it is the japanese shares have rebounded sharply after two consecutive days of decline with the nikkei index currently up six percent more in twenty minutes. and see this is r.t. live from moscow japan made losing control of the focus even nuclear power plants after a rise in radiation levels meant attempts to stabilize the situation have been haunted smoke has been seen that coming from the side which is already been hit with explosions and fires since friday's mega quake it isn't taking for us. this morning fire broke out at the fourth reactor at the plants. seemingly on its own about half an hour later however the even hundred workers which for every hour originally had plans to remains and they were pulled out later or only earlier today because. of radiation levels which again were too high you also have to keep in mind that a third reactor is there also is also posing some danger it's. containing that broke and gave a crack as actually in the case of a missile of the first three apps or ways you know that radiation levels are skyrocketing all across the country in fact. it's how in jus

in the last few minutes the nikkei index has fallen 573 point, losing nearly 6% of its value. a lot of people have predictioned this. the loss is expected to affect marketses around the bo globe, including at the new york stock exchange. >>> ktvu reporter jana katsuyama is in japan and talked to us this morning about the people in the country waiting for word on their loved ones? people were looking for family members, people who have seen their houses swept down by water, you know? people just torn up by what you are seeing. they are experiencing it right here and it's just very difficult to watch. >> jana also says traveling in the country is very difficult right now, because of all the damage left by the earthquake and tsunami. stay with ktvu, channel 2 news and ktvu.com as jana continues to file reports from japan. she will have a live report tonight during our 10:00 news. >>> get ready to get to dig even deeper as pump prices sore. triple-a reports that the average price in san francisco is now just over $4 a gallon and keep in mind that is the average price. that is up $

after all of this, japan's nikkei index fell 10%. japan's stock market has fallen a total of 19%. in the united kingdom stocks are down 3% and 1 expert says japan's long-term economic output is still unclear in financial recovery will depend on how quickly corporations can restore their energy and manufacturing capacities. >>> here at home the financial toll is still rising tonight and is expecting to reach $50 million. late this afternoon they said that the facility suffered $25 million in damage for this comes as. >> inspectors visit santa cruz to document evidence and their reports will be critical to free up federal funds. >> we did observe a lot of damage. i cannot quantify how much had occurred but certainly the tsunami wave did a lot of damage. >> inspectors were also up north inspecting the damage to crescent city. they will distribute their findings tomorrow you can find continuing coverage including video clips by clicking the tsunami tab on our homepage ktvu.com. >>> two hours ago pg&e met a deadline to deliver records concerning pressure levels on hundreds of miles of

the nikkei index closed the morning session at 9,338, down about 1.5%, or 139 points. sources say that sell orders are being placed on a wide range of shares. this follows a report that a low level of plutonium was found in soil at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. >>> on the tokyo foreign exchange the dollar is almost unchanged against the yen on tuesday morning. the greenback is now frayeding between 81.66-69, and the euro now stands between 114.97-115 yen. sources say that investors are worried about a delay in restoring the cooling system at the fukushima daiichi nuclear power plant. they're also waiting to see the impact that the nuclear crisis has on japan's economy. now here's a look at the latest long-term interest rates. this is the yield on the benchmark ten-year jnds government bond. and in other parts of asia, hong kong and mainland chinese markets are down this tuesday morning. hong kong's hang seng and shanghai's key index for major blue chips both down about .2%. and in shenzhen the sse composite is down .8%. >>> the earthquake and tsunami have

. >> reporter: ross, the nikkei index broke below the key 9,000 mark again this morning as current yen levels are keeping the pressure on markets already hit hard by the latest developments. the morning session, trading session just ended 50 minutes ago. the nikkei average closed the morning session at 8903. it is down over 2%. top ix is trading lower at 802. down 1.8%. shares are down in most sectors with major electronics manufacturers, as well as automakers trading lower once again. keep in mind, many japanese companies have assumed a dollar yen rate of around 80 level. so it could cut in to an export of profits. given that exports are a key driver of the economic recovery in japan, the yen's current levels could hurt not only the exporters but also japan's economic recovery. overall as investors become more nervous they are more risk averse and we could see volatile moves in markets around the world. . on that note, back to you in the studio. ross? >> that was emily wang at the tokyo stock exchange. >>> the g-7 nations will hold an emergency meeting of finance ministers and central

the nikkei index gained 1% or 94 points to end the morning session at 9,529. sources say investors bought leading issues such as sony as market sentiment improved after overnight gains in new york. buying momentum remains slow as investors are waiting to see the impact of the nuclear crisis and the rotating blackout measures in japan's economy. >>> and now to currencies on the tokyo foreign exchange. the dollar and euro are moving within a narrow range against the yen on friday morning. the green back is at 80.98-02. and the euro is 114.79-83. standard & poors downgraded portugal's government bonds but the impact of the rating cut was limited as market players had largely anticipated the move. >>> here's a look at the latest long-term interest rates. >>> in other asian markets, hang seng is up by .8%. the key index for major blue chips is up by .8% and the sse composite is up by .4%. >>> and that's all for now in biz. back to you. >> thank you. >>> in other news, the u.s. geological service says a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck myanmar here the thai boerd on

