Amusing Ironies

Nokia's CEO says the iPhone is just a "niche" product. He added that Nokia is working to have an iPhone clone available the second half of 2008.

Marketwatch appears to be doing it's US economic reporting from Amman, Jordan. Folks I'm not outsourced . . . still in Minneapolis USA.

Merrill Lynch posted write downs of $2 billion for the first quarter and 4,000 in job cuts, but the CEO said the core business is fine.
Viv wants to know how much diesel they have left in the backup generator.

Watch out for the currency translation effect this earnings season. IBM got a boost (which got shoved under the rug) but Nokia took a hit (and you'd have to be deaf and blind not to know).