Alan Ackerman
Alan Ackerman
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The Fed has to set a leadership mode for the U.S. economy and the market will follow.
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I like two stocks, Apache and Ocean Energy. I don't own either of them. The firm doesn't make a market in any of them. We don't have an investment banking relationship, to the best of my knowledge, but I think both stocks have done well in the poor market, ... Apache is really building a pipeline of reserves. They drill in seven major countries. They're natural gas rich. They have held in this market and I think we can look for big earnings coming up over the next year or two.
