I'd give Michigan stocks a C-. U.S. stocks didn't do much better.

We're long on autos, short on oil stocks.

The end result is a ho-hum year for the market.

This year's intense competition in the auto industry has also inspired new display designs for 60 percent of the exhibits this year.

We're still in a profits recession.

Tech stocks are on the sale rack. Unequivocally, investors are bargain-hunting.