edge. today the nikkei dropped 11%. factor in yesterday s losses, it s down 17% in two days. that, of course, has been dragging down world markets. the dow plunged this morning in early trading. right now it s recovered a bit. down 1.6%. it was down about 2.2%, still big losses. secretary of state hillary clinton just met with japan s foreign minister at g-8 talks in paris. he briefed her on the latest in the nuclear crisis and she again pledged washington s full support. from paris, secretary clinton has flown on to cairo to meet with egypt s new foreign minister. she was hoping to meet with members of the pro-democracy movement that toppled hosni mubarak, but they refused to sit down with her. they say she and the united states didn t lend enough support addres they ousted muba.
two days. that s dragging down markets around the world. the dow, you re looking at where it is right now, it s recovered quite a bit but plunged early this morning. right now the dow is off about 1.2%, recovering after an early plunge. secretary of state hillary clinton met earlier with japan s foreign minister at g-8 talks in paris. he briefed her on the latest developments in the nuclear crisis and she again pledged washington s full support. from paris she flew to cairo to meet egypt s new foreign minister. she was hoping to meet members of the pro-democracy movement that helped topple mubarak. but some are refusing to sit down with her. they say she and the united states didn t lend enough support as they fought to oust mubarak. frank buckles is being laid to rest today. he passed away last month at 110. visitors have been paying their respects in the chapel at arlington national cemetery. his burial will feature the