The Fed is simply stopping at neutral; it's not shutting down a growth cycle. That's great for the market in 2006.

The news from Microsoft is a significant negative, but clearly the market isn't buckling with that announcement.

Oil below $60 a barrel grabbed folks' attention.

Oil below $60 a barrel grabbed folks? attention. When the market decides to pay attention to things is a bit of Rubik?s cube, but this is a big deal.

Oil below $ 60 a barrel grabbed folks' attention. When the market decides to pay attention to things is a bit of Rubik's Cube, but this is a big deal.

I'm quite pleased the markets have hung in as well as they have.