[It was] a good deal better than expected and I think very encouraging. |
A change of 7% or 8% in estimated earnings for the S&P 500 is significant, especially if investors are not fully aware of what caused the change. |
A lot of companies are feeling increasing pressure to be responsive to their shareholders and to make sure their shareholders are sharing their profits. One way to do that is to raise dividends. |
Also, they're in such bad trouble, who notices the fuel costs? |
As horrendous as it looks, I'm beginning to feel we're not that far from a bottom. |
As long as Alan Greenspan's not frowning, I'm not too worried, |
As long as Alan Greenspan's not frowning, I'm not too worried. |
Clearly, if we take a stock out at $2, and 6 months later it's trading at $10, we look silly and people who invest in the index will say, 'I missed a five-times gain'. But in talking to people who run index funds, the vast majority of managers say take the low-priced stocks out, |
Clearly, in the extreme case there comes a time when we pull the plug and chuck a company out but we want to keep turnover really low, ... But if a company clearly and substantially violates the addition criteria it's a candidate for removal. |
For the Chinese equities markets to assume its position in the world, it must open up. |
For the vast majority of Americans, their home is their largest and most valuable asset, and in a period of rising housing prices and increased concerns about a possible housing bubble, reliable information on their biggest asset is extremely important. |
From their point of view, there's no inflation danger. The main risk is to slow growth, and they should keep cutting rates. |
I think it's a fairly narrow change. I don't think it's anything to worry about. |
I think we have to get through the earnings until we see a sustained advance. |
Imports are extremely strong because there's a lot of demand from consumers for goods. The increase in oil prices played a large role in that but, it still points to an extremely strong economy. |