Good morning and welcome to the Visteon Corporation's Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Earnings Conference Call. All lines have been placed on listen-only mode to prevent background noise. As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded.
Morningstar director of economic analysis Bob Johnson addresses recent sluggishness in the economy and makes the case for better growth in the second half of the year.
Homebuilder sentiment, start and permit trends, and consumer behavior suggest a turn for the long-suffering housing market, says Morningstar's Bob Johnson.