We think of it as an opening-day event.

Tomorrow is set to be another busy day on the U.K. corporate calendar and this stands to provide some direction, but U.S. economic sentiment in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina looks set to continue to dictate where the major indexes go next.

My day job is as a lawyer and I enjoy my job very much. But I think I've known for most of my life that in my heart, I'm a musician and music is what really drives me.

Surprises are coming out every day.

The spread has reduced dramatically and trades are increasingly being given to New Zealand brokers to transact.

I was just about to sweep it up. Then I saw something move and got a bit of a fright.