the front landing gear failed to come down. none of the 71 people aboard were hurt in that. a problem with another italian cruise ship. it is being towed after a fire. more than a thousand people on board. it s a sister ship to the costa concordia that ran aground off the coast of italy. scientists are watching a big asteroid. may pose an impact 28 years from now. it was discovered last year and they are calling on a ways to deflect it. now here is your first look at wall street. after losing a point yesterday, the dow 12,981. looat overseas trading this morning. in tokyo, the nikkei gained 88 and hong kong hang sang surged 350. good news on the housing market. gave investors one reason for some optimism on monday. contracts for home sales shot up 2% in january to the highest
school. the gun was found at the scene. witnesses say lane walked up to a group of students sitting in the cafeteria and opened fire. the latest polls put republican presidential frontrunners mitt romney and rick santorum in a dead heat going into today s primaries. both candidates have made a final push in michigan. the second contest is in arizona. michigan is a vital test of romney since he was born and raised there and his father served as governor. world business today starts now. good morning from cnn london. i m nina dell santos. good afternoon from cnn hong kong. i m andrew stevens. welcome to world business today. the top stories this tuesday, february 28th. asia chief explains the latest results and tells us where the growth is. the world conference, not his latest company s weapon against apple and google. it was wall street s gordon gecko who famously said greed is good. the actor who played him now has a very different message. first up, though,