Ben Halliburton
Ben Halliburton
crude looking oil people prices reasonable remain view
I think now that that is digested, people are looking at some reasonable values; our view is that crude oil prices are going to remain high.
areas cars consumers homes spending ugly
Consumers are going to be in for an ugly winter, heating their homes and fueling their cars, ... As a result, consumer spending in other areas is going to change.
concerned margins people
People have been concerned that Intel's margins are in contraction mode, so what they say about that will be noteworthy.
attract bang capability clearly dramatic financial higher increase investors preference price stock triple
My preference would be to see a dramatic increase in the dividend; I think they'd get more bang for their buck. They clearly have the financial capability to triple it; I think they could attract more investors and get a higher stock price more readily.
likely range remain trading
I think we are likely to remain in a trading range for some time.
market stock strong
I think the stock market is digesting a very strong end of the year.
becomes cause clear effect fed hoping impact katrina market stock stop until
The stock market is hoping that the Katrina effect will cause the Fed to stop its campaign, or at least pause, until it becomes clear just how big the impact of Katrina is on the economy.
companies driver earned earnings few fourth less next quarter reports rest scholars-and-scholarship
The earnings reports are going to be the big driver in the next few weeks. What companies say they earned in the fourth quarter is going to be less important than what they say about the rest of the year.
concur increases recovery strong tech waiting year
We'd concur that '06 is not going to be a gangbuster year for increases in tech spending. Everybody's still waiting for a strong recovery after the 2000 bust.