tokyo's nikkei index is closed for a holiday. hong kong's hang seng is up in late trading. and in london, the ftse opened slightly higher. on wall street, the dow gained almost 84 points on friday. but finished the week down 186 points. the nasdaq added 7 points on friday. but lost almost 72. >>> japanese automakers plan to resume parts and that then more cars at factories this week. but it may be months before the auto industry returns to normal. among the problems are rolling blackouts and damaged infrastructure. >>> boeing biggest passenger jet is one step closer to being put into service. the 747-800 made its first test flight yesterday across the state of washington. the massive jet will be able to carry more than 460 people. big load. it is set for delivery by the end of the year. >>> and there was no limit on "limitless" this weekend. the sci-fi thriller, staring bradley cooper, opened at number one, with $90 million in box office sales. the western, "rango" came in second. and "battle: los angeles" came in third. >>> coming up next on your monday morning, inside lib

who will after a nosedive on monday and tuesday tokyo's main index the nikkei managed a rebound of six percent however global investors are still hesitant as to start buying up right now the monthly the situation very close about more about it around fifteen minutes time. now in russia all eyes are on the countries of far east which borders japan and as some fear could be affected by a radioactive cloud of course running your clinical trover is there and she shares her latest experiences at our twitter account. underscore calm in a sudden helina whole families are fleeing from homes with all they have you can see our twitter page right here on our t.v. you can follow her firsthand coverage from the closest russian region to japan of our twitter account again that is r.t. under school called lots and lots of stuff for you to enjoy. or for more all this we're now joined live by dr peter when kirby from oxford brookes university a specialist on junk society and author of the book troubled nature's waste environment japan so we are at this point four days into the struggle at the fukushima

japan's nikkei index lost more than 10.5% after dropping 6% monday. other asian markets also tumbled. japan tried to ease fears by pumping another $98 billion into the nation's banking system today, but investors dumped shares across the board. those same fears hit wall street monday. the dow lost 51 points to fall below 12,000. the nasdaq lost 14. while uncertainty always keeps stocks on edge, analysts say a nuclear disaster would have devastating consequences for the global economy. >> markets would crash throughout the world because of the impact that has, because of radiation escaping into the atmosphere, into the food systems. it's horrible to even think about. >> reporter: we're only beginning to see the economic impact. the region where the quake struck hardest has a huge manufacturing footprint. toyota, nissan, sony and other companies have been forced to suspend production in the wake of the disaster. a short term delay in production would have little effect but anything longer could affect american companies with close ties to the region. >>

japan's nikkei index climbed 1% while hong kong's hang seng also edged higher, and the price of oil fell a bit with a barrel of crude now at $101 a barrel. today, wall street gets the very latest on retail sales, and a look at the weekly jobless claim numbers. on wednesday, stocks finished higher. the dow edged up almost 9 points. while the nasdaq gained 10. >>> ahead of tomorrow's jobs report from the government, there is some good news on the labor front. payroll processor adp reports that private companies added 217,000 jobs last month. more than the 180,000 analysts were expecting. that raises hope that tomorrow's report could show a decline in the unemployment rate, currently standing at 9%. >>> some wall street executives may have to wait for that big bonus check. the sec has voted to back a proposed rule that would make executives at top firms wait at least three years to be paid at least half their annual bonus. the rule is meant to reduce excessive risk taking. >>> ford has announced a new recall. more than 30,000 vehicles are affected. most are 2010 ranger pickups that could ha

performing so far japanese shares have rebounded sharply after two consecutive days of decline with the nikkei index finishing five point seven percent in the black. held to instill confidence by pumping another forty three billion dollars into the financial markets it's the third cash injection in three days why japan's central plank in total allocated two hundred eighty four billion dollars to the crisis hong kong sense saying it was a temple sent up fountain back a bit as concerns that china may suffer from the japanese economy downturn easing in late wednesday strains. and european shares that were trying to recoup losses in early trade after a much needed recovery for japanese stocks helped calm the nerves of investors worldwide watch european stocks gave up early gains to trade low allowed led by losses for banking stocks on the footsie which is trading down point eight percent this hour barclay h.s.b.c. and credentials are losing our leverage more than two and a half percent and the dax is flat. will be going to rush or the mauritius on the mice it's a close up about zero point three percent

