. >> i think it's very clear that number one out is non-asia asia. japan is kind of sluggish here. the rest of asia led by china is already coming out. china had 8% or 7.9% g.d.p. growth reported just a few days ago. the chinese government says they're going to keep up the very heavy stimulus spending that they've been doing. then i think we're actually second behind non-japan asia because we are doing ever so much to promote growth here. europe, i think, and japan, i think, lag behind. they're doing less. and they're much slower to correct the problem of rising labor costs. that is painful here when we make the cuts, but it positions us to be much more competitive globally. >> suzanne: stu, i think we have to leave it there. thank you for joining us. >> always a pleasure. >> suzanne: my guest stu schweitzer of jp morgan private bank. >> paul: taking its cue from advancing world markets, wall street opened higher getting more traction from brokerage upgrades on caterpillar and harley-davidson. at mid-day, the dow was sporting a 71 point gain with the nasdaq up 16 points. progress i