"JPMorgan is the first big U.S. bank to release fourth-quarter earnings, and analysts and investors are looking at it for signs of how the rest of the industry may be faring . The bank, which bought failing Bear Stearns Cos. and Washington

Confusions remain. I'm not so sure I understand the interpretations of the person made."There is a cancer of silence which represents a widespread lack of meaning, in music namely." (ref: sound of silence 1) How do the

"The U.S. economy started the new year on weaker footing as recession-shocked Americans retrenched further, forcing retailers to ring up fewer sales and factories to cut back production." 1. What does 'weaker footing' mean? Is it

"And the people bowed and prayed To the neon god they made And the sign flashed out its warning In the words that it was forming And the sign said The words of the prophets are written on the subway walls And tenement halls And whispered in

" Fools," said I, "you do not know Silence like a cancer grows Hear my words that I might teach you Take my arms that I might reach you" But my words like silent raindrops fell And echoed in the wells of silence Can you explain

"And in the naked light I saw Ten thousand people maybe more People talking without speaking People hearing without listening People writing songs that voices never shared No one dared Disturb the sound of silence" Can you explain the

"In restless dreams I walked alone Narrow streets of cobblestone 'Neath the halo of a street lamp I turn my collar to the cold and damp When my eyes were stabbed by the flash of a neon light That split the night And touched the sound of

"Hello darkness, my old friend I've come to talk with you again Because a vision softly creeping Left its seeds while I was sleeping And the vision that was planted in my brain Still remains Within the sound of silence" What does

'All right' has many definitions. I wonder how you know which one is which? 'All right' can mean satisfactory. e.g. 1. "Is everything all right , sir?". e.g. 2. "How's school going?" " All right , I

Do you native speaker say, "I look up the sky" or "I look at the sky" or both? Thanks