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wednesday japanese shares have rebounded sharply after two consecutive days of the climb with the nikkei index finishing five point seven percent in the what the bank of japan helped to instill confidence by pumping and not just billion dollars into the financial markets it's the third cash injection in three days by japan's central bank and in total it has allocated two hundred eighty four billion dollars to the crisis hong kong site saying is that ten percent are bouncing back at this as some of the china may suffer from japanese a come on the downturn are using in late wednesday night. and european shares are also recouping losses in early trade as the first. just for the rebounce even on nature's forces puts these flight data straight in less than a tenth of a percent top or as the tax is posting gains of one percent this hour. and here in russian versus seem to be quite hard to beat as they are just a device it's a posting significant gains of about two percent tracking asian games high on cheap valuations in japan it hopes the economy will limp back to normality. that's now have a look a

so far japanese shares have rebounded sharply up to two consecutive days of declines with the nikkei index finishing five point seven percent in the black behind of japan helped get them to instill confidence by pumping another forty three billion dollars into the financial markets it's the third cash injection in three days by japan central bank and in total it has allocated two hundred eighty two billion dollars to the crisis hong kong's hang seng is the temple percent are bouncing back a bit as concerns that china may suffer from japanese downturn are easing in late clancy's trading. and european shares are also frequently losses in early traders investors hope that japan's economic downturn won't last too long if you see it's climbing a tenth of the third of the taxes are point nine percent first so i want to be going through russian markets and russia they are chosen the most existing games of about one. point eight percent respectively tracking asian games on cheap validations in japan and hopes the economy will link back to normality in true costs. let's have a look at some. all the

stocks reacted negatively with major losses in the final minutes of trading on friday the benchmark nikkei index and see there ending the week of five week low one point seven percent also lost ground reaching its lowest level in two weeks against the dollar but has managed to recover after that stocks also fell as investors sought an assurance from certainty that the quake comes a day after the dow's biggest one day drop since august therefore there was a modestly negative opening in the u.s. at first but now we actually see the dow and nasdaq come back into positive ground despite worries over the global economy that's limited gave us all continues to fall as japan's refiners shut down processing plants japan is the world's largest crude consumer. russian stocks therefore declined for a third day because of oil for linking russia's main revenue earner just to remind you the r.t. has ended friday's trading down roughly one percent whereas the most exposed birds of a percent of. the russian equity market had a relatively challenging week we started off at fifty two week highs with oil prices at

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shares ever rebounded sharply on wednesday after two consecutive days of decline this week the nikkei index finishing five point seven percent in the black bank of japan the health confidence by pumping another forty three billion dollars into the financial markets but cash injection in three days by the bank and in total it has allocated two hundred eighty four billion dollars to the crisis on tanks saying also ended up point one per cent. to the. knighted states markets and they're shrugging off japan's worries with a lack of information on what's actually happening and what to expect causing investors to run for cash the dow jones is down one hospice it used to be about two point three last hour in russia the r t s m i six actually managed to pull off some gains as he has often said my six point three percent but of course worse than the beginning of the session it's a look at some of the stocks now there's a tug of war between sad news from japan and pushing world markets to know about the situation in libya and raise. prices with ongoing uncertainty over world crude oil supplies out of

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rebound sharply after two consecutive days or even three consecutive days backlog to climb with the nikkei index finishing up five point seven percent by the bank of japan help instill confidence by pumping another forty three billion dollars into the financial markets this is the third cash injection in three days by the grand central bank and the total has already allocated two hundred eighty four billion dollars to the crisis from kong's hang seng was a tenth of a percent asking back a bit of concerns that china makes stuff from japanese economic downturns easing u.s. markets shrugged off statements from the e.u. energy commission of the situation a damaged nuclear reactors north of tokyo or out of control and that it could possibly lead to catastrophic events within the next hours therefore the dow jones was down one percent. european shares are also down further into the red sea down one point three percent of that one point two four percent this is of course on the nuclear worries barclays h.s.b.c. improved are down more than three percent place out. and in russia another fifteen . minutes

the nikkei index closing with huge losses, and today the bay's nicole lapin is live at cnbc headquarters with a look at how u.s. markets are faring in early trading. good morning, nicole. >> brent, it's looking nasty out there. u.s. stock futures are sharply lower as investors continue to monitor the broadening nuclear crisis in japan and the main index in toeio, the nikkei 225 fell 10%. the worst one-day drop since lehman brothers collapse in 2008. lost 6% on monday, more than $700 billion in market value. we're talking that has been wiped out since just friday. several companies are also asession the impact of supply interruptions from japan. one company specifically is texas instruments. they say they are going to lose revenue due to damage to two plants over there. we're also seeing european markets at this hour trade lower significantly. futures were off about 260 below fair value so, brent, it's going to be a rough wide on wall street >> and we're hearing this is having an impact on gas prices that the average consumer pays at the pump. >> typically how this goes, the rough wide on

