Consumers will continue to battle through the high energy prices as Christmas approaches, so look out for a large amount of activity in the retail sector as battle lines are drawn up.

The (U.S.) market has held up well since last week's massacre and whilst the coming weeks will give a better indication on earnings, we hope a few...pointers will spur it forward sooner rather than later.

There are mixed feelings presently for December as most investors and analysts believe the market will end up higher. This week is expected to be even as large gains are soaked in before launching the next phase.

We went too early with a look that was too overtly Christmas.

That it achieved what it achieved was amazing - it was the best Christmas present.

Sillman looked at his interrogator with hopeless eyes. 'I think while I was passed out, I dreamed about my mom's gingerbread cookies. Maybe the guy who knocked on the glass was eatin' one.' 'Mm,' said Peace-not-War. 'Well. That's helpful. We'll put an APB out on the Gingerbread Man. I'm not hopeful it'll do us much good, though. Word on the street is you can't catch him.