can the company's new initiatives drive the growth we'll ask ben silverman. >>> as for markets, a little softness dow down 320, the s&p down some disappointing reads on earnings out of the likes of j&j, and goldmans. >>> lockheed martin sending industrials to the top of the market we're in earnings mode, no doubt about it that goldman sachs lag on the dow and the financial sector weighing, not as much on the banking crisis stuff, more on goldman specific, the decline in investment banking revenue weaker than expected and trading weaker than expected and selling parts of the consumer loans business. >> yeah. even goldman saying maybe the worst of the crisis is behind us as for topping the tape today, divergence on wall street. goldman says the worst may be in the past b of a says the consumer remains intact here. the s&p near a two-month high. the vix, wow, below 17 this morning. despite all that, investor sentiment is pretty low. b of a fund manager sentiment, the lowest of all year cnbc survey showing new pessimism. aa survey showing bearish above historical averages. 95% of investors s