Today's announcement reflects our board's confidence in Wachovia's performance and prospects for consistently growing earnings while maintaining a strong capital position.

The Conference Board's November consumer confidence Index fell in November for the fourth consecutive month and was noticeably weak among lower income consumers.

That was definitely our best performance this season both in terms of emotion and the confidence we felt.

The renewed confidence the financial markets have in Gulf Air's commercial performance over the past few years has resulted in us moving forward at a good pace.

I was really pleased with the lightweights. Sometimes they lack confidence against tough competition. I'm hoping their performance in the opening two rounds helps their confidence.

The strong performance in the resourcing division was primarily a result of the recruitment business, which is growing the business in a more positive economic environment and has been working hard to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its operations,