mlsoft, concerning IBM, I can say this. A buddy of mine has been trying to hire me back to IBM, finally I said yes. He has been trying now for 2 months to get a hire "ticket" to hire me, and can't get one.
This tells me one thing, IBM is getting ready for a more significant "resource action" sometime soon. Which means business is bad, and getting worse.
Of course, based on this market, I would expect the news of more layoffs at IBM to be worth 100 dow points - to the upside....