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one whole square mile area. this is just north of seattle. all right, to the stock market now. global stocks trading at this hour. they are up around the world. asia is booking its best week since last spring, and that is despite signs that china's economy is slowing. here's why stocks are up. investors are betting weak data from china means the government will intervene to stabilize growth. here in the u.s., it's another story. the dow dropped three of four days this week. futures are up a few points, so we'll watch that for the end of the week. two dow stocks to watch, walmart and visa. walmart's suing visa for $5 billion, saying the credit card company was charging unfair swipe fees, and those are the fees that walmart pays to visa when you shop on a debit or credit card. walmart alleges it was forced to pass high costs on to consumers and lost business as a result. watch those two. we've got futures not moving too much here, a little higher, but global markets are up right now. also, possible tornadoes touching down in the midwest. jennifer gray tracking the severe weather and what you can expect. that is straight ahead. co: i've always found you don't know you need a hotel room