some 5,000 palestinians reportedly fled a u.n. refugee camp. more than 40 people have been killed in two days. those are the headlines from cnn, the world s news leader. world business today starts right now. good morning. from cnn london. i m charles hodson. and very good afternoon from cnn hong kong. i m andrew stevens. you re watching world business today. the top stories this tuesday, august 16th. new signs of slowing growth in europe as leaders of the euro zones top two economies try to restore confidence in the region. google announces its biggest bet. what s in it for the company and what it means for consumers. warren buffett says tax the mega rich. just how much of a difference would that make? we ll crunch the numbers. let s go straight to the market action in europe now where stock exchanges have been open just over an hour. here s how they re performing so far today. we re seeing a selloff, in fact a considerable selloff throwing away the gains that we