the nikkei index jumped more than 4% today, a rebound led by the consumer electronics companies. also, auto stocks are also up as the major manufacturers restart production. the nikkei's boost was followed by hong kong's hang seng which posted modest gains today. in london, the ftse opened higher. wall street, the dow gained almost 180 points. and the nasdaq index rose. >>> and at&t's deal could force many t-mobile customers to get new phones. it will make changes in the frequencies used by t-mobile's 3g phones as it converts the cell phone towers to 4g service. 3g phones will need to be released in coming years. >>> and sales of previously-occupied homes are at their lowest level in almost nine years. sales last months were off almost 10% from january. >>> two fast food chains known for their giant burgers are offering turkey bergers. turkey is much lower in fat than beef. >>> and when you turn 50 and are loved by millions of people it may be time for an update. mattel is giving its ken doll a new face. the new ken is going through a bachelor-type competition. here's the line. it

but the nikkei index to close at a five-week low. japanese stock futures and continued to fall. europe market's drop for the third day running, erasing this year's advance. shares led lower by insurance companies. conrad paulson says this summary of the friday session in frankfurt. >> the images of the earthquake in and japan left their mark on the trading floor here in frankfurt. significantly under pressure can these shares in the big reinsurance companies. japan is a very developed country where many people and businesses have a lot of insurance policies. it is very likely that the big insurers will soon have to deal with the aftermath of the earthquake. in the man were japanese government bonds. the announcement of the bank of japan to support the economy and to support the financial markets led to the speculation here that the bank of japan will do this by buying japanese government bonds itself. >> we can stay in frankfurt for a closer look at the numbers. germany blue chip dax closed at the 6981. the euro stoxx 50 sabina 0.5%, 2883. the dow jones trading up by 0.6%, showi

the nikkei 225 index plunged over 6% today, nearing a 2.5- year low. now here in the u.s., companies in the nuclear energy business and their suppliers were in the spotlight. general electric led the dow's decline. g.e. supplied reactors to one of the damaged nuclear power plants in japan. but analysts at citigroup see limited liability for g.e. because most countries place liability on the operator regardless of fault. nevertheless, g.e. shares fell 2%. as the japanese disaster clouds the outlook for the u.s. nuclear industry, uranium-related stocks sold off. shares of cameco, the world's second largest uranium miner, tumbled more than 15%. traders are worried that many nuclear projects in development will be put on hold. u.s. nuclear-powered utility companies also came under pressure. shares in entergy, exelon and southern company each lost ground today on the likelihood the japanese catastrophe will spark calls for increased regulation. and worries about nukes had investors looking for alternative energy sources, and there were several standouts in

the nikkei stock index falling 12% on news of another explosion at that plant. radiation fallout, a huge concern for people all across japan. i spoke with our report better the threat of radiation and how the people there are handling the threat after being physically and emotionally battered by the earthquake and the tsunami. george, the people there have to feel so battered, first by the earthquake and then the tsunami. how are they dealing with this nuclear threat and how much is that weighing on their everyday lives? >> reporter: it just adds another layer to the concern that they have here in tokyo and in many parts of this country. you have the aftershocks. you have this latest explosion in this nuclear reactor. very jittery nerves. here in tokyo people are trying to go about their business, their daily lives. that's all they can do at this point. >> the people there in tokyo are feeling so battered already by the earthquake, the tsunamis, these constant aftershocks. how are they able to cope now with this nuclear threat on top of everything else? >> repor

the benchmark nikkei index was ever more than 5% in of the baker japan injected $43 billion totaling two and $83 over the last three days. the reserve is app during its most optimistic views since the recession ended. they said the economic recovery is on firmer footing and the job market is improving. gas prices around the bay area, oakland $3.97, san jose $3.97, coming up we will get a full look rather and traffic with james and erica. the very latest of japan. a live look at the toll plaza very late if you're going from the east bound into san francisco. will be rid back. >> will: the sierra got hit with more snow, and that for the weather service issued a winter weather advisory through tonight. 1.5 ft. of new snow could accumulate in high elevations. ski conditions will be very good. for more on that and how much snow began let's send it over to james. >> james: of a lot of activity on storm tracker 4 or you can see carter bettering turning into snow. we do have some snowfall we're expecting to-4 in. to fall today, maybe 5-10 above 7,000 ft.. chain requirements are in effect. er

