pfizer s infant nutrition business for just under $12 billion. beam incorporated is buying pinnacle vodka for about $600 million. gas prices dropped for the first time since december falling five currents to an average $3.91 for a gallon of regular. good news for all you globe trotters out there. the first ever nonstop flight between asia and boston arrives sunday at boston s logan air pour. japan airlines expects round trip flights on its brand new boeing 787 dream liner will save passengers six hours of travel time. not so bad there. coming up the penguins bite the dust, the brewers stay alive and the knicks beat the hawks. after a sudden act of violence, a los angeles laker faces a very long suspension. your first look of sports is straight ahead. you re watching first look on
authenticity of this. opposition activists say at least 5 the people were kill add cross syria monday and another 12 were killed this tuesday. more than 50 world leaders gathered in seoul, south korea to discover nuclear weapons casting a shadow on the summit is north korea s plan to launch what it calls a peaceful satellite next month despite pressure, north korean state media says pyongyang will not abandon the launch. i m monita 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 tuesday, march 27th. the u.s. signals support for the economy here to stay and investors are taken aback with a reason to buy. raising fuel prices and protesters are out in force. falling further from grace, former imf head dominique strauss-kahn is now being investigated over alleged links to prostitution. now, markets are