Timothy Ghriskey
Timothy Ghriskey
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Overall, the issue for the market right now is oil. Today it seems to be about the events in Nigeria, but with oil it's been just one issue after another lately.
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I just think there's nothing that's come out over the last couple of days that counters the primary issues (that) the market has been punished for over the last couple of months, which is loss of investor confidence over corporate malfeasance, accounting and terrorism,
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The issues that have captured investors' attention over the last few weeks have cooled down, but they're still there. We don't think the market is in a dire situation, but we don't think we're in anything other than a trading range.
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The two issues regarding rates that have been in front of the markets for weeks have been 'when will rates rise, and by how much?,'
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Light sweet crude is over $45 a barrel now, and that's a big drag on various parts of the economy. I think at some point, the price of oil falls and that sets off a rally in the market.
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It was a very reluctant rally but it shows how much the market can feed on itself.
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The brokerage earnings are by far the toughest to predict, because so much depends on how their internal investment performance was.
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I think it's a marriage made in heaven, ... First of all, it gives Allied leadership for the future. Honeywell brings with it some strong management and that was a concern to AlliedSignal shareholders. There are cost-cutting and synergy opportunities. This is going to be a major force going forward.
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Maybe there aren't a lot of sellers left and buyers are starting to put money into the market,
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I think we've seen a slight relief rally, but I don't see what there is out there that's going to lift us beyond that.
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Is this a true rally, or a false start? ... Nobody's going to wave a green flag when there's a bottom.
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I like the rally today and the volume is good, but we still have a lot of economic reports to get through the rest of the week that could either undermine it or strengthen it.
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I thought Dell had good numbers, and it likely shows that they have taken share in a lot of key areas. While that's good for Dell, I don't think it takes the sting out of HP's news. I don't think it has broad implications for the rest of tech.
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If the retail investor has picked up, as you've seen in January, that's a positive, in that you want consumers to be saving more and investing. But you never want to be the last one in and too often that's the case.