mali is fighting -- a stock on the world bank of scotland is nearing a three-year high after reports profits nearly doubled in the first half of the year. largestritain's state-owned lender. company is buying a company of ireland and plans to cut its u.s. taxes by moving its base there. the hour.inutes past bloomberg television is on the markets. futures are taking a bit of a breather. s&p futures are down about three points. another record close for the s&p yesterday. the nasdaq is heavily weighted to the downside. negative earnings report from amazon. premarket shares are down as much as 10%. we will be on the markets again in 30 minutes. fullngs season is in swing. many companies surprising to the upside, pushing markets to record highs. what does this say about the state of the u.s. economy? >> are we spending more and buying more? is that theells us first-quarter gdp numbers that got everyone so upset were nothing to worry about. going forward, we should be expecting things like more bank lending, increasing loans, etc., which will also help boost the economy. it's one of the re