Even as a moderate slowing in US growth looms, growth prospects have improved for other engines of the world economy.

The basic economic trends in India remain pretty compelling. Growth should still be in the 6 to 6.5 percent range. They've managed to keep inflation under control and you've had a private sector that has a history of detaching itself from some of the politics going on.

We are very optimistic about the Chinese automotive industry. That's a great growth area for us. Whenever an economy starts to invest in producing things for consumers, whether it be for a bottle of beer or a car, that's our sweet spot.

We really are a one-world economy. If the global economic growth is strong, then the 500 will do well, because they have substantial operations and sales abroad.

Small businesses offer the greatest potential for export and job growth within the US economy.

The economy was pretty much firing on all cylinders, and the second quarter showed us still on a good growth track ... but oil prices pose a risk to growth and inflation.