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ABBY COHEN I think what we had today was a disconnect between the stock market and the economy. The U.S. econom...
ABBY JOSEPH COHEN I think what we had today was a disconnect between the stock market and the economy. The U.S. econom...
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PETER BOOCKVAR The report is the latest sign that consumer confidence has been trending down. It adds to worries in...
PETER BOOCKVAR Sure, lower rates might offer another brief respite in an environment that has seen increasing dollo...
MICHAEL PANZNER There is no interruption to aggressive demand and consumers are still being supported by the low pri...
MANDLA MALEKA In the face of layoffs, tumbling corporate profits, falling stock markets and shakier consumer confi...
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DAVID LARCKER The difference between the '80s and '90s and now is that inflation and interest rates are already lo...
FRANCOIS TRAHAN The house price data continues to suggest the worst of the house price declines are in the past, alt...
SCOTT HASLEM The key is if the economic data stays soft, maybe we don't have to worry much about interest rates a...
DOUGLAS CLIGGOTT Inflation is still above target and as long as the economic data keeps coming in strong we expect th...
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HENRY PAULSON Corporate bonds are being driven by a desire to lock something in before rates go higher.
FRANK FERNANDEZ Inflation is the wild card for 2006, with rising oil prices, an increase in commodity prices, slow p...
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BALEDZI GAOLATHE We're coming off such a low base, higher rates will be more of a confirmation of an economic recover...
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DARAGH MAHER Higher claims suggest slower job gains, which should dampen income growth, consumer spending, and ov...
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BEN RUDD High tax rates distort economic decision making, and our corporate income tax rate is one of the hig...
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KHURAM CHAUDHRY It is clear that the level of interest rates are at a sweet spot, neither serving to boost economic ...
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ROSS TEVERSON The market has been pretty oversold and pessimism was and continues to be widespread, so the slight ...
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I believe that the Federal Reserve's success in reducing and stabilizing inflation and inflation exp...
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The data strongly suggest that very good years in the U.S. stock market are followed by more good ye...
BARRY RITHOLTZ I think what the data will show, is that pay rose substantially, but maybe not quite as much in 2004...
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DAVID LORD We still expect economic activity to slow over the next several quarters as consumer spending slows ...
STEVEN WOOD These data suggest that a bottoming in economic activity is taking place, but that a bit more invent...
STEVEN WOOD There is no debating that, under President Obama, corporate profits are at their highest levels in d...
JUAN WILLIAMS Stocks are only getting cheaper and cheaper, and the U.S. economy is strong as are corporate profits...
CLAES AHREL I was bearish on U.S. equities earlier this year but have now turned positive. Stocks are only getti...
CLAES AHREL People are complacent about interest rates now. There is a risk that the emerging strength of the da...
BILL EVANS Broaddus just reminded everyone that the Fed is going to raise rates. He is clear that the inflation...
DOMINIC KONSTAM As inexpensive as storage may be, the volume of corporate data is still increasing by about 40% a ye...
BOB ZIMMERMAN Corporate leaders have indicated to the Fed that, right now, the outlook is murky. Long term, the Fe...
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BILL HORNBARGER Obviously the data today was very supportive of bonds. The unemployment report caught everyone by su...
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ATSUSHI TAKEDA We definitely see a leveling off in sales growth this year. However, there are a number of positive ...
JAY MCINTOSH On net, we'll see some damage and a hit to corporate profits and proprietors' income, but that effec...
JOSEPH ABATE The Fed will be concerned about inflation pressures building and will keep on hiking interest rates....
INDRAJIT ADVANI We're seeing some profit-taking of blue chips after Friday's gains but generally the market is very ...
HERBERT LAU In terms of current interest rate levels and inflation, the ECB has room to cut rates and help the u...
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JAVIER VIVEROS It appears that U.S. inflation and interest rates are becoming once again the center of attention.
ERIC WONG We've now changed the valuation of the stock market quite a bit, ... If anything, the earnings estim...
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ABBY JOSEPH COHEN Data suggest that economic activity has bottomed and that the worst is now being reported for corpor...
JOSEPH COHEN The basic conclusion is that 1999-2000 will bring further gains in corporate profits, mild-mannered ...
ABBY COHEN The basic conclusion is that 1999-2000 will bring further gains in corporate profits, mild-mannered ...
ABBY JOSEPH COHEN I think what we had today was a disconnect between the stock market and the economy. The U.S. econom...
ABBY COHEN I think what we had today was a disconnect between the stock market and the economy. The U.S. econom...
ABBY JOSEPH COHEN I think what we had today was a disconnect between the stock market and the economy. The U.S. econom...
JOSEPH COHEN Stocks are stuck in a hiatus between the performance of corporate profits and the hoped-for economic...
