wilnot be gone for the banks. this is an investment which will bebe paid back with interest. >> as you can see in the baground, the second austerity boat created another search on european markets. the dax closed 1% higher. euro stoxx ended higher. the same reaction on the other side of the lentic with the -- either side of the atlantic with the dour trading up. the commission is asking for the power to tax the budget. they would like to introduce a 1% sales tax and a levy on financial transactions. the proposed taxes would allow the block to raise their own monday rather than relying on funding from memember states to enter germany, france, britain have signaled their opposition to the plan. >> it was a free day from school for many students in

in frankfurt, the benchmark index shed between 2% and 3% this morning. the eurozone euro stoxx 50 closing down by more than half a day%. the dow jones industrials is down in negative territory to close at 12,446. in the currency markets, the euro dipped below the one euro 40 mark. record numbers of for germany pause biggest airport. frankfurt international handled more passengers in june than ever before in this time of year. more than 5 million people landed and took off from the airport. the airports owner also registered strong growth at its foreign operations stretching from turkey to -- air freight shipments dropped by almost 6 1/2% to 180,000 tons. >> and blast has hit an egyptian pipeline that transports gas to israel and jordan. attacker's blow up a distribution system. this is the fourth time that this is happened this year. it comes a day after egypt announced the resumption of gas supplies to israel following a previous attack on the fourth of july. the u.n. security council has condemned attacks by the pro- government mons in syria on the u.s

our correspondent sent us this from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> many important details are missing from the picture at the end of the trading day here in frankfurt but what was known was enough to make the tax code from a minus to a plus. -- the dax go from a minus to a plus. one assumes that the financial institutions are not going to have to participate or pay as much as was feared before this meeting in brussels. one assumes that there will be more stability, more solidity in the financial system and the strengthening of the european bailout fund. >> we can stay for a look at thursday's numbers. the dax closed nearly 1% higher. the euro sto 50 putting in a strong performance up by more than 2%. across the atlantic on wall street, the dow is currently up by 1.3%. on currency markets, the euro is much stronger against the dollar, trading at $1.43. as earnings the season continues, the misery also continues for nokia. they are reporting a steep net loss. the loss ofs 360 million euros was worse than expected. they remain the world's largest automaker by volume but they have surrend

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floor of the frankfurt exchange. you could see it. people were uncertain about how the next few days would develop in the greek sovereign debt crisis. will the eu summit bring a clear answer on which way the direction is going to go? what is quite expected of investors, banks, private investors in solving this crisis? shares taking a real hit. the dax was down by over 4%, and in the euro stoxx, banks downed by a whopping 7%. the stress tests not really getting any more confidence, instead raising more concerns about the stability of the industry. >> we will stay for a closer look at monday's number is. in germany, the benchmark closed down just over 1.5%. the euro stoxx 50 down at nearly 2% at 2,62. the dow at this hour is trading down, 12,386, and on currency markets, the euro is trading down. despite the ongoing market turbulence, the mood among consumers is looking up. for the first time since the crisis, consumer sentiment in many european nations has actually improved according to a research institute, which add

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dying minutes to say zero victory three want to the usa putting them through to sunday's final in frankfurt. while the other semifinal joséphine up octavius gave sweden a tense point lead against japan the united states by kept in a modest salary well that's japan they responded with three goals of their own the homie how are sunni equalise in just nine minutes later. sour than made up for her earlier mistake by pushing japan in front after an hour and a sportswriter promising me claimed his second to make it three one brilliant lob to hand into the women's world final for the first time ever be held in the same frankfurt stadium on sunday against those two time winners think usa. and in the meantime around madrid stars sergio ramos and pepe have signed contract extensions stale for the banner back spain defender ramos has tied himself to the club until twenty seventeen the twenty five year old joined from serbia in two thousand and five and has helped lay out when two league titles the copper del rey and the spanish super cup while portugal center back their pay who is twenty eight he join

ann thompson is one frankfurt with more for us. hi, ann. >> reporter: hi, richard. the u.s. women's team went through their last practice this morning before tomorrow's world cup final. teen u.s. came into this tournament ranked number one in the world it has not been an easy journey for they women but as you said those heart stopping victories against brazil and france have earned them a whole new group of fans, germany, around the world and back at home. this is what winning does. the press corps following the u.s. women's soccer team has gone from five people to a genuine media hoard. >> it will take passion to yuan this world cup. >> reporter: it doesn't have the frenzy of a super bowl media day but every bit unpredictable. >> tell them slow down, you move too fast. >> reporter: this is the coach. yes, she sings to her team. can you imagine vince lombardi doing this? ♪ looking for fun and feeling groovy ♪ >> reporter: don't let the coach fool you. these women are very serious about the task at hand, beating japan to win the world cup. >> yes. >> think since we were young

