We'd like to have this area preserve the cultural heritage.

Japanese Americans operated it for many, many years. There was a little consternation in the community about a Chinese American taking over the Japanese Tea Garden.

The merger will have a big impact on retailers. This will likely trigger consolidation within the industry, helping to drive profitability at retailers higher.

It's simply that there was too much of a gain in too short a period of time. Investors are looking for any pointers to get out of the market for now.

Without decisive policy action by the government, the 11,000 will be just a passing point.

We are possibly facing one of the worst periods, with profit warnings likely to come out some more, and banks and corporations are stepping up unloading of cross-held shares into September,