Companies really have to exceed some high expectations to get rewarded. Those that just meet estimates -- it's just not good enough. |
Look, June and July the market basically crashed. Everything got washed out and everything was going to rally after that. So we're seeing a little bounce here -- people shouldn't get too carried away by it. |
No one likes war, but if we're going to have to have it, we're doing it now and getting it over with. I wouldn't be surprised if the rally continues for a couple of days. |
Right now, investors feel like we're on the cusp of something. Historically, employment's been a lagging indicator. Other areas of the economy point to growth, suggesting that at some point employment is going to pick up. |
There was selling for weeks in anticipation of something possibly happening. Just the risk of something happening made people want to lessen their exposure. |
There's a lack of desire to do anything. It's not going to be until March that we get a really good idea about what kind of time table were looking at with Iraq. |