dying minutes to see all victory three want to the usa getting them through to sunday's final in frankfurt. while the other semifinal joséphine are obvious gave sweden a temperance lead against japan the united states by capping a modest salary well watched and they responded with three goals of their own that homie are sunni equalising just nine minutes later. sour the made up for her earlier mistake of which in japan in front after an hour and a sportswriter policy and a second to make it three want a brilliant. get into the women's final for the first time ever be held in the same frankfurt stadium on sunday against the two time winners the usa. and in the meantime around madrid star sergio ramos and i have signed contract extensions south although the girl about spain defender also asked tie himself to the club and top twenty seventeen to twenty five year old joined from serbia in two thousand and five and has helped trail at will to its idols the copper del rey and the spanish supercar portugal center back by player who's twenty eight he joined in two thousand and seven and has agreed

and the us lloyds banking group is putting on two percent as bucking the trend in london and frankfurt metro a.g.m. commerzbank are actually seeing losses of two point six and four percent respectively while carmakers b.m.w. volkswagen and dime were asked wrong. rushes markets in negative territory but they are coming back from the losses that they saw soon after the opening so the obvious down point two percent my six point three percent take a look at some of the main movers energy shares like gas from a nuke or down one point three percent for gas from bear that's on the uncertainty of where oil will go it's high enough and ready financials like sperm bank also losing point six percent growth telecom is seeing one of its most volatile sessions yet again this month it's a down one percent it's all over the place pretty much. or i will join my colleague martin across from us you'll be here in one hour's time with a business update. for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. first cream removal cold clear cutting.

and into the women's final for the first time held in the same frankfurt stadium on sunday against a time when the usa. meanwhile real madrid star third round loss and clay have extended their contracts in the burn about spain defender on last has tied himself to the club until twenty seventeen the twenty five year old joined from severe in two thousand and five this helped rout win two league titles the copper del rey and the spanish super cup while portugal center back pepper who's twenty eight joined in two thousand and seven and has agreed to stay until the end of the twenty sixteen campaign trail are in america at the moment for the world football challenge pre-season tournament play be played galaxy on saturday. i mean what you also have the tournament in english premier league champions manchester united but then you see talk afterwards could start with a full on winner of the new england revolution a major league soccer feasting conference. it was a go listen first off my following break the deadlock soon after the interval federico mckay to make it to nil a few minutes later

abc's deborah roberts is on assignment in frankfurt tonight. deborah, it was heartbreaking. >> reporter: david, what a night here in frankfurt. two agonizing hours. many soccer fans are no doubt reaching for the antacids tonight. it was a nail-biter of a world cup match. they don't get much better than this. of course, so many of us thought it would be america's night. but in the end, the japanese were just too powerful. i spoke with two soccer players earlier this evening, they said, they gave it their all and they said they feel very proud of the job that they did for america, but in the end, it was just not to be. and, of course, it was a cinderella story that is now something for the history books. >> it is japan's world cup! >> reporter: it was an ending no one expected. a team that came out of nowhere and became world champions. before the shattering loss, american fans were confident. >> i think it's going to be 3-1. honestly, i think it's going to be about 3-1. >> reporter: this victory was supposed to belong to the americans. athletic

banking group is putting on a two percent bucking the trend in london though but in frankfurt metro a.g.l. commerzbank are down one half percent while carmakers b.m.w. volkswagen and asked wrong. russia's markets are slightly down after well four hours of trading half way through the session they are coming back however the stronger falls seen soon after the opening energy shares are also coming back let's take a look at them gazprom is down one percent used to be down more than one and a half financials v.t.v.m. burbank car point six percent lower in general and. telecom is still seeing a very volatile session and was down more than one percent when it came back and now it's down one point seven percent again. now even with the uncertainty on the markets. capital believes the construction and cement sectors will soon see increased demand i think the most interesting story of late. has been the construction theme first of all so this of a such olympics plus the world cup and now we have moscow expanding outside of its earlier bounds that is bullish obviously for the cement industry for de

going in at the moment because if you think that because they couldn't see these are controlled by frankfurt they're controlled by the european central bank they're not controlled by athens or lisbon or even thought of greece of the people out on the streets in athens and i just wonder how long it will be because the people i will see in the streets in rome and in lisbon and thought this thing is contagious this thing will move right across the continent specifically in the mediterranean and the big issue now facing the european union is really italy is the third largest economy in the eurozone if they start just economy in the world i think the eurozone can actually cope with greece and portugal this modern economy if italy goes the whole thing could cave in because italy goes italy's economy intertwined with spain's under spain and italy go then we are in serious trouble. that plagues sweeping that you are spreads to it's only the arteries of max keiser and stacy hope it's got to work of a country's gold reserves might make it an even bigger target in the report are coming your way later t

