months. looking ahead to the second half of the program we have an interview with imf chief in the face of a falling euro, she is confident the currency will stay afloat. i have no doubt in my mind that the euro partners be determined to keep it alive and to keep it solid. with a different architecture than two or three years ago. and there s much more of that. cnn s robin ker now has that later in the show. thanks very much for that. nina? drew, it s try to focus on some of the other top business stories. u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner is in asia this week. part of the discussions will include encouraging both countries, china and japan, in putting financial pressure on iran to stop its nuclear weapons program. wall street journal is
man has been sentenced to death. the country s court has found him guilty of working for an enemy country, meaning the united states, and spying for the cia. ven ne swale len president chaff vez mahmoud ahmadinejad is going to cuba, ecuador and nicaragua. he s hoping to shore shore up support. an american pop star surprised her fans when she announced her pregnancy to the world during the mtv video awards back in august. beyonce and her husband, jay-z, welcomed their baby girl into the world in new york on saturday. her name is blue ivy carter. the official announcement has not been made yet, but their industry friends tweeted their friends. those are the top stories from cnn. world business today starts now. welcome to new week of world business today. i m nina dell santos. i m andrew. in hong kong the top stories this monday, january the 9th. zbroo europe takes center stage on the markets as we have another big week for the struggling currency. new zealand t