The forecasts for the second-half of the year for the most part seem to support a recovery, but to some read more

The forecasts for the second-half of the year for the most part seem to support a recovery, but to some extent, that's already priced into the market, so you're not seeing that much stock reaction. There's not a lot of conviction and some people will take profits. But I think there will continue to be a moderately upwards bias for the remainder of the year.

Me and Jai are pretty good friends. We'll be living with each other in a condo, making the best of read more

Me and Jai are pretty good friends. We'll be living with each other in a condo, making the best of it and getting ourselves ready for the season.

Are the referees going to treat him like Michael Jordan in his first playoff or like Michael Jordan after six read more

Are the referees going to treat him like Michael Jordan in his first playoff or like Michael Jordan after six championships? We don't know.

Pretty healthy retail sales growth in November reinforces belief that consumer spending is picking up to some extent, and reduces read more

Pretty healthy retail sales growth in November reinforces belief that consumer spending is picking up to some extent, and reduces the case for a near-term interest rate cut.

Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great.

Russian Communism is the illegitimate child of Karl Marx and Catherine the Great.

When you change your offense, there will be a transition period and you'll have some rough spots. I was fairly read more

When you change your offense, there will be a transition period and you'll have some rough spots. I was fairly impressed, for asking them to make a change in two weeks. It was a great job.

The step taken (by the EU) was not sufficient to start negotiation in other sectors,

The step taken (by the EU) was not sufficient to start negotiation in other sectors,

The archdiocese also is disappointed that this has taken so long. Obviously, this isn't anything we have any desire to read more

The archdiocese also is disappointed that this has taken so long. Obviously, this isn't anything we have any desire to prolong.

Am I surprised by how slow he's moving? My basic answer is, yes. I knew he was not going to read more

Am I surprised by how slow he's moving? My basic answer is, yes. I knew he was not going to turn the Earth on its head overnight. But given the vastness of his ambitions ... I would have expected in the first eight months he would be doing lots of things of consequence: more significant personnel moves, more significant documents, more serious public engagements, etc., etc.