The Eckerd sale is definitely good news for Penney on two fronts. They've generated substantial amount of money from the sale. Secondly, Eckerd was a continuing diversion of management's time. That also is resolved somewhat,

I don't think Wal-Mart will have as bad a year as everyone thinks they will right now.

They were trying to protect their turf in film when they could have been more forthcoming and aggressive in digital technology,

The banks will see this through the year's end, how fast this restructuring plan is taking hold,

It's good for Wal-Mart to get into California but it's not as if Wal-Mart's future depended on this vote, ... At the same time, what the Inglewood decision could have some effect on is Wal-Mart's attempts to get closer to metropolitan cities, especially if we see other cities around the country putting up similar opposition to having Wal-Mart in their neighborhood.

They're looking to cut their debt down to half. That's the long and the short of it.

They don't have a history as a digital company but they have the three requirements to support it: technology, management and ? more important probably than anything ? distribution. Their deliverance cannot happen in one quarter, in one year, but they have the best name in imaging and their quality continues to be proven out.

This is not good. It was a bad year, so they were . . . writing off everything they can.

The big thing for me is to get a better idea of what happened.

No question this is a positive, ... Kodak's strengths include wide product range, ease of use and a brand name with high recognition.