nick mackie, "nightly business report," chongqing. >> susie: here's what we're watching for next week: our market monitor is erik ristuben, chief investment officer of client investment strategies at russell investments. also a big week for earnings: dow components 3m, american express, a.t.&t., boeing, catepillar and microsoft. on monday, our shoptalk series look at private sale websites and why they're one of the hottest trends in retail. more turbulence for british airways. the airline's cabin crew has voted to go on strike again. so far, no date has been set for the walkout. b.a.'s fight with its unions began last year over proposed cuts in pay and staffing levels. now it centers on a withdrawal of perks for union members who went on strike last year. but the airline's news isn't all bad. today, british airways formally merged with spanish carrier iberia, creating europe's third- largest airline. meantime, u.s. airways inked a deal with expedia. the online travel site will provide u.s. airways fare and flight data for several more years. travelers will also have the option of sele

nick mackie has details on a hat that hopes to be a hit here in the u.s. >> reporter: no, they're not recruiting extras for a sci-fi movie. the folk here are taking time out to try out a high-tech massage, courtesy of breo. some opt for a mask, which should relieve tiredness around the eyes, while others wear one of the $200 space-age helmets. they vibrate, apply heat, and relax you with music, while administering a firm, mood- changing therapy. >> ( translated ): this one applies and releases pressure, while the other one massages by knocking on your head. i prefer the other one. >> reporter: the exterior is german designed; while the insides, with the massaging functions, are developed by breo's in-house team, which combines technology with the principles of traditional chinese medicine to relieve fatigue, anxiety and stress. breo is the world's leading company in eye- and head-massage technology. its main market is china, where it has 200 retail outlets. the brand exports throughout southeast asia, and its 900 staff here in shenzhen also assemble massage devices for others, includi

nick mackie takes a look. >> reporter: cranes dot the skyline, building homes, high- rise office blocks, and high- tech factories. it's a far cry from five years ago, when all this was mainly farmland. over the past 18 months, $3 billion of inward investment has flowed into xiyong micro- electronics park, with key players including hewlett packard, foxconn, quanta, inventec and acer deciding to locate here. the park's deputy director, zhu jiang, says chongqing is now on track to be a global manufacturing base for notebooks and tablets. >> ( translated ): by 2015, notebook production will reach 80 million units, our exports will reach u.s. $80 million, and 400,000 people will be employed in notebook manufacturing or related fields. >> reporter: companies are buying into chongqing because they seek lower operational costs, and to get closer to inland china's huge maturing consumer base. the city recognized this early on and was quick to craft and finance its strategy to build a new industry from scratch. labor and energy costs are 30% cheaper here than in china's coastal region. but the d