I don’t think the Fed looks at the equity market and makes decisions off the equity markets, but the equity markets are absolutely a reflection of wealth and consumer confidence, … That is what the...

I think there was some bargain hunting coming in on the back of good news.

There is a substantial group of investors who believe the stock market will start to anticipate an (economic) recovery. The more rate cuts we get, the more likely the recovery is — I’m looking at...

I think we’re looking at nothing but good news on the earnings front. It will be more critical to see what guidance these companies give us toward the next six months to one year. Today’s...

We like stocks in oil and drilling. Energy does well in an inflationary period. So we want to have some exposure to energy,

The moves in media stocks are never earnings based.

When you have a major company like GE boosting its dividend and announcing a big buyback, that’s very positive for corporate America,

I don’t think the economy can really withstand the equity markets dropping down and giving back all of its gains ? that would really hamper consumer confidence. The one thing that has changed is psychology...

These companies’ businesses haven’t collapsed like tech companies’ did. But they’ve withered and they’re losing their reputations and their investor bases.

I think you walk away this week feeling much more secure than you began the week.

Greenspan’s commentary sure indicated there is more than one interest-rate hike to come, and that’s not what the market wanted to hear.

For the market to make a convincing case that we’ve ended the decline, it’s going to have to put together a few days in a row of advances or people are going to look upon...

The blue-chips just turned down. Regardless, the retailers were up but really not enough to carry the market.

We’re not at the beginning of a decline. We don’t believe you’re about to enter another horrendous down phase in the market measured by the Nasdaq. We think there are some tough times ahead over...

I do believe an investor shouldn’t change their philosophy just because it’s post-Fed, … I think the aggressive, more short term oriented philosophy that has worked the first seven months of the year will still...

[The lesson here is to maintain some modicum of cautious optimism.] I think the trend is so important here and it’s starting to be developed, … But in light of everything, even if the Fed...

I think the year starts out very similar to how it’s ending. Just because a stock is cheap doesn’t mean it should be bought ? you have to look at the growth rate and I...

I think individuals should still be willing to buy weakness out there, … I don’t think we’re entering another bear market right now.

Today will be a test of the market to see how it handles some negative news in the tech sector, Dell being that test.

It’s either down or up. It’s great for traders; it’s noise for investors.

The market rally this week supported a growing opinion that January 31 will be the last interest rate hike.

It was unanimous we’d have a year-end rally until the yield curve inverted. We wanted to close the market on a high note this year, but now we’re worried that the 2006 market will have...

[This sentiment report] bodes well for consumer spending, … It probably justifies a bit more the market rally.

I think, … that Pfizer is going to benefit from their merger with Warner-Lambert. I think that makes a very good deal. But most pharmaceutical companies do eventually strike deals with biotech companies in terms...

The next three percent move for the S&P could be up, and that would take us to important resistance levels. The question is what is the bias beyond that, what is the next five percent...

It’s going to be push-pull this week, … Will earnings be strong and drive the Dow to 12,000, or will higher rates work to push the Dow lower?

This market has got problems and it’s got earnings problems and it has not discounted yet. You have to expect to be bombarded every day by more earnings warnings in technology.

Earnings are coming in better than expected, and they’re helping the market preserve the rally, but the overriding concern to me is high energy prices and what the Fed is doing.

The market has got to find a catalyst. The only catalyst out there is earnings.

This almost assures the fact that we’ll see an interest rate hike in November,

This is a time to be very diversified and avoid taking chances. Sometimes being a spectator is not a bad idea.

There is a fear that we’ll have a negative surprise and inflationary fears are keeping people on the sidelines, … There’s no real great impetus out there to drive the market.

The bias still seems to be to the upside. Buyers are optimistic and see the long-term side of the market. The downward pressure now is not that great. The money flow has just been too...

Next week’s retail sales numbers and inflation numbers are going to be some key statistics to give us a little bit more input into where the Fed stands.

The market is waiting to see the earnings because that is your first catalyst in the market that can possibly dispel the slower-than-expected growth that the market is anticipating. The market is very split today....

The dreaded whisper number — that’s Wall Street for you. This is day-to-day noise. Normal profit taking in the technology area can be considered to be 20 percent to 30 percent moves.

It’s time to start anticipating a recovery. Buy on weakness and look at tech because I think there will be some good stories later in the year ? the time to be fearful of another...

With McDonald’s you get a minor dividend of 1 percent and right now, where it’s trading, around a 13, 14 price-to-earnings ratio, it is very reasonable, … A little bit below the S&P average at...

What will frame investor decision-making in August is going to be totally Fed-driven. We’ve gotten the anecdotal comments from Mr. Greenspan that we can achieve a slower growth landing but we now have to see...

Net-net, the commentary was positive – I liked the productivity understanding.

Any conglomerate is going to come under question.

The catalyst here is going to be patience. We’re in a bear market.

The market is operating under a little bit of a caution flag here, with energy prices way too high and a fourth quarter starting to show a slowing earnings trend.

The market is still looking on the tech sector in general as one of the sectors that has not been damaged by the hurricane. It’s one of the sectors that has continued to perform well...

I believe that the future of McDonald’s is going to be their international growth. Let’s not forget what President Bush is trying to do in Russia. Russia eventually is going to have to be our...

I look at a market here that is going to continue to be impacted by rates going higher, … and I think it’s heading into one of those post-earnings periods where it meanders. It’s hard...

I think next week has another opportunity to be another good week.

We need some inference from the Fed that interest rates beyond June are in doubt,

Anything that shows the economy is slowing will be taken very well by the market. But the Fed is still out there and I don’t think we should get used to the (idea) the Fed...

A worse-than-expected number tomorrow will discount what happened this week. If we get an inflationary number, the market will go down, but I think it all clears up by mid-June.