in thursday trading, tokyo's nikkei index slipped giving back some of wednesday's gains.after the president of tokyo's stock exchange appealed for calm. most other major indexes across asia traded lower as well. >>> that was also the case for stocks here at home yesterday. the dow plunged 242 points, in its worst single-day drop since last august. this week the dow has slipped more than 3.5%. that's the worst three-day loss since july. >>> and stay with abc news throughout the morning and throughout the day as we cover the ever-changing situation in japan. we'll have live updates on "america this morning" and later on "good morning america." also stay up to date any time at abcnews.com. >>> moving on to other news beginning with libya. four "new york times" journalists who have been covering the fighting there are now missing. pulitzer prize winning reporter anthony shadid, stephen farrell and photographers tyler hicks and lynsey addario were last heard from on tuesday. meanwhile, moammar gadhafi's forces have been battling rebels in a key city in eastern libya. there cou

the nikkei index fell more than 6% in today's trading.s expect the slump will carry over to american markets when wall street opens today. >>> in libya this morning, reports that pro- town of where were strong and which gadhafi has been trying to win back. gadhafi met with ambassadors from india, russia and china yesterday. he's trying to get their countries to invest in libya's oil industry. >>> and secretary of state hillary clinton arrived this morning in paris to meet with representatives of libya's anti-gadhafi opposition. clinton will also speak with european officials about libya, including a rebel's call for a no-fly zone. >>> now back over to chris. >> all right, jeff, thank you. >>> aid is pouring in now from all over the world, including american help for search and rescue teams. cbs' lucy craft is in tokyo with more on those rescue efforts for us this morning. lucy, good morning. >> good morning. you know, close to half a million victims of friday's tsunami and quake are in shelters right now. but there are many more people wh

japan's nikkei stock index fell 10.5% today. that was following of a 6% drop. ay combined 17% drop with the worst two days for the nikkei since 1987. that's resulted in selloffs atexchanges around the world. too much vagueness and uncertainty over the nuclear crisis gripping japan what it means environmentally and economically for the third largest economy in the world and what that means for the global economic recovery. on top of that you have more issues in the middle east with saudi arabia now entering into bahrain, iran is on the other side of that conflict, and that could cause even bigger problems for crude oil going forward. let's look though at wall street what it's doing before we talk further about oil. the dow is down by 231 points. nasdaq is down by 58. s&p is off by 26. now, oil is down more than $3 right now at under $98 a barrel. that's because japan is the third largest importer of oil in the world. its demand is going to be down for some time because of the catastrophe in the country. that could change depending on what happens in the middle ea

. >>> asian stock markets, including japan's nikkei, appear to be turning around today. that index yesterday. >>> finally this half hour, while japan hurries, of course, to save the fukushima daiichi nuclear plant, many in america are questioning the safety of our nuclear energy. >> however, president obama is not. in an interview with our albuquerque affiliate, the president is defending nuclear energy. koat's royale da has more. >> reporter: sendia national laboratories, primary mission to ensure the u.s. nuclear arsenal is safe. world class scientists and engineers work here. los alamos national laboratory is recognized for its nuclear weapons program and research. the world is learning more about the work these new mexico labs do especially as a potential nuclear crisis is unfolding overseas. in terms of nuclear energy, everybody is watching this unfold in japan. new mexico has two labs that focus on this type of research. yet, there's talk about cutting the funding to those labs. is it important now more than ever to keep that federal money going to these labs? >> i think it i

the main stock index, the nikkei 225 fell sharply.many economists say that japan could fall back into recession, but growth could pick up in the second half of this year. insured losses in japan are estimated to hit $35 billion. european markets are in the red this morning although they are flat lining. it is a pretty busy week on top of all of that for economic data out of the united states. wall street comes off a down week despite friday's gains. the dow rose 59 on friday to 12044 but fell 1% for the week. the nasdaq added 14 to 2715 but still lost 2% for the week. >>> nicole, thank you very much. honda and toyota were having to shut down fact ris as well. >> that's a good point because we're looking very closely at toyota halting production at its domestic plants through wednesday. they've cut 40,000 vehicles. the disaster is making it hard for toyota and other manufacturers to get parts because they're affected by rolling power blackouts throughout the country. >>> bay area basketball fans will spent this march without a team to

japan's nikkei index fell 600 points, or 6.2 percent. down more than 600 points.t of the dow jones losing 722 points here in the states. the central ban japan'sk injected a record 7 trillion yen ($85.5 billion) into money markets and the tokyo stock market nosedived monday on the first business day since an earthquake and tsunami devastated the country's northeast and raised dire worries about the economy. the bank of japan moved quickly to try to keep financial markets stable. by flooding the banking will continue lending money and meet the likely surge in demand for post-earthquake funds. taking a look at the stock market's it has been a negative day this far. it doesn't look like that will change. bay area of fire fighters are warning people that you cannot provide at earthquake but you can prepare for it. will tran shows us what goes into a earthquake hit. >> will: firefighters say these are the things you need to go into your earthquake hit. food, water for three days. a flashlight and a can opener, medication, also a radio because during an emergency the onl

