don kohn says no. kevin warsh and dick fisher says the fed should tighten sooner and harsher. we've got vince reinhart and bank of america chief economist mickey leva. fee they were featured speakers today we were a little light on the numbers. durable goods looked pretty soft. chicago looked pretty soft. is the profits recovery still on track? >> the answer is yes on both. i think the economy will grow faster than expected. you have a tremendous amount of fiscal stimulus and, you know, you're on track for a nice bounce back. i would also add that even if you get a gradual rebound in the economy, you get a v-shaped rebound in corporate profits because businesses were able to maintain their productivity gains through a deep recession. let me add one other point. i'm not a stock market strategist, but if you look at the level of the stock market, it's still below where it was just prior to the financial crisis and that crisis is over. >> that's a very important point. financials have led the way. you have this upward sloping yield curve, zero percentage interest rate. you're noi