Police were told the group was armed and they had made political demands,

Police were told the group was armed and they had made political demands,

I don't see in the market any real driving forces. People aren't too excited one way or another.

I don't see in the market any real driving forces. People aren't too excited one way or another.

It did a great deal of good, physically and mentally for me. I felt fresh out there.

It did a great deal of good, physically and mentally for me. I felt fresh out there.

Our graphs are based on starting with chaos meaning we have a blast of news, and we say to our read more

Our graphs are based on starting with chaos meaning we have a blast of news, and we say to our algorithms, find some order in this. We're creating these from scratch.

I call him the unpolished diamond. We polished him off today and he was really shining.

I call him the unpolished diamond. We polished him off today and he was really shining.

The insurance industry communicates through codes and check-off boxes. If there's no check-off box for you, you don't exist.

The insurance industry communicates through codes and check-off boxes. If there's no check-off box for you, you don't exist.

I have been fielding quite a few calls about Apple's filing of the 'Mobile Me' patent. Folks have been speculating read more

I have been fielding quite a few calls about Apple's filing of the 'Mobile Me' patent. Folks have been speculating about a phone from Apple for more than a year. Being that I am a wireless analyst, I don't follow Apple as closely as others do. What I do know though, is that we are not likely to know until Apple wants us to know. They are pretty good at big surprises. Do I think they are developing a phone? Probably. Probably somewhere in their labs, there are prototypes of phones. Whether or not they bring one to market commercially is another story. Whether or not they will do so on their own is another open question. Hard to imagine carrier subsidies on a device unless there are revenues to be earned through downloaded services and content.

Our guards are really stepping up. They're getting into the lane and when (the defense) starts taking away the basket, read more

Our guards are really stepping up. They're getting into the lane and when (the defense) starts taking away the basket, they're getting the ball to me or whoever for the lay-up.

The inversion of the curve could continue certainly well into the second quarter. It depends on the appetite for buying read more

The inversion of the curve could continue certainly well into the second quarter. It depends on the appetite for buying U.S. Treasuries and how far the Fed goes.