I think most market participants expect further increase. This is not going to be necessarily the end. I think they were hoping for a neutral stance coming out of it. But I think they having thought about it said, well, the Fed really is on top of this, the Fed is on top of inflation and there's a concern about slowing down the economy. And I think that helped it [the market] come back. |
I think people are looking beyond the unemployment report and into the future, ... The current economic environment is certainly weak, but maybe there's the assumption that it will get better. |
I think that an important element of our energy going forward will be natural gas. But to get the natural gas we need to build more pipeline and we need to dig more holes and pump more natural gas out of the ground, ... As a result, we like natural gas. Key Energy will make the pipelines. It will repair the existing pipelines and keep them maintained. We think that is a good play in this area. |
I think that overall we are in for a pretty good earnings quarter, and that may be a positive for stocks. |
I think that the home sales and consumer confidence reflect continued strength in housing. |
I think that's a psychological level more than anything else, but what's key is that the jobless claims are climbing. |
I think the big number will be Friday, |
I think the fourth quarter will be positive on earnings. |
I think the HP earnings had the market set off earlier this morning, ... I think the market generally has a positive tone in respect to the economic indicators and the hope for the future. |
I think the HP earnings had the market set off earlier this morning. I think the market generally has a positive tone in respect to the economic indicators and the hope for the future. |
I think the Iranian announcement is a big drag on the market. It raises concerns both in terms of political unrest and in terms of how it might impact the oil market. |
I think the market is waffling at this point, ... Yesterday, everybody heard what they wanted from Greenspan's speech and you saw a big run up. I think that today there's a little bit of exhaustion from that. |
I think the most significant report for the whole week is the retail sales number tomorrow. You saw the bond market react today in expectation of a strong retail sales report, and I think people will be focused on that tomorrow. |
I think the overall trend remains positive, but we are sort of in limbo right now. |
I think there's also bound to be a lot of hesitation until the election is over, |