There was a string of positive trading incentives today.

Investors are cautious as the main theme this week is earnings in the United States in the first half and those from major Japanese companies in the second half.

Letting go all the negative today and getting started with positive things.

We expect a positive reaction to 4Q results in Qwest shares today (Tuesday) and anticipate '06 numbers across the Street will be moving up on the back of today's results.

The fact that St. Paul was not on the list today was very positive. But, being creative, innovative --- Bill Ford has stated very, very clearly that their future is based on innovation. And that innovation applies to everybody in the company, from somebody on the assembly line to somebody in the finance office. And it's an opportunity. Does that mean this plant is going to survive? We just don't know. But I can tell you one thing for sure, doing nothing is not a good option.

It was positive after yesterday's decline, they bought the financials, they bought everything today, ... The bond market was up and it was just a buy-the-dips type of mentality.