Middle of September

It's already the middle of September. I went into the mall today to find a wedding gift and noticed clerks putting out Christmas merchandise! I don't know if I'm ready for holiday celebrating and crass commercialism. Maybe, that's what we all need, though... a little Christmas. Microsoft is talking to media giant, Time Warner, about some type of business combination. I'll be anxious to see how this works out. Big companies gained slightly today, while NASDAQ pulled back. Dow +13.85 NASDAQ -3.18 S&P 500 +0.57