c.e.o. alan mulally. ihs global insight's rebecca lindland thinks these retirements are part of a coordinated strategy for ford's future. >> ford is a very deliberate company and they don't do things lightly, so everything usually has a plan at ford. and i think they are trying to get some new fresh faces in place before alan's departure, so that investors are comfortable with the management team that is running ford when alan departs. >> tom: tom, lindland also thinks mulally is enjoying his job running ford so much that he's not likely to step down in the immediate future. >> tom: -- a little bit of selling pressure on the new, not much, down about 1% well. go see small gains in the overall market. let's get to them with tonight's market focus. the major indices absorbed the news about the housing foreclosure settlement and headlines out of europe without much reaction. the morning saw some volatility before the market settling in with some small gains. still, it was enough to put the s&p 500 at its hig