Caterpillar's Owens Interview

April 26 (Bloomberg) -- Jim Owens, chief executive officer of Caterpillar Inc., talks with Bloomberg's Lori Rothman, Julie Hyman and Zahra Burton about reasons behind the company's raised forecasts, the financing environment and hiring plans for 2010. Caterpillar, the world's largest maker of construction equipment, posted its first earnings increase in seven quarters, exceeding analysts’ estimates, as the global economy began to improve. The company said full-year sales, profit and economic growth will be higher than executives previously predicted. (Source: Bloomberg)