ann thompson is in frankfurt with the latest on what makes this team so special.the excitement there, my friend? >> reporter: richard, we're seeing lots of american fans walk through this old city square here, carrying flags, wearing u.s. soccer team paraphenalia. we're seeing some japanese fans as well. this is it. this is game day. and alex morgan who scored the final goal in the semifinal against france tweeted that this is going to be a great day because it's going to be day her dreams come true. around the world soccer practice is a saturday morning ritual but for these 21 american women this workout in frankfurt, germany is one to treasure. the final run through before playing japan for the world cup. >> only thing they want is to win a tournament. >> reporter: how they won is all the talk. high school girl teams from mississippi on tour here in germany, playing a little four on four on the banks of the rhine river. >> so amazing, last second. to do stuff like that. >> reporter: in new york central park, super soccer stars are learning the names of the playe

in frankfurt, germany.his is the first time the u has reached the finals since 1999 when they won it all. >> the room is buzzing here inside our studio as well. the world is watching. two women on that championship team, julie foudy and brandi chastain, are now covering the world cup for espn. they are joining us live from frankfurt this morning. thank you so much for joining us. tell us what the scene is like, are there a lot of u.s. supporters there? >> there are. we've been bumping into them everywhere. all over this country. it's nice to see. i ran into three guys from a military base, u.s. military guys that are on their way to afghanistan, they are coming. i mean, there's a ton of american pride floating around germany right now. >> we had three younungirls hop in our van before we left to come here today to take a picture, there's young and old, boys and g gls, actually saw richard jefferson from the nba in our lobby hotel this morning. he's excited about the game. a lot of buzz. a lot of buzz. >> th

a recent stress test for banks and therefore banks were the prime losers both in london and the frankfurt on monday. rush also started the week on a very negative note a sea of red all over the board actually the r.t.s. down one point eight percent my six one point six percent second some of the main movers because of declining oil ross never lost more than two percent between being a declined one and a half percent despite publishing positive financial results and among mine as polymaths so once again again almost four percent as investors are switching to precious metals like gold for safe haven purposes but you know bragging now wraps up with a strong. rick a day or quarter day for investors was priceless europe the stock markets was negative well marcus was the bottom one percent which is comparable to european stock market was good news is oil price which stays high gold prices there continue and which dr sam stovall russian stocks to new heart for the metal which added about three point six percent which is quite different from ours a softer increases in my view to talk more of the

the recent stress tests for banks and therefore banks were the prime losers both in london other frankfurt on monday. and russia also start of the week on a very negative note see of red all over the board actually they are two years down one point eight percent my six one point six percent take a look at some of the main movers because of declining oil rolston have lost more than two percent b t v the decline one in the whole percent despite publishing positive financial results and among mine as polymaths so once again again almost four percent as investors are switching to precious metals like gold for safe haven purposes but you have dragon now wraps up with a strong. rick a day or two before investors was sort of the crisis in europe in the stock markets was a negative role market for the bottom one percent which is comparable to the european stock market was good news in this oil price which strafed guy gold price was very clear and which drive some stores in stocks to new highs or america which i did have all three four six percent which is quite different from other self-serving pi

keep us posted there from frankfurt. let's check out what some of the fans here state side are saying and thinking about this nail biter of a tournament. susan candiotti is in manhattan at a german bar or pub or eatery. oh, they're cheering "go, usa," aren't they? >> reporter: it's hard to turn away from the game to talk to you. i just can't take it. anyway, we got -- i've got japan fans over here. usa fans over here. so japan cheering defense. uh-oh. uh-oh. they just tied it up. japan just scored. oh, man. it's a wild scene here. a lot of happy people and sad people. >> okay. i know. susan can't hear us. they are excited. it's 2-2 now. it's tied up. already they were in overtime. the u.s. seemed like they were just maybe seconds away from clinching this title and now japan has scored yet another point. so now we're back to being tied. can you hear me now, susan? >> reporter: yeah, i can hear you now. so let's talk to -- tell me your first name. what do you think of what's happening right now. >> i'm not worried. i think

abc's deborah roberts reports now from frankfurt. >> it is japan! no one expected. a team that came out of nowhere and became world champions. before the shattering loss, american fans were confident. >> it's going to be 3-1. honestly, i think it's going to be 3-1. >> reporter: this victory was supposed to belong to the americans. athletic and powerful, they were the favorites. but the japanese, unlikely rivals, were simply hungry. for 68 minutes the americans had the game but couldn't find a way through the japanese defense. >> and scores! >> reporter: 22-year-old alex morgan, the youngest player on the team, scored. america breathed a sigh of relief. >> there's still danger -- >> reporter: until 12 minutes later when japan tied up the game. soon, each team scored again. a dramatic climax. overtime with both teams tied up. two hours in. finally, japan claimed victory. >> japan's world cup! >> reporter: who can hold a grudge against japan? a touching cinderella story. an underdog from the start, the team battled its way to its very first world cup.

