But there's little doubt Rose is steering Global Marine in the right direction.

FORBES: GLOBAL MARINE The Water Is 12,000 Feet Deep

It seems that despite enthusiasm about the direction of the market as a whole, for many investors the bloom is coming off the rose for big banks.

FORBES: Magazine Article

However, with the strong gains already clocked by investors this year, some stock strategists were moving in the opposite direction, raising warning flags about the prospect for future gains on a day when demand for Treasurys rose, nudging the yield on the benchmark 10-year note down to 1.95%.

WSJ: Stocks Push Higher

When we left a few minutes later, our transformation went in the opposite direction, or silk purse into sow's ear, since after several delicious blowsy hours of la vie en rose, our beeping cell phones signaled the impatience of the world outside.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Hungry for Paris'