full face veil in france says she actually wanted the punishment. she was one of two women fined under the country s so-called burqa ban on thursday. she ll take her case to the european court of human rights. i m monita rajpal. world business today starts right now. good morning from cnn london. i m nina dos santos. good afternoon from cnn hong kong. i m manisha tank. these are the top stories on friday, september 23rd. investors in europe take a breather after a tumultuous few days for global stock markets. as u.s. consumers keep their money in their wallets, the swap shop makes a comeback. and why the new zealand/france match is the hottest ticket in town at the rugby world cup. first to the european stock market action. this is how it looks about an hour into the trading session. some of these markets recovering a little bit after yesterday s steep losses. remember these indices put in losses in excess of 4% in just one trading day alone. what we ve got at the m