They had good gains on sales, which indicates good investment decisions ... their credit quality remains strong and their dividends are steady; all factors seem to indicate their life is OK.

We're not expecting this to be a moneymaker, ... This is a program investment in the campus, in the quality of the amenities.

created a structure under which not just investment bankers but also research analysts and sales personnel all reported to him, and all devoted their efforts to securing for him an ever greater share of Silicon Valley's investment banking business.

The improvement in underlying sales has been driven by some price investment and by 'easy' improvements in availability that you would expect in the early stages of a recovery. Indeed, it is still too early to call any major recovery.

We'll continue to assess the sales, profit and investment on each of our stores, but we do not expect another closing of this size in the near term. In retail you're always reviewing your fleet, making changes to the fleet whether it's closings or openings.

I feel the valuation applied to that business (Western Union) has been severely depressed by being part of the whole First Data. I think the remaining businesses will be a significantly less attractive investment.