The weather was okay, the spending data suggests that people still went out and spent so I'm not too concerned at this stage. I would be surprised if margins had significantly deteriorated.

We are not concerned about innovation shifting from the U.S. I still believe that the U.S. still has capabilities for innovation.

We're not playing hardball here, ... We've got to make sure that we're spending our dollars wisely. If we come in with too little, too late, and they look at the agreement that we're drafting and that's unacceptable to them, then we'll have to cross that bridge when we get to it.

Weather is not everything. But it'd be good to go to San Diego and get a little tan or something.

The recovery in employment and incomes should continue bolstering consumption ahead. And the recent machinery orders data suggests capital spending will maintain an uptrend into the fourth quarter onwards.

They have spent more time trying to make it okay for you to go to McDonald's with your friends because they ran into a branding problem where it kind of wasn't socially acceptable for older kids.