The market gets used to certain prices. But if we get to $80 oil, that is new to the market and something that attracts attention.

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You can't ask for 100 percent seamless transition, but this was as close as you get.

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If you are Mrs. Smith watching TV, seeing images of the hurricane, seeing (former House majority leader) Tom DeLay get indicted, watching the president's approval ratings sink, you say to yourself: 'What's going on here?' Are you going to feel confident? No. Are you going to put money to work? No.

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The market was relieved about the earnings coming out and mildly surprised about GM.

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Certainly I think the lower-income consumer is feeling pinched.

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Overall the earnings have been very solid. It gives the market confidence to go higher.

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There is competition for customers, and banks are sweetening the yields.

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