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it's currently trading at about 1.8% up on the frankfurt stock exchange as we speak. smartphone sails were overtaken by iphone sales during the second quarter of the year. >>>ed on the back of the debt deal agreed in brussels on thursday the euro is trading higher against the u.s. dollar. as you can see it's plunged more than 3% against the greenback now trading at $1.44. let's look at the british pound. that's worth $1.63. and when it comes to the yen you can get 78.61 yen for each dollar. >>> let's check out the song market action here in asia. it's been a positive ending to a caution week. similar to what we're seeing happening in europe. but definitely a bigger reaction than the one we've seen in europe so far. banking stocks really pushing to the upside. among them hsbc and standard chartered putting on a very good showing. china's biggest bank is expected to post a profit exceeding $31 million this year. they made that prediction on thursday. he also said the bank should deliver earnings growth of at least 21% for 2011. he said the bank's business is booming tha

flight 996 -- 929 left san francisco for frankfurt. but the plane had to be diverted to chicago after a flight attendant found a threatening note. no word on who placed the sticker in the bathroom. >>> there -- there are big questions about how a stun gun ended up an jetblue plane. it was found fry night before crew members. a stun gun was found tucked into the back of a seat. at this point, it's not clear who the weapon belonged to or how it got on the plane. the tsa and the fbi are both investigating. >>> well, the locals and tours at lake tahoe are seeing shrinking beaches. after more than 61 feet of snow fell this season, the lake is right above the natural rim according to the the tribune. water authorities say it could be water -- later 24 month before the levels finally peak. >>> the snow amount had a rapid increase last week. it has a big decrease this week. temperatures in the mountains in the 30s. for us, a lot of 50s and there's still low clouds on the go. which is kind of rare. we have low clouds and mist. a lot 6 drizzle.

country going to least take some joy from their women's football team who've become champions in frankfurt the newly crowned one as of now iraq back home schooled landing in tokyo only on tuesday just a day off to securing the country's fast have a women's well title japan and of the global final as rank outsiders taking on two time champions team usa and held on to defeat them on penalties after regulation ended that one piece the first victory of the u.s. in twenty five attempts for japan and one which going to last bring some chance following the tragedy is over a seven months. similar scenes but a slightly different feeling in new york where the american team arrived following the shootout defeat on monday however captain chris stay around the school and should stop focusing on next summer's london olympics which will also be her last moments before retiring from this sports. can build up and you know i think you're always learning there is a positive way for memory loss and i think that's what you've done throughout the year of building off of it and learning from the experience learn

anne thompson, nbc news, frankfurt. >> by the way, we're excited to say the u.s.omen's soccer team will be here, out back on our plaza tomorrow morning on "today." >>> as for us, that's our broadcast for this monday night as we start off a new week. thank you for being with us. i'm brian williams. hope to see you back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

on out to look at tuesday's market action in frankfurt, and for that, we are back to our correspondent, who sends us this summary of the day's trading. >> doom and gloom, that was yesterday. now, better prices, mainly due to ibm. the high-tech giant posted good sales, and it is looking optimistically into the future. infinion had a pretty good increase. people say the better mood, the better share prices, the better dax, that is not especially written in stone, because that is still out there. people are anxiously waiting for the present results of the eu's summit. -- waiting for the results of the eu's summit. >> the dax finished up by 1.2%. the euro stoxx 50 also clocking gains, finishing at 2,657. in new york, the dow trading higher, 12,571. and on currency markets, the euro also enjoying some nice gains against other major currencies. $1.41. the european commission wants the 27 eu member states to find a solution to the nuclear waste disposal of the block. above all, permanent storage facilities are needed, and until now, they have largely ignored the problem. >> radioactive waste

to frankfurt, germany, we go. after a scoreless half dominated by the americans, they finally break through late in the second. alex morgan scored her second goal of the tourney. u.s. up 1-0. they were ten minutes away from winning it when disaster struck. sloppy play in the box, aya miyama took advantage, ties it at one and we go to extra time. another 30 minutes, and another lead for the u.s. morgan connects with abby wambach, her fourth straight match with a goal. stars and stripes up 2-1. japan got the equalizer in the final minutes off the corner. homare sawa with a perfect redirect past hope solo. the resilient japanese force penalty kicks. that's when the u.s. completely felt apart. missed an unheard of three straight shots. the americans were stunned. saki kumagai for the win. got it! a reason to celebrate for a country that has been through so much this year. japan, lifts the world cup trophy and the spirits of a nation for the thrilling come-from-behind win. >>> to golf, darren clarke had a three-stroke