In spite of weakness in our major markets, we improved profitability, saw an extremely positive customer response to new John Deere products, and brought down field inventories of used farm equipment,

Given the positive sentiment...it would hardly be surprising if the market does take heart from any dollar weakness even though it ignored the move higher.

Transportation firms reported continuing economic weakness. While 2006 is likely to be a positive year for the Oklahoma economy due to an improving telecommunications sector and expansions in business service firms, the closing of GM operations in Oklahoma City will produce some fairly negative economic consequences.

It absolutely does have a positive impact on our business. There is a spike in all of our ice-related programs.

You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand?

A weakness is only a weakness if you do nothing to improve it.