the 15 major stocks that make up the euro stoxx 50 index scarcely did any better. traders are looking to the future hoping once markets have left this bad quarter behind them, things might pick up. >> a bronze of bad news rattled investors. our correspondent sent us this report from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> the economy is growing more slowly and in brazil, the economic outlook has been revised downward. consumer prices are rising so much that an interest-rate cut next week by european central bank becomes very improbable. then this afternoon the news came in in spain, three banks have been nationalized. this was too much for investors, they decided to sell stocks. in frankfurt, the shares of deutsche bank were sold. >> let's take a closer look at some of the market numbers. the dax finished almost two and a half% down. the euro stoxx 50 went down by one and a half percent. the dow jones closed over 2%. the euro is under pressure and is now trading at $1.33. we have an little bit of positive news, the number of people out of work in the eurozone itself for t

the euro stoxx 50 went up just over 4%. the dow industrials took a dive and close to well over half a percent down. the hero, $1.37. -- the euro, $1.37. in north korea, the regime is oppressive and spends billions for military hardware while allowing millions to starts. here is a glimpse of the otherwise siccative country. >> there is no talk of north korea's problems here. officials lining up to open up the international trade fair and they are presenting their country as open for business. exhibitors are showing off the products that north korea has to offer, like medication. >> they started with pain relievers. we produce large amounts of aspirin and very low cost. now we have brought out a new product, a family health care kit that is very popular. >> visitors are interested in electronic devices which sometimes include products made in north korea. this player, for example. the fair's organizers say companies from 16 countries including germany are represented but the vast majority come from neighboring russia and chin

euro stoxx 50 giving up some ground. the dow closed at the top of the hour, a close with modest gains finishing at 12,241 points. the euro is trading lower against the dollar. germany is expecting less debt than previously thought due to an accounting error. the state owned bad bank says that they miscalculated collateral for derivatives. as a result, german debt was 24.5 billion euros lower than previously announced. that means the overall debt was 83.2% of gdp. that is less than before the error was discovered. the end of an era in music publishing is fast approaching. the british record company emi is about to be broken up and sold. their owners, citigroup, are reportedly close to an agreement with a german company and warner music and how to divide up the spoils. they own the rights to act like the rolling stones, cold plate, and nor jones. warner is going for the recorded music division. the deal is expected to be announced next week. >> back over to megyn. >> thank you very much. the extraordinary stress faced by s

the euro stoxx 50 following suit. it is up by more than 3%. the dow finished trading.it put on nice gains come up by 1.7%. on the currency markets, the euro is trading at $1.34. in a sign that the eurozone crisis is beginning to take its toll on europe's biggest economy, germany's economic industry says that industrial orders were down by 1.4% in august. this was the second monthly fall in a row. there was a bit of good news. foreign orders for german products increased marginally. that is your business update. >> it has been nearly 10 years since the start of the u.s.-led war in afghanistan. more than 130,000 foreign troops remain in that country, the majority from the united states. with the defense budget under pressure is, the u.s. and other nato countries are keen to reduce those numbers, but how fast should they go? that is what nato defense ministers have been discussing in brussels. >> hundreds rallied on the eve of the 10-year anniversary. they shouted slogans condemning civilian deaths and calling for the immediate withdrawal of foreign troops. defense minist