Fundamentals will probably be in line with expectations but that won't be the catalyst to move these stocks,

Expectations for the brokers have turned somewhat more negative. We're not terribly excited about the near-term prospects for a lot of these stocks.

He can't stick to his position, but he has raised expectations among his own supporters that he will. He was elected on a mandate of peace.

It's unusual to be that accommodating. But it's kind of balanced by the goodwill consideration of bringing a key (tourism) destination to town.

Today's actions were pretty well discounted and well telegraphed,

For an institution that was brought to its depths, Citigroup has built one of the strongest franchises in the world, not just the United States,