c.e.o. klaus kleinfeld. so nice to have you back on the program. >> nice to talk to you. >> susie: so you have solid numbers. but, you know, you also said today that the economic recovery is, quote, uneven. so what does alcoa expect the rest of the year to look like? >> well, we actually do see, the stock with aluminum demands, we do see that from all the things we see, aluminum demand is stable, we believe 12% growth this year from 13% growth last year, doubling in the next 10 years. that's what we see. on the end markets we see positive things in the aerospace segment. everybody went there and said boeing airbus, the big one probably going to get 300 new orders. they ended up with more than 870 orders. and the good news is alcoa also was able to sign a contract with airbus, for a total of a billion. we see the same type of optimistic environment in the trucks and trailers, also here in the u.s., and we -- >> susie: before you go through all that, let's look because we have a graphic here that looks at your

c.e.o. klaus kleinfeld joins us to talk about the results and if alcoa is hiring. >> susie: b.p. wants to end payouts for future losses to most victims of last year's gulf oil spill. the british oil firm argues those payouts aren't needed because the spill's hardest-hit areas are recovering and their local economies are growing again. last year, the u.s. government made b.p. setup a $20 billion fund for current and future spill related losses. b.p. said it would continue future loss payments for some groups like oyster harvesters. >> tom: meanwhile, exxon mobil has a deadline for cleaning up its yellowstone river oil spill. the u.s. environmental protection agency gives the oil giant until september 9th to clean up the montana spill. an estimated 42,000 gallons of crude escaped when a pipeline under the river burst last friday. some of that oil has reached as far as north dakota as heavy rains have caused the river to swell. >> tom: a lot of investor hope has been hung on the second half of the year, but tonight's market monitor is nervous about the next six months. sandy lincoln