in syria. these rikts are set to show demonstrations in dara last friday. although cnn cannot verify when the video was shot. an estimated 1,500 people are unaccounted for in joplin,h. nearly 100 volunteers are working to reunite family and determine who s really missing. the volcanic eruption in iceland that s disrupted air traffic in europe is finally ending. the ash cloud thrown up from the volcano is drifting east and dissipating and most of the airports closed are re-opening. those are the headlines. i m zain vergee, world business today starts now. good morning, from cnn london and welcome to world business today. i m nina dos santos. and good afternoon from cnn hong kong, rhyme andrew stephens. the top stories this thursday, may 2 th. sony s bad run continues. it s now forecasting a profitable year ahead. even that outlook fails to impress. dominique strauss-kahn is now under house arrest at this luxury new york townhouse. i m a leader by temper and att
you were talking about metal stocks going up. same thing here. bhp billitan up. the hang seng up by 0.67%. shanghai, down 0.25%. the nikkei up by 1.5%. in tokyo, canon s stock price up by 5.77%. the tap neesz office equipmentmaker rico says it will slash thousands of jobs. the company will cut 10,000 jobs, 10% of the work force, as it launches a three-year restructuring process that sent the share price up. it usually does when they talk about getting rid of staff. ricoh up by 4.1% this year.