There are continued uncertainties, ... The U.S. economy is slowing and commensurate with that is slowing consumer spending and corporate spending. |
There are fewer and fewer corporate CEOs who seem bullish on their own business. |
There are four key elements [affecting the market], and all happen to begin with the letter 'e,' ... The economy, earnings, the Enron spill-off and escalation of border tensions, such as those between India and Pakistan and Israel and Palestine. |
There doesn't appear to be any reason why this market will break out of its current trading range. Inventories continue to be high and demand does not seem to be as high as it could be. |
There is a better tone to the market and money is flowing back into both the Dow and the Nasdaq. Many think we've seen the worst and the next interest rate cut by the Fed (Federal Reserve) will help get the economy going. |
There is likely to be turbulence ahead. Earnings disappointments are devastating. This is not a time to loosen the safety belts, |
There seems to be those who believe that there are more and more signs that the economy is shaking off its slump, |
There's a feeling that oil prices will work higher still. The U.S. is more dependent on foreign imports than it has been in a while, and with oil prices on the rise, buyers moved quickly into oil stocks and energy related stocks, |
There's been no shortage of negative news lately, and this event is likely to further depress the markets, |
There's so much doubt out there ahead of this three-day weekend that many players are just selling into the market -- taking their cash and moving to the sidelines, |
There's some concern that there is inflation in the pipeline, ... And with the dollar's weakness, the stock market traded in a narrow range. |
There's some technology follow- through, ... Some feel that the Fed is chasing a genie that's not yet out of the bottle. |
They pay a dividend that's very, very attractive and they've had growth that's outperformed the S&P 500. |
This attack is clearly visible all over the world on television. Consequently, world equity markets are in turmoil. The uncertainty created by the attacks are likely to bring about more uncertainty abroad. |
This has been a Benny Goodman-type market, |