Europe. Mario monti is stepping down as Prime Minister of italy. He lost support of the people. He was out in front of italys debt crisis last year and he lowered the bar in cost. He is a smart guy. He obviously does not want to stay there. Investors took heart from the latest data out of china. Growth is accelerating. No more that owning our process here. Almost 10 . Beating analyst estimates. Copper moved higher. It is an industrial metal. Money flowing into stocks. Minors like numa mining. Then, of course, the announcement that they would be taking a big acquisition. Today, it is up more than a percent. Cliff natural of about 5 . We should not forget mcdonalds. Better samestore sales than expected. Coming up in just a few minutes. Cash is king at ethan allen peered the furniture retailer throwing a lot more cash at shareholders. They are announcing a onetime payout this month alone. We will get the inside story from ethan allen chairman and ceo farooq kathwari. You have to hear abou