Alan Skrainka
Alan Skrainka
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It's just the nuttiest argument that I've ever heard -- this whole idea of old economy versus new economy assumes that we're all going to be sitting around in the dark, naked and hungry, surfing on the Internet. The idea that you don't need food companies or companies like Procter & Gamble anymore is just nuts.
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You're seeing a return to traditional measures of value as investors become more focused on things like (price-to-earnings ratios), interest rates and earnings.
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The signs of slowing are few and far between. I think it's really the data between now and (the next meeting) that will determine whether it will be a quarter percentage or half percentage point hike but I think it would be confusing not to raise (rates).
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There's still a lot of concern about slowing personal computer sales and reduced corporate information technology purchases.
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I think the market remains hypersensitive to these (economic) reports. You should stay focused on your long-term goals and not short-term economic reports, but the market continues to be dominated by fear, uncertainty and confusion.
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It's a very cautious market. We're saying take a step back from the day-to-day and look at the big picture.
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Clearly, Microsoft is the catalyst for today's tech sell-off.
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Investors took advantage of the sell-off Friday to add to their portfolio. There are some good values with the blue chips.
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Maybe investors are realizing there's more to the economy than technology.
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I think the performance gap between the new-economy and old-economy stocks is like a rubber band; it seems to be snapping the other way. The new economy sounds very exciting, but you're still going to need food, medicine and electricity to survive.
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If you read the speech, he seems to imply that those hikes aren't enough.
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Techs were hot and everything else was not on confusion about the future of interest rates. When the interest-rate picture is cloudy, the focus turns to earnings. And earnings in the tech sector have been good.