global investors may be breathing a sigh of relief because the stock index, nikkei knee going halfway. and new reports out of japan, pepco plans to build a new power line to the facility and use it for emergency cooling systems as they fight the radiation leaks. the problems in japan may hurt big companies like apple. downgrading apple shares, 6% of the sales are from japan and key components from the country. >> group john planning a buwlgt of discounts, groupon planning on selling movie tickets. >> the decision on who will be the next police chief rests in the hands of ed lee. they gave the final list of three candidates after a two-hour closed session last night. the examiner reports that they kept the list to three names. the mayors can select a chief from those three rejsz or return the list for new names. >> redwood city officials have refund add fine they levied on an 84-year-old woman after dismissing her citation for feeding birds. she was feeding birds on woodside road and threatened to shoot someone. she paid the fine but contested the citation. city officials that feeding

as the devastation continues in japan its main stock index the nikkei takes a nosedive of more than ten percent plunging other global markets into a sea of red more on that in around twenty minutes time. world wide news live from moscow you with r.t. now japanese officials confirm that radioactive materials have leaked into the atmosphere following an explosion and fire at reactor number four at the u. fukushima power plant the fire is said to have damaged an area used to store spent nuclear fuel the course that or suffer struggling to cool it down and situation at all six reactors is said to be critical after the only two remaining cooling systems failed following the devastating quake and tsunami the blast facility number two which occurred this morning has reportedly dunnage the vessel. all of the reactor stoking fears of a nuclear meltdown which were already high since the explosions began the company that owns the plant has reportedly withdrawn over seven hundred workers leaving only fifty to deal with the disaster engineers have been using its sea water to cool the reactors in an

japan's economy are something like one hundred seventy billion dollars we've seen the key stock index the nikkei two to five drop another ten and a half percent after dropping six percent the previous session this is causing all other markets to plunge into a sea of red too but at the same time russia seems to be ready to continue developing its nuclear energy program we'll have more details on that and specifically what problem is the person had to say in our program in around ten minutes time. trying to see you soon now in russian regions close to japan residents and emergency services are on high alert this despite saying the danger of a possible radioactive cloud reaching the area is minimal as the wind is expected to blow towards the pacific ocean however some taurus and foreign workers are leaving the area and our correspondent. is in the region that's some one hundred kilometers north of japan. emergences officials for this region have in turn supplied chaps for radiation levels here in the civilian region we talk to representatives of the ministry they showed us a car which they quit wit

. >>> japan's nikkei index is rebounding as fears of a nuclear crisis are subsiding. melissa francis is at cnbc's world headquarters. good morning, melissa. >> good morning. yeah, we're watching a calm market after the nikkei was up better than 4% overnight. the dow had a three-day winning streak. this was the first three-day winning streak in more than a month. pretty positive, although the real scene is disruptions in the global supply chain because of what's going on in japan, of course. we're watching sony say that another five factories will be closed or slowed down because of that tiffany saying that it plans on selling less jewelry in japan. oil is trading about $102 a barrel on the third night of air strikes in libya. a lot of tensions around the world. that's what the market is watching today, natalie. back to you. >> melissa francis, thank you. >>> and former president george h.w. bush was honored last night in washington for his lifetime commitment to volunteerism and leadership of the points of light institute. three other former presidents were also there

but there's been so much movement in the nikkei, the index that everybody looks to in japan for theirr the last few days. what's the situation right now? >> well, of course, it is difficult to talk about economics when the human toll is so grave here. but the volatility that you're seeing on the ground in japan right now is really being reflected in its stock market. stocks started out the week down very significantly. 11%. the biggest drop that we have seen since the crash of 1987. but there is a bit of a rebound today. still there are serious fears and concerns about japan and its economy going forward because, just like the united states, japan was in a state of recovery. economic recovery when the quake and the tsunami hit. and this is certainly going to be a big weight on its shoulders going forward. >> and it's been a lot of concern that these three disasters, because there really are three here, the quake, the tsunami and now the nuclear issues, could plunge them into yet another recession. depending on the news, too, that they're getting every day, literally which way the wind

japan's main stocks index, the nikkei 225 fell sharply down, down 630 points or 6.2%.rader there had little time to react to the earthquake and tsunami on friday which just hit right before the market closed. many economists say that japan could fall back into recession. but growth could pick up again in the second half of the year amid some of the rebuilding efforts. insured losses in japan are estimated to hit at least 35 billion. we're also watching the company impact this morning. toyota specifically has halted production at its domestic plants through wednesday. so that means a cut of about 40,000 vehicles. it is making it even harder for toyota or other big manufacturers to get their part. they're affected by rolling power blackouts throughout the country. the story continue to change by the hour and the minute. >> thank you for the update. >>> hundreds of bay area students and teachers are headed to sacramento this morning to protest budget cuts to their school. buses will pick people up from foothill college beginning at 6:00 this morning. the district could be

