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plan. activists say at least 26 people were killed wednesday in several cities. video posted online appears to show new shelling in the district of homs. the crisis in syria is expected to dominate the summit. ban ki-moon is there. an updated resolution on syria will be presented to leaders, but it will not call for president bashar al assad to step down. those are the top stories from cnn. i m monita rajpal. world business today starts right now. good morning, from cnn london, i m nina dos santos. this is world business today and these are the top stories this thursday. leaders of the brics nation stand united. nigeria s finance minister hopes to prove the emerging economies are ready to take the lead. she tells cnn why she s the ideal candidate to run the world bank. also on the show, a general strike grips spain a day before the government announces a new round of austerity measures. so these are some of the world s fastest-growing major economies these ....
it was the final day of dramatic supreme court hearings on the president s controversial health care law. now, justices again signaling a huge divide, a khasm that could doom obama s signature domestic achievement. with all uncertainty surrounding the law s fate, business owners are looking at how their costs will be affected and that means yours, if you re an employee. for some clarity, we turn to our strike team made up of entrepreneurs, innovators, ceos of companies of all sizes and our team members agreed their costs would go up but the big question is how much. here are some specifics. david roberts is the chairman of carlisle companies and he said his health care costs would go up by 3.5%. he would pass all of that in turn to employees. stewart miller, the president and ceo of lenar said his health care costs would rise 5% to 10% by 2014 and that would be passed on to employees. so they get an increase that goes straight through to your premiums. if the individual ....
tonight, health care on trial. it was the final day of dramatic supreme court hearings on the president s controversial health care law. now, justices again signaling a huge divide, a chasm that could doom obama s signature domestic achievement. with all uncertainty surrounding the law s fate, business owners are looking at how their costs will be affected and that means yours, if you re an employee. for some clarity, we turn to our strike team made up of entrepreneurs, innovators, ceos of companies of all sizes and our team members agreed their costs would go up but the big question is how much. here are some specifics. david roberts is the chairman of carlisle companies and he said his health care costs would go up by 3.5%. he would pass all of that in turn to employees. stewart miller, the president and ceo of lenar said his health care costs would rise 5% to 10% by 2014 and that would be passed on to employees. we heard that from all of the companies. so they get an ....
korea plans to launch a long-range rocket. why tensions are soaring ahead of a world nuclear summit. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. captions by vitac www.vitac.com on this, the eve of a key gop primary in louisiana, rick santorum is charging hard. polls show him as a double digit favorite there, but santorum is also on the defensive today. he s taking a lot of heat from his rivals for hinting that reelecting barack obama might might be preferable to electing mitt romney. listen to this. you win by giving people a choice. you win by giving people the opportunity to see a different vision for our country, not someone who is just going to be a little different than the person in there. if they re going to be a little different we might as well stay with what we have instead of taking a risk of what may be an etch a sketch candidate for the future. strong words. let s go live to our senior correspondent joe johns. he s in louisiana. joe, i tak ....