In terms of timing, this is great news. The market had been hoping for some positive catalyst to drive chip makers' shares higher.

The market reflected losses on foreign exchanges. We're waiting for positive news. We did not have any large sellers. I expect the market to recover next week after this week's fall.

I continue to believe that locally, we continue to benefit from a positive bounce in shipyard-related news (despite) higher gasoline prices and other national news that might cause people to be cautious.

Acquisition news is quite positive because it indicates a looking-ahead and willing-to-spend mentality. This expansion is 2-1/2 years old and the consumer has more than done his or her part. Now is the time you need corporations to be willing to spend their very good earnings and their tremendous cash balances.

Investors decided to book profits on recent positive news from Volkswagen and solid car registration figures.

If would be very big news nationally if we got positive results from grasshoppers.