There have been few negative pre-announcements and a number of positive ones. Third-quarter earnings should be strong and that should continue to support the stock market. But there will always be pullbacks and volatility. There's always the potential for people to sell the news and you may see that in the short term. |
There is still strong underlying demand for financial securities. That, combined with the strength of the economy could carry us to year-end. |
There was strong economic data this morning, which sent bond yields higher. |
There's been this dramatic rise in interest rates recently, and it's sent a shiver through the market. |
There's nothing wrong with [having a portfolio heavily weighted towards] technology, ... These are the great growth companies of tomorrow. Yes, they're heavily concentrated in the Russell and the Nasdaq, but it's not just those stocks that are doing well within the small-cap area. There are lots of companies from various sectors of the economy within small caps that have been doing well here. |
These earnings really give analysts confidence that this company and the industry and the metal are well on the road to recovery and the outlook remains strong. |
This is a pulp and paper stock, which is very leveraged to economic improvement, ... That's certainly a stock we like a lot. |
This is a very cyclical business. If an acquirer takes on debt to do this, there is high risk in that. They could be taking on a lot of debt and restructuring costs just at the wrong time. |
This seems to be a period where the market is very unsettled. There's really no leadership and that's because there's a lot of uncertainty, not only about the Fed, but in terms of where the economy is going and how that will affect corporations. |
Today, you have some not so great news coming out of the Middle East, violence in Pakistan, violence in Iraq, and that makes the rise in oil prices a bigger issue. |
Volume is very light, and the news flow is generally light as well. After Labor Day, I think we're going to see volume pick up, and my gut says we're going to see higher stock prices. |
We do have the wind of the Fed at our back. At some point this downturn we're in levels out. |
We had a correction, partly because the market had this huge run and everyone was looking for a correction, and partly in response to the weak February payrolls number. We had a bounce off that correction Monday and Tuesday, but concerns remain. |
We really think we're seeing a bottoming in the market, ... We think the issues really have been dealt with that caused the real collapse of the market. We think we're in a bottoming process that can last a while -- we think the last leg of it is resolution of the Iraq conflict. |
We really think we're seeing a bottoming in the market. We think the issues really have been dealt with that caused the real collapse of the market. We think we're in a bottoming process that can last a while -- we think the last leg of it is resolution of the Iraq conflict. |