passed into niger, according to reports from several news agencies. it borders on libya and algeria. officials in niger are saying the head of moammar gadhafi security forces entered the country on sunday but there s no official word who may be traveling in this latest convoy. anti-gadhafi rebels have vowed to take control. rebels told cnn just a few minutes ago they ve resumed negotiations with tribal leaders on the surrender of bani walid. the international committee of the red cross says it s been allowed inside syria s main detention facility. this is the first time it s been given access to detainees since protests started six months ago. the increased access was called an important step forward. a man claiming to have a bomb has taken a child hostage at a court complex. police have surrounded the building in a suburban area of sydney and evacuated people from the area. the child reportedly is the man s young daughter. police negotiators are at the scene. just a mont
but the headline risk is real and it has to be dealt with. thanks so much for the conversation. barry, fusion iq, ralph silva, strategist at silva. a pleasure, guys. on the dylan ratigan show, the race to stop a full-scale nuclear meltdown in japan and the first priority providing safety and evacuation as things get desperate for the people in that region at this hour. what can officials do, and how will the radiation affect the exposed human beings nearby? [ male announcer ] this is lara. her morning begins with arthritis pain. that s a coffee and two pills. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills. the evening guests arrive. back to sore knees. back to more pills. the day is done but hang on. her doctor recommended aleve. just 2 pills can keep arthritis pain away all day with fewer pills than tylenol.
only ones sufficie s suffering . no market hit harder than japan s itself. the nikkei plummeting 16% over the past two days and as barry will point out, more than 20% from its levels prior to this crisis. all of those numbers, the worst they ve seen in that country, since 1987 wall street had all sorts of common tear today including those who believe there is further room for weak innocence our markets that have run up over the past couple of years driven by frederal reserv money printing. what happen do investors are the rest of us ultimately anticipate will be effect of all of this? that is the question. joining us, ceo and exquity director. barry it looked like any asset that existed became worse less. oil, gold, everybody become worth less, why? the fear trade, the risk-on trade, people have a tendency to panic when they don t know what s going on. you don t know how to discount the impact of a possible nuclear meltdown in japan. it s too random for anybody to figure ou
welcome to the show. it s great to have you along. our headlines today, here in asia, most markets closing out the quarter on a positive note, with the exception of greater china falling into negative territory. meanwhile, here in europe, british skies forecasting that it must make the premium content available to competitors at wholesale prices. in the united states, markets may give a little more weight than usual to today s adp report and what it says about job growth in the private sector. welcome to worldwide exchange. i m lisa oake in asia where it is 4:00 p.m. here in singapore. let s get a quick view of where asian markets are trading or have closed today. today is the end of the first quarter. the nikkei, also the end of the fiscal year for this country, finishing above the 11,000 mark. today it was down 0.6%. on a kwarterly basis, the nikkei has risen 0.06%. the hang seng, shanghai composite and taipei all moved lower for the first quarter of the year. we
time. one hour into the trading day for europe. just down a little bit. there are two distinct factors weighing on the market today. the ftse 100 is off 0.25%. tech stocks are higher after ibm raises its guidance. and dmraxo smith cline are the two biggest beneficiaries on that massachusetts vote. bherth ya, a very good morning to you. good morning, ross. here in the states, it s just after 4:00 a.m. right now, the futures are pointing to the down side. right now, dow futures are about 43 points below fair value. we saw that big run up in anticipation of that stunning vote in massachusetts yesterday. the republican defeating the democrat and in some senses, the obama administration. but this morning, a lot of nervousness. we have a lot of bank earnings ahead of the open. the street is kind of bracing for what we ll hear from those financial giants. christine. hey, bertha. joining us now for our guest host, emille omwalt. authorities are asking banks to restrict lending. a