international wonders if they have faced widespread pressure. opposition fighters have also been accused of crimes. meanwhile, sources tell cnn that syrian president bashar al-assad has rejected the latest peace proposal. 28 people are dead following a bus crash in switzerland according to the swiss news agency, 22 children and six adults died when the bus carrying belgian tourists collided with the wall of a tunnel. it happened on the border of italy as the tourists were returning from a ski holiday. those are the headlines from cnn. i m juanita rajpal. world business today starts right now. good morning from cnn london, i m nina dos santos. and good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i m andrew stevens. welcome to world business today. the top stories this wednesday, march 14th. finance stocks lead the gains on wall street as bank stress tests give some investors cause to cheer. china s premiere gives the last speech of his ten-year term. we ve got his outlook for th
rick santorum has a brand-new surge coming after stunning victories in the deep county. newt gingrich is refusing to add up the numbers. mitt romney s cavern says this race is still a forgone conclusion. let s begin with joe johns, he s in illinois. joe? reporter: wolf, this is rosemo rosemont, illinois, outside of chicago, where newt gingrich is expected to appear shortly. there were new calls today from conservatives for gingrich to get out of the race and give rick santorum a clean shot at the republican nomination. as indecision limped closer to the halfway mark, the candidates fanned out. rick san tore, tuesday night s winner, took hi victory lap, stumping for votes in louisiana, ending up in puerto rico, but not before a parting shot at romney. people say you re being outspent and everybody is talking about the math, all the things that this race is inevitable. well, for someone who thinks this race is inevitable, he s spending a whole lot of money against me for be