Charles Payne
Charles Payne
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I don't like paying taxes, same as everybody else.
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We knew it was coming but there were some rumors of a possible 50 basis point cut (a half a percentage point) and every time that happens it sets us up for disappointments. The reality is a very large majority of people don't know how to react to this so they're taking their cue from the market. It's really indecision.
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I would be surprised if some smart managers don't go near some of the exiting stocks, particularly on weakness in stocks like Unilever -- well-run and has been able to grow through acquisitions. But I don't think anyone can construe this as a no-confidence vote on these stocks that are cut, but just as a different route by the S&P committee.
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Obviously we're getting to the point where everyone would have to agree that, on a short-term basis, the market is overdone on the downside.
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No one is panicking and that is the good news. There's no leadership out there and there are a lot of question marks. Investors have convinced themselves of a better second half, but it's not assured.
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The stocks that had sprinted the hardest, were the ones that took a breather, ... We've had some pretty frothy days recently.
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Techs took the brunt of the selling yesterday, so that may be why they're performing a little better today, ... There is also a sort of sincere belief that next year, and even in the next six months, tech and telecom will perform better, so that may be reflected in the buying, as well.
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Rosa Parks didn't just happen to stumble into a great historical moment. In fact, she had a long history as an activist. This was all unusual stuff for black folks in the South at the time.
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To me it seems like the Street was treating the market like a casino game ? when those employment numbers came out, we got two cherries and one lemon.
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This has been a good time for investors to take profits and there's some hesitation ahead of tomorrow's (Friday's) report. There is a general sense that if we're not at the worst, we're almost at the worst -- but you have to expect the market to pull back occasionally.
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There's a benefit of the doubt that most of these companies have hit bottom and I think there's still an element of investor psychology to spread the wealth.
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The way the market's acting tells me there's a lot of pent-up buying out there.
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I wasn't surprised investors began pulling back at the close. Even though the run-up was huge, there wasn't a lot of volume there.
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I like the resolve of the stock. I like the fact that it looks like all the negativity might be built into semiconductors, ... I would add the caveat that it's high risk, but this is a stock that can deliver pretty big returns.