Nikkei drops to 20-year low as FTSE battles fall too

Japan's main stock market index dropped to a 20-year low today thanks to George W. Bush's threat of going to war with Iraq and without the support of other UN Security Council members. In the UK, trading is not much better right now as concerns about this year's potential advertising revenue have pushed the FTSE 100 down again today. WPP's US rival and second-largest owner of advertising agencies, Interpublic Group of Cos, yesterday said fourth quarter profits slumped. The FTSE 100 is so far down 45.2 points or 1.3% to 3510.2 but things could yet get worse as HSBC may yet be ...