Get your Freak on, because it's Fed Day in the big city! I don't think anyone is expecting them to do anything. The market is pretty flat as I type. As always, what they say will probably impact the market in one direction or another. We'll have to keep an eye on comments about more sensitive areas. Recently, sub-primes have caused some emotional responses.
Thoughts on American Idol? From the women, Melinda is heads and shoulders the best singer. Even overall. From the guys, I think Blake makes even boring songs interesting.
Apple (AAPL) TV heading to stores. Apple Inc. said on Wednesday it has started to ship to U.S. stores its new Apple TV box, a device that lets viewers take music and video stored on a computer and play it on a television set. You know you can already do this from a Windows XP or Vista PC, right? That's what I do with the Sony Media Extender. But I'm sure Apple's will be "cooler." As Simon would say, it will have the "it factor."
OK, not the best morning link, but a student puts urine in teacher's coffee pot. An eighth-grader faces expulsion after admitting he put urine in a teacher's coffee pot, officials said. The Wilson Middle School teacher noticed that the coffee had an unusual odor Friday and reported it to the principal, Muncie Community Schools officials said. A student who overheard classmates discussing it also reported the incident to officials.