RICHARD CHAMPION
Gains in corporate profits depend in large part on accelerating global economic growth. BARRY RITHOLTZ I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES The reality is that business and investment spending are the true leading indicators of the economy ...
MARK SKOUSEN We're in an almost perfect environment: low inflation, strong corporate profits and a benign Fed. It...
JAMES PIZZO U.S. Corporate Profits: Outlook And Credit Implications. Up until now, this has been subdued by stro...
DIANE VAZZA Corporate profits are what drive the stock market. On the economic front, we have been seeing a slow...
BERNADETTE MURPHY Investors are having to deal with the reality of lower corporate profits. And the stock market is st...
MICHAEL STRAUSS Near term direction will be determined by flows from Mutual Funds and corporate results. I expect st...
ASHU KAKKAR The report is the latest sign that consumer confidence has been trending down, ... It adds to worrie...
PETER BOOCKVAR The report is the latest sign that consumer confidence has been trending down. It adds to worries in...
PETER BOOCKVAR Sure, lower rates might offer another brief respite in an environment that has seen increasing dollo...
MICHAEL PANZNER There is no interruption to aggressive demand and consumers are still being supported by the low pri...
MANDLA MALEKA In the face of layoffs, tumbling corporate profits, falling stock markets and shakier consumer confi...
BILL THOMAS One reason the futures may be up is because the latest economic data have been a bit softer than exp...
KHURAM CHAUDHRY This is a just a first pass at a set of research that we are going to pursue as a group here in the ...
DAVID LARCKER The difference between the '80s and '90s and now is that inflation and interest rates are already lo...
FRANCOIS TRAHAN The house price data continues to suggest the worst of the house price declines are in the past, alt...
SCOTT HASLEM The key is if the economic data stays soft, maybe we don't have to worry much about interest rates a...
DOUGLAS CLIGGOTT Inflation is still above target and as long as the economic data keeps coming in strong we expect th...
MATTHIAS RUBISCH
Weakness in the capital markets, compounded by an erosion of corporate and investor confidence, has ... HENRY PAULSON Corporate bonds are being driven by a desire to lock something in before rates go higher.
FRANK FERNANDEZ Inflation is the wild card for 2006, with rising oil prices, an increase in commodity prices, slow p...
JOSEPH SENECA We have several patents that are fundamental for remote access to corporate data, and now that a mar...
DANIEL MéNDEZ Going forward, it is expected that productivity improvements and restraint in upward administered pr...
BALEDZI GAOLATHE We're coming off such a low base, higher rates will be more of a confirmation of an economic recover...
JOE KALINOWSKI This pickup in monthly house-price inflation is consistent with the continuing upward trend in marke...
MARTIN ELLIS
When a hacker gains access to any corporate data, the value of that data depends on which server, or... JOHN MCAFEE There is better confidence in Asia. Corporate profitability is improving, unemployment is falling, w...
CHRIS REILLY The big concern that the Street has with the Fed is if they continue to go at this pace, what does t...
BRIAN WILLIAMSON To explain the initial positive stock price reaction, we point out that investors seem to be taking ...
JUDAH KRAUSHAAR Any price dip has been quite well supported by fund buying, and aggressive selling has been discoura...
YINGXI YU First, his job approval ratings have been trending down for many months, a trend that has accelerate...
THOMAS E. MANN I don't think the market is terribly worried about inflation but there is an expectation that corpor...
ERIC GALE
To finance deficits, the government must sell bonds to investors, competing for capital that could o... ALEX BERENSON [The outlook for Japan is not all cherry blossoms and sake, though.] We don't have a boom in consump...
RICHARD KATZ Certainly, the tone of the Inflation Report did not hint at such a pronounced division within the ce...
DARAGH MAHER Higher claims suggest slower job gains, which should dampen income growth, consumer spending, and ov...
STEVEN WOOD The markets are looking beyond corporate earnings and looking to industrial data and employment data...
BEN RUDD High tax rates distort economic decision making, and our corporate income tax rate is one of the hig...
JASON CHAFFETZ Inflation is still higher than nominal interest rates, and this is a clear sign that monetary condit...
JOSEPH TAN Now everything depends on economic data. I don't see the market declining. Economic numbers have bee...
JACQUES PORTA
For equities to continue their rise, traders will want to see more good results from the corporate s... JIM MORRISON The market is looking at other, more important things -- U.S. interest rates, corporate earnings, Ch...
TSUYOSHI SEGAWA The good news is that this is going to go directly to the corporate bottom line. That's a real plus ...
WAYNE AYERS
Public borrowing is costly these days, true, but interest rates on municipal bonds are still conside... THOMAS FRANK There is so much momentum in consumer spending and business investment that economic growth in the t...
DICK GREEN Data releases for the closing months of 2005 are expected to reflect buoyant activity, especially as...
