finance with the ceo of cowen and company, jeffrey solomon, and bill isaac. plus the state of innovation, steve case will be joining us live at 7:30 eastern time. so we have a big show ahead. before we get to all of that, let s get you up to speed on the morning s headlines. andrew, good morning. thanks, becky. good morning to you. we will get you caught up on some of the big headlines. germany s highest court ruling that the country can ratify the new permanent european bailout fund, but there are conditions to germany s participation. here s the important part. parliament will have veto power over any future increases. we ll have more on that story in just a few moments. back here in the u.s., the fed is beginning to begin convening a two-day policy setting meeting in washington. market expectations high. many investors expect the central bank the unleash a third round of quantity sative reezing. we ll get the decision tomorrow afternoon. ben bernanke will be holding that