The increase in wages was the piece that really speaks to the inflationary pressure. The fear is that the Fed doesn't stop in March, that it continues through May. If corporate America's borrowing costs go up, that makes stocks less attractive.
The industrial production and capacity utilization figures will be particularly interesting, in that they speak to the pace of the economy,
The Iraqi elections is all anyone is talking about, certainly all eyes are on that, ... I think if we get past that with a minimum of violence and there is a clear winner, that could help the market on Monday.
The larger trend remains to the upside, but its hard to say whether we'll see gains in the short-term,
The last few weeks of December tend to be more defensive.
The market got whacked for no good reason on Friday.
The market has been able to stomach a lot of bad news -- we've seen disasters every day and the market has trended higher, ... This is day four, so it's only natural to want to take profits.
The market is flourishing today,
The market is going to shrug that off. We spent so much time pricing in so much bad news, we can actually move on now.
The market is keeping in lockstep with energy prices, ... As we get a better handle on the short-term and long-term impact of high energy prices, the market is able to rationalize a bit better.
The market was up 5 percent and then the Fed gave us this gift.
The market [had] a lot of bad news to tap dance around today, ... We had bad corporate news for some of the Dow stocks ... an FBI warning and geopolitical concerns with Iraq.
The markets are hanging on nicely, considering the massive gains yesterday, ... Clearly, if the market can hold onto its gains from yesterday, and through the weak durable goods report today, the path of least resistance is upside.
The overall passion for Internet stocks is carrying over to the index itself,
The overriding belief is that there is more good news out there than bad news,
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