However, while the deal is being brokered, and afterward, watch for the market's reaction.
Adding a new layer of interest though was the market's reaction.
So far, the bond market's reaction to the scrutiny has been modest, though some fund managers have sought to unload their debt holdings due to the uncertainty.
Michael King, of Bank of America Securities, said in a note to investors this morning that there is still hope for Tysabri and that the market's reaction was overdone.
Skilling had testified that he made the sale on that day--the first day the stock markets were open following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks--out of concern about the market's reaction.
The market's reaction was to return to its blue-chip selloff, as the Dow Jones industrial average fell into negative territory, losing 23.05 points, or 0.3%, to 8.299.86, while the Nasdaq Composite index gained 1.6%, or 27.42 points, to 1, 792.34.
This, perhaps, is the true lesson of the downgrade of America's credit rating, and the market reaction to that event.
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Indeed favorable bond market reaction to Draghi's OMT program will, paradoxically, delay its launch.
Initial market reaction was tepid, with major U.S. equity indexes falling marginally into negative territory and then shyly moving back to the black.
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And certainly, the stock market reaction was a vote of confidence, and it's been a vote of confidence around the world.
The market reaction puzzled some economists, who saw the Fed's upbeat words on the economy as an indication it is likely to leave rates unchanged for the foreseeable future.
Wall Street's reaction: It has lopped 56% off the company's market value since late July, an even steeper drop than the average 23% slide for Internet stocks.
And then, has the U.S. prepared a contingency plan in the event that there is some negative global market reaction on Monday?
The market place showed little to no reaction to the results of the latest U.S. FOMC meeting that ended Wednesday.
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What was even more remarkable was the hate-reaction the book provoked among public figures and in much of Britain's up-market press.
Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who has conceded the lower house to Pier Luigi Bersani's centre-left bloc, played down the significance of the spread, and said he was not worried about market reaction to the vote.
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