For every person who has a horrible story about how their market basket of goods went soaring, there's somebody else out there who has an equally opposite view of life.

I'm a horrible business person.

The question is -- and this is why the market hasn't reacted too negatively to the durable goods report -- is whether businesses ... will continue to spend given the risks to consumer spending posed by high energy prices.

We're a good defensive team. We keep coming back on teams. It's pretty much the story of our season.

It's an all-around positive report. It just goes to show the disconnect between consumer expectations and the actual performance of the economy.

The Federal Reserve is concerned with maintaining price stability and with employment and the economy. We know the labor market is strong and that the economy is doing well, but the CPI will address pricing pressure.