out monday. juergen hambrick joins me from the company s headquarters in germany. we re going to come to your fourth quarter earnings in a moment. tell us about wintershaw and the decision to stop production. how much production is involved there? first of all, i have to say first priority is safety of our employees, all of our employees, that s why they closed down manufacturing, production and secured and protected our facilities for the time being. now, looking forward, i think if you look at the top line news, it s called a substantial, this is about 100,000 barrels a day. however, if you look into the earnings after tax, major impact is not there, because if you just look into the entire year 2010, we had earnings well below 100 million euros.
have been killed in the backlashes by gadhafi s forces. the death toll could be as high as 1,000. hopes are fading fast for folks missing in new zealand. nearly 1,000 people are known to have died. the search at the canterbury tv building was called off after police say no one inside could have remained alive. elsewhere, dozens of survivors could have been pulled out of the rubble. wikileaks founder julian assange is expected to find out in a few hours whether he will be taken to sweden. he s wanted for questioning about allegation of sexual misconduct by two women. the u.s. space shuttle discovery it soon to begin its long delayed last mission. discovery is heading to the international space station. its 39th and final flight has been on hold since early november because of mechanical problems. those are the headlines. i m zain verjee at cnn in london. world business today starts now. good morning, from cnn london, i m charles hobson. and a very good afternoo