We don't know, ... The fact is that the buying climate remains very tough. There aren't so many big deals around anymore.

There were several major corporate deals done over the last quarter - those should generate activity for buyout houses.

Issuers are looking to Canada to get international bond deals done. Until last year, many Canadian investors were severely restricted in their ability to buy bonds issued by U.S. and European issuers, and thus, severely constrained in their search for diversification. For the first time in more than thirty years, large pools of domestic funds can look offshore for investment opportunities. And this is a very healthy turn of events for issuers.

Clean air and a healthy climate benefit all of us, but it will take a diverse coalition to step up to the threat posed by unchecked climate change.

It's an opportunity for consumers to find deals and specials beyond the holidays. Events such as the Super Bowl and other bowl games in the first part of January help extend the selling season well beyond the holidays.

They don't call it the Internet anymore, they call it cloud computing. I'm no longer resisting the name. Call it what you want.