. >> a live and exclusive with scott mcgregor.ommunications chipmakers are out with earnings and where does the role as the supplier to apple fit in. whirlpool's ceo will join us. the stock is up in 12 months. what are the numbers telling us about housing, europe and the economy. hard to tell which direction we'll go here. we'll get the opening bell in about 15 minutes. >>> all right. shares of yum brands up sharply in the pre-market. the parent of kfc, taco bell and pizza hut posted profits of 70 cents a share. revenues in line with their forecasts. yum also reaffirmed its prior outlook for the full year in terms of earnings despite saying that the bird flu issue continues to negatively impact same-store sales in china. of course, china is the key for yum. they seem to be navigating it fairly well, although i defer to you on this name. >> i think the world of david novak. this industry whether it be comp son, whether it be the -- look, shake. there are titans in this industry of which novak towers over everyone. and pizza hut, an