[Still, if oil prices continue to rally,] that would be a negative for stocks, ... Investors do feel that energy prices matter. |
After the market rallied hard on the Fed minutes earlier this week, the perception had been building that good, but not strong, economic data is positive because that signals the Fed having to raise rates less. It's one of those cases where good news is bad news for the economy. |
Any sort of economic data that is going to make the case for solid economic growth but no need for the Fed to raise rates any further is going to be well received. The market is comfortable with one or two more rate hikes, and then a pause. |
At the forefront of investors' minds are going to be earnings, and to a lesser extent, the economy. I really think that's what is going to dictate how the market behaves. |
Clearly it's going to have some impact on the market if there is damage that will keep the port 3/8 closed. |
Companies that are reporting good results are being rewarded, but it's not really having too much of a carryover effect into other stocks, |
Companies that are reporting good results are being rewarded, but it's not really having too much of a carryover effect into other stocks. |
Everyone's trying to put a housing angle on almost any investment trend. |
It's an earnings season very much in line with what we anticipated. We're at the point in the economic cycle and in this earnings cycle where a little bit of a slowdown is not too surprising. You're up against some pretty tough comparisons over the last couple of years. |
It's going to be a choppy holiday season for retailers. There will be haves and have-nots depending on where consumers' tastes lie for the season. |
Lord, we thank you in advance for healing the nation. |
Once we get to 2006, you come up against two straight years of very difficult earnings comparisons. We're looking for a low-teens earnings growth rate. It's very healthy, but it's not enough to get investors excited. |
Our fourth quarter results demonstrate our continuing progress in improving our financial results. Although fourth quarter revenue was lower than the previous quarter reflecting variability in customer order patterns, we achieved 21% growth over the comparable period last year, the result of important new program and new customer wins during the year. It was also the third consecutive quarter of earnings growth. |
Some of the reason the market rallied in the previous month was because of oil going back to the mid-$50s. When you take a look at the cold snap, accompanied with the rise in energy prices, it gets a lot of investors concerned. |
Thanks to our drivers, the districts liability insurance claims have dropped over the last three years in a row while the number of vehicles, drivers and miles driven continue to rise. Operations are about as lean as they can be and still remain safe and efficient. |