RASHIKA LALLA
In principle, rapid productivity should make wages rise, but it seems that until the job market tigh... JOHN HANCOCK There has been a slight softening in the economic data. Profits generally grow in line with the cycl...
KHURAM CHAUDHRY It is clear that the level of interest rates are at a sweet spot, neither serving to boost economic ...
CRAIG JAMES Following the higher-than-expected headline producer price inflation data for January... (Tuesday's ...
HOWARD ARCHER Investors will continue to look closely at U.S. macro data for any sign that growth may disappoint o...
ROSS TEVERSON The market has been pretty oversold and pessimism was and continues to be widespread, so the slight ...
ROBERT PHILLIPS Speculation that we will see deep interest rates is overdone. In the context of the widely anticipat...
ALAN CLARKE Earnings are still going to grow as interest rates and inflation remain low.
ED YARDENI
I believe that the Federal Reserve's success in reducing and stabilizing inflation and inflation exp... BEN BERNANKE The latest data - including the improvement in manufacturing activity and current strength of the ho...
HOWARD ARCHER
The data strongly suggest that very good years in the U.S. stock market are followed by more good ye... BARRY RITHOLTZ I think what the data will show, is that pay rose substantially, but maybe not quite as much in 2004...
DAVID LEWIN The demand for Final Four tickets soared when this event went corporate, ... Corporate interests are...
DAVID LORD We still expect economic activity to slow over the next several quarters as consumer spending slows ...
STEVEN WOOD These data suggest that a bottoming in economic activity is taking place, but that a bit more invent...
STEVEN WOOD There is no debating that, under President Obama, corporate profits are at their highest levels in d...
JUAN WILLIAMS Stocks are only getting cheaper and cheaper, and the U.S. economy is strong as are corporate profits...
CLAES AHREL I was bearish on U.S. equities earlier this year but have now turned positive. Stocks are only getti...
CLAES AHREL People are complacent about interest rates now. There is a risk that the emerging strength of the da...
BILL EVANS Broaddus just reminded everyone that the Fed is going to raise rates. He is clear that the inflation...
DOMINIC KONSTAM As inexpensive as storage may be, the volume of corporate data is still increasing by about 40% a ye...
BOB ZIMMERMAN Corporate leaders have indicated to the Fed that, right now, the outlook is murky. Long term, the Fe...
ALLEN JACOBSON Obviously the data today was very supportive of bonds. The unemployment report caught everyone by su...
BILL HORNBARGER Obviously the data today was very supportive of bonds. The unemployment report caught everyone by su...
BILL HORNBARGER What's new is that the White House itself has now been corporatized. It's not politicians wo...
JIM HIGHTOWER Growth was slightly better than we had expected, chiefly due to resilient domestic demand such as co...
ATSUSHI TAKEDA We definitely see a leveling off in sales growth this year. However, there are a number of positive ...
JAY MCINTOSH On net, we'll see some damage and a hit to corporate profits and proprietors' income, but that effec...
JOSEPH ABATE The Fed will be concerned about inflation pressures building and will keep on hiking interest rates....
INDRAJIT ADVANI We're seeing some profit-taking of blue chips after Friday's gains but generally the market is very ...
HERBERT LAU In terms of current interest rate levels and inflation, the ECB has room to cut rates and help the u...
GERNOT NERB The first conditions were economic, including the passage of structural reform policies that favored...
JAVIER VIVEROS It appears that U.S. inflation and interest rates are becoming once again the center of attention.
ERIC WONG We've now changed the valuation of the stock market quite a bit, ... If anything, the earnings estim...
ALFRED KUGEL Really, everything you can point to is showing that you have inflation in check. Inflation is less o...
GREGG HYMOWITZ
Rising interest rates are considered bad for stocks because they raise the cost of doing business an... ALEX BERENSON The interest rates are at its lowest point now because of the economic turmoil. People in the market...
ZENG HAN JUN The stock index is being let down by oil majors such as BP and Royal Dutch Shell. The price of crude...
IAN GRIFFITHS
Then, in the 1980's, came the paroxysm of downsizing, and the very nature of the corporation was thr... BARBARA EHRENREICH Markets are going to drift in this range ... until corporate profits and GDP (gross domestic product...
DONALD SELKIN
I refuse to believe that trading recipes is silly. Tuna Fish casserole is at least as real as corpor... BARBARA GRIZZUTI HARRISON The equity market is going to begin focusing more on corporate earnings and may even focus on the po...
MICHAEL STRAUSS Marsh has distinguished itself as a great corporate citizen, and anything that allows it to continue...
ROLAND DORSON Clearly the spam problem is not going away and users are being bombarded with inane and possibly off...
BETHANY MAYER Consumers are being targeted directly, while their personal data is being attacked on corporate serv...
AVIVAH LITAN
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