Every step's been positive. We just have to keep up the momentum for this year.

This is a very positive turnaround for the political development of Mexico. Now, after all, we will be able -- late, very late -- to have a real democratic transition.

The political turmoil in Iran turned the mood from positive to negative going into the week and that seems to be coloring people's interpretation of the earnings. My sense with Apple is that in the current mood of the market, no news would have been good enough to support the stock.

Our discussions (with ODOT) have been very positive. This would be larger than the typical loan from ODOT, but everyone knows that going in.

Retailers are going to be positive in November, but that's really because of the calendar shift,

Earnings season has become a very volatile period, and investors are now much more sensitive to misses than to [positive] surprises.