. >>> japan's stock index the nikkei took another major dive.at's after a 6% plunge on monday. >>> and finally, it is almost impossible to actually fathom the disaster in the pacific but there's one other thing that also seems impossible. this time, however, it's good news. >> amongst all the death, destruction and even ongoing confusion, the japanese people have come together in some pretty unbelievable ways. here's diane sawyer. >> reporter: here in the landscape left behind by the storm without pity, the people here show what's always been at the heart of the japanese culture. you need the food. you need the food. >> oh, we are fine. we have enough for us. we want to share. >> reporter: in japan shinto buddhists and confucian traditions promote considering community when you consider yourself. we saw this video on youtube the moment after the earthquake interrupted a graduation ceremony. a brief moment of confusion and then everyone working together to clear the rubble. the prime minister used the phrase in announcing the blackouts he said wo

we are seeing companies here drop 5 to 7%, the nikkei japan's main stock exchange index fell 6% in tradingrgest importer of oil in the world. so that again is affecting oil prices since demand in japan will be down because of this destruction. oil down about a dollar right now at $100 a barrel. that despite continued fighting in libya and other worries across the middle east. the stock market, the new york stock exchange is pulling back a little bit this morning. we had a surprise increase on friday that mainly came from rebuilding opportunities being looked at in japan for a number of large industrial companies. but this morning, falling back a little bit along with global markets. dow down 55, nasdaq down 7. s&p lower by 7. >>> do have one good story to pass your way this morning. the ipad 2 was just a huge seller. should be no surprise really on friday when it came out. piper jaffrey says it looks like apple sold between 400 and 500,000 ipad 2s during its launch. that compares with 300,000 ipads when they made their debut launch last year. so the ipad 2 is just another huge success for

index. the nikkei drumrolltumbled. the mony sentiment reading for march is coming out, hawaii got there first, according to aaa hawaii's average price is $4 california stands at $3.96. take a look here come the oakland $3.97, san francisco $4.10.10. toyota is trading close to $4 million for relief and recovery efforts to japan. they stopped production in several manufacturing plant located in the disaster area. were running out of the quake is impacting business. >> reporter: japan's earthquake and tsunami may have an economic impact here in the states. for the manufacturing plants in japan have been shut down. sales managers here at one turn of the say shutting down those plants means stopping the production in japan like the toyota prius. they say that will impact sales here. >> james: we will take a break, much more straight ahead, let's give you a quick look outside at the golden gate bridge. easy ride this morning. the weather does not look too bad. a full check on your forecasts, coming up in a minute. >> james:

on the nikkei after hey declines of 6% monday and tuesday, the benchmark index jumped 5.7% on wednesday coming back above the 7000 level. ongoing fears of a nuclear disaster continue to cause concern among investors. wednesday's gains did not extend to the european markets, which ended the day in the red. we have this report from frankfurt. >> it seems the daax could take a break from its heavy losses and sell-offs monday and tuesday, but at the end of the session the dax has been down 2%. the critical situation in fukushima drag down the mood on the frankfurt floor. the dow jones continued its losses. this led to some fear in frankfurt. in the end, investors looked at other prices -- other crises. the world is full of them, especially in libya. the situation is totally unclear. the strike down the mood, as traders told me here. >> here is a quick look at the numbers in more detail, beginning in frankfurt, where germany's blue-chip dax closed at 6515. the dow jones industrial average closed at 11,613. the euro declining against the dollar today at $1.3893. germany has decided to shut do

nikkei average started trading at 9,403. that's up almost 200 points from friday's close. after major issues started trading the key index picked up steam and broke the 9,500 level. this is the first time in about a week that tokyo stocks have traded at these high levels. the nikkei closed the morning session at 9,477.49. that's up 270.74 points, or 2.94%. overseas the dow jones rallied above 12,000 for the first time in 12 days on a monday. european stocks were also up overnight. efforts to fix the fukushima plant's cooling systems are continuing. this is easing concerns in the market. >>> on the tokyo foreign exchange the dollar is lower against the yen on tuesday morning. the dollar is currently at 81.02-06 yen. while the euro is at 115.16-21 yen. participants are selling the greenback to lock in gains. that follows the dollar's rise, triggered by friday's market intervention by the g-7. the yen is getting an extra boost from japanese exporters that are bringing back their dollar holdings at the business year end. but the up side is capped as many players are worried by further actions by the g-7. >>> now here's a loo

