it's come pretty far in a short time. and yesterday's 170-point jump was the biggest one-day gain in more than three months. looks like we're going to keep it going today. results from deere and company soundly beat wall street estimates. the farm and construction equipment maker posted a profit of over $240 million despite what it called sptubbornly weak economic conditions in the u.s. and canada. deere shares are expected to start in the green today. home construction bounced back in january after a battle with some bad weather in december. but the increase was slightly below analyst estimates. building permits, those indicate future activity, they fell almost 5%. it is really mother sign that the housing recovery is going to be a slow go. finally, kyra, america's largest drugstore chain, walgreens, we all mow it, it's buying new york city's largest