the dow owesed at 10,836. the s&p shed 6 points. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei went up 13 points. in hong kong the hang seng tumbled 230 points. >>> well, continues housing woes and worries yesterday set the dow to the biggest drop in a month. portugal's downgrade already reported a tense topic that several european countries are struggling to recover from a global recession. euro leaders are going to meet today on what to do. meanwhile steady growth in mving failed to offset an unskplekted drop in home sales. tumbling crude oil prices fueled a 1% drop in shares in chevron. >>> caterpillar is predicting its bottom line will be hit hard by health care reform. the heavy equipment reform warns tax law changes will take a $100 million toll on its first fiscal quarter. >>> general mills' first quarter earning shot up 15% thanks to americans eating home at more. they reported strong sales of cheerios, hamburger helper and cookie dough. >>> starbucks is back in the black and offering shareholders a pie