the main index over there, and we talked about this yesterday, the nikkei 225, fell more than 10%.he worst one-day drop since lehman collapsed in 2008. it lost 6% on monday, more than $700 billion in market value wiped out since friday. several companies we're hearing are also assessing the impact of supply interruptions from japan. texas instruments is one company that says it will lose revenue due to damage to two plants there. we're also seeing european markets trading in the red today, and futures were off about 260 below fair value, so it looks like it's going to be a pretty rough ride on wall street today. you know what that means. the rough ride on wall street is trickling over to main street as well. the disaster in japan could really impact what you and i pay at the pumps. gas prices could rise even further as u.s. refiners are trying to make up for some of the losses to japan's refining capacity. three of japan's five largest refineries are shutting down crimping demand for oil but not for gas which can actually be shipped n.tankers that would have headed to the u.s. west

the nikkei average ended the morning session at 10,545, up 0.38%, or 40 points. the index opened slightly higher as bargain hunters took their cue from monday's sell-off. but the up side was limited with many investors staying on the sidelines. this came amid rising crude oil prices due to continued unrest in north africa and the middle east. >>> on the tokyo foreign exchange on tuesday morning the dollar is moving in a tight range. the greenback is now at 82.27-30. sources say investors are continuing to focus on the turmoil in libya and other countries in the region. >>> a representative from the anti-government forces in libya has strongly condemned moammar al gadhafi's regime for continuing to kill civilians. former justice minister mustafa abdel jalil, who now represents the opposition people's council, spoke to nhk on monday. he called on the international community to set up no-fly zones over the country. abdel jalil said the anti-government forces did not have sufficient equipment but they are highly motivated and focused on toppling the gadhafi regime. opposition

performing asian markets are on the rise driving the regional benchmark index higher for the first time in three days the nikkei closed at over two and a half percent due to japanese shares rallying within news that made the comment you factors and this sound good resume production following the devastating earthquake hong kong stocks also got a lift the hang seng rising around one point seven percent spurred on by good overnight gains on wall street and strong earnings reports from several companies including cimarron power and the agricultural bank of china. european stocks have opened in the black also the u.k. foots the case footsie index is trading around half of the same that strong gains from the mining sector and the dax is up just over one percent this hour. here in russia the markets are staying in positive territory this hour both the r.t.s. on the my sense have recovered from tuesday's losses with the my six gaining around one point three percent and osseous up by almost twenty seven percent this action follows gains in the asian markets that is take a look at the individual share moves energy major

stocks were lower on monday weighed by the stronger world price the nikkei closed over going to help percent higher exporters weight of the index callen lost one point eight percent and sony shed one point three percent the energy development in fact rose one point two percent in hong kong not energy shares a lot because of investors concerned placed. stocks in europe are losing ground in early trading on monday following heavy losses for something asian markets along stocks on the move more hennessy we've dropped one and a half percent in paris after agreeing to buy italy's baldry and inmarsat dropped a twelve percent in london after reporting its two thousand and ten results here in russia the markets are closed because the quality stocks finished their last trading session in the black most of the blue chips were higher last week which bear bank and to the t.v. of more than one point two percent. continued growth in oil prices strengthening over who will look to being the name drivers rushing markets in the coming week brian this nasty from uni credit security says the ruble is getting route to the russian retail sector as w

performing now asian markets are on the rise driving the regional benchmark index higher for the first time in three days the nikkei closed at over two and a half percent due to japanese shares rallying with news that major can manufacture is it tashi and mission in the said motors would resume production following the devastating earthquake struck hong kong stopped also got a lift the hang seng rising over one point seven percent this hour spurred on by overnight gains on wall street and strong earnings reports from several companies including hutchinson one power and agricultural bank of china. european stocks have opened in the black u.k.'s footsie indexes trading half of the same top that are strong gains from the mining and mining sector and at the moment the german dax has risen one point two percent. here in russia the markets have been in positive territory both the r.t.s. and the my six have recovered from tuesday's losses with the my sex gaining around one point five percent and the r.t.s. up by almost two percent this action same following gains in the asian markets. that's not a look at the individual s

on the nikkei after heavy declines of 6% monday and tuesday, the benchmark index jumped 5.7% on wednesday, coming back above the 7000 level. ongoing fears of a nuclear disaster continue to cause concern among investors. wednesday's gains did not extend to the european markets, which ended the day in the red. we have this report from frankfurt. >> it seems the daax could take a break from its heavy losses and sell-offs monday and tuesday, but at the end of the session the dax has been down 2%. the critical situation in fukushima drag down the mood on the frankfurt floor. the dow jones continued its losses. this led to some fear in frankfurt. in the end, investors looked at other prices -- other crises. the world is full of them, especially in libya. the situation is totally unclear. the strike down the mood, as traders told me here. >> here is a quick look at the numbers in more detail, beginning in frankfurt, where germany's blue-chip dax closed at 6515. the dow jones industrial average closed at 11,613. the euro declining against the dollar today at $1.3893. germany has decided to shut d