Some good economic news, together with a Microsoft ruling, helped energize the market, … While many were disappointed that the Fed’s quarter-point cut wasn’t larger, the door has been left open for a further Fed...

The Microsoft ruling is a pep pill for business overall because it indicates the current (White House) administration is likely to be more pro-business than the previous administration.

Stay with the big stocks with the big backlog and big trend of earnings and with management that have been there before,

The market has weathered a poor earnings period and increased anthrax anxiety and has come out of it pretty well. I’m encouraged. The imminent economic stimulus package and Federal Reserve cuts are providing further encouragement,

A lower interest rate cycle is under way and lower interest rates are likely to prompt more money into the markets, … For now it appears to be a ‘safety first’ posture, so we’re seeing...

It was a livable number, … It encouraged some bargain hunters to go to work.

I don’t think it signifies very much. We’re still in a position of extreme rotation in the markets.

Even if a trading halt were put in, it might be ‘something to do about nothing,’ … This is an orderly drop, rather than one filled with panic.

I think gains in the market have outrun fundamentals. The move has been too much too soon. I see the likelihood of a pullback next week.

The sooner the better,

You’ve got bargain hunting among the blue chips on the promise that the U.S. may be able to contain the violence in the Middle East,

The data is important, but it will take a back seat to concerns about currency devaluations and recessions,

This has been an amazing market — a ‘Benny Goodman’ market with plenty of swing, … My sense is mood, momentum and money flow are still up.

We are clearly in a consolidation, whether we are in a correction or not remains to be seen,

The economy, which had slowed down sharply before the World Trade Center attack, was not necessarily headed for a recession. After the attack, the probability of the U.S. entering a recession is far greater,

My sense is that the market is responding to the possibility that a meaningful economic stimulus package will be in place soon that will at least shore up some of the shortfall in capital spending,

There seems to be those who believe that there are more and more signs that the economy is shaking off its slump,

The public is in a semi-shocked state and cash remains on the sidelines on Wall Street despite everything being on sale, … The main downside pressure seems to be continued earnings disappointments in the tech...

It’s the higher multiples that have put off buyers for now, … If the economy slows, it will affect technology stocks.

The market story today is essentially Cisco. It’s pulling lots of other stocks down,

I think there’s some concern with the fact that GE is a tough ship to turn around overnight, and that GE’s overall picture still remains attractive, but not overly so,

There are continued uncertainties, … The U.S. economy is slowing and commensurate with that is slowing consumer spending and corporate spending.

The market next week is anybody’s guess. World nations are watching the United States.

Bargain hunters are surfacing today. The feeling going into next year is the economy is going to slow down.

My current suggestion is to let the dust settle and look for buying opportunities, … One of my favorites is Pfizer.

It will take some type of catalyst to turn this market. One can’t be sure what that will be or when we will see it. Meanwhile, valuations are contracting significantly and my sense is that...

I think it’s bottom-fishing from an oversold condition.

What’s driving this is techs have gone from terrific to terrible,

I think we’ve been in a type of correction since mid-June.

[The U.S. Treasury auction schedule, which continues Wednesday with the sale of five-year notes,] is seen as a hurdle, … in a profit-taking mode.

At current levels, we run the risk of profit taking and earnings disappointments.

I think for the moment the big chains are running like elephants. They tend to be behind the cheetahs and the panthers, … I think they lumber along, and I think this is not necessarily...

There is likely to be turbulence ahead. Earnings disappointments are devastating. This is not a time to loosen the safety belts,

For the most part it appears most of the bad news is out.

We had an indication today that the unemployment numbers may be up a bit. Lots of eyes will be on the employment numbers tomorrow (Friday) with the hope that the jobless market will ease just...

The tug-of-war continues between those who believe that the market may have bottomed out and those who believe this market rally may be short-lived,

They pay a dividend that’s very, very attractive and they’ve had growth that’s outperformed the S&P 500.

September will be as difficult for the markets as August as we enter the earnings pre-announcement season,

While the president may be in trouble, the U.S. economy does not appear to be in trouble as of now. We have a positive economic backdrop, with low inflation, low interest rates On balance, the...

My sense is that an earnings recovery is further away than expected and there is no immediate catalyst to turn this market sharply higher. We could have a trading rally, but on balance, people are...

One more solid salvo from the Fed, combined with a tax cut, could be the combustible combination to get the market going.

Once again, it’s anybody’s guess next week. It would not surprise me to see people sell on strength, take a little cash off the table and wait for the markets to stabilize.

When a company reverses itself in this manner, it puts investors ill at ease,

The big question making the rounds now is: How does one really judge value and are strong first-quarter earnings (expectations) already factored into technology stocks?

There’s a feeling that oil prices will work higher still. The U.S. is more dependent on foreign imports than it has been in a while, and with oil prices on the rise, buyers moved quickly...

The economic backdrop in the U.S. is still attractive, prompting bargain hunters to go to work as we approach year-end.

With a market as nasty and negative as it is at the moment, there’s little room for error. The Nasdaq has contracted very sharply in a short period of time. Its drop in a year...

That has helped the techs today (Wednesday), … They have a reasonably upbeat forecast.

A lot of money is built up on the sidelines and there’s no magnet to bring that money into the market right now, … As long as the corporate earnings reports continue to surface, there...

The promise of a cut in interest rates before the year’s end is a safety net under the market.