they are refusing to leave the jail until they get permission to hold their fast. i m zain verjee and world business today starts now. good morning from cnn paris, i m nina dos santos. welcome to world business today. the top stories this wednesday, august 17th. leaders of the eurozone s two top economies meet and investors are not impressed by the outcome. the world s largest economy hasn t been inspiring much confidence either. in an exclusive interview u.s. president barack obama tells us how he wants to turn that around. new evidence emerged in the news of the world hacking scandal challenging james murdoch s testimony. first, let s get straight to the markets. if investors were holding their breath in the hope of a break through in europe s sovereign death crisis, they ll still be waiting to exhale. tuesday s much-hyped meeting between the french president nicolas sarkozy and german chancellor angela merkel was a damp squid in the eyes of the market as