Western intelligence officials have reportedly urged each country to boost security measures and to provide better protection for ships,especially oil and gas tankers.
VOA: standard.2010.01.07
On both sides of the Atlantic, quarantine was increasingly replaced by better intelligence and proactive measures.
The latest sentiment report by Investors Intelligence, which measures the sentiment of investment newsletters, shows 56.2% are bullish, only 20.2% bearish, the highest level of bullishness since December, 2007, which was a couple of months after the severe 2007-2009 bear market began.