The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI), which tracks only 30 companies should not be used as a true proxy to gauge the overall health of the US economy.

I am not one to discuss fundamentals or macro views, but this situation in Europe is beginning to morph into a media frenzy. Price action in the marketplace is changing rapidly in short periods of time based on the latest press releases coming from the Eurozone summit.

** For the fiscal second quarter ended July 31, 2011, Mentor Graphics Corp. (MENT) reported revenues of $213.7 million, a 13.7% increase compared to the same period the prior year, non-GAAP earnings per share of $.11, and GAAP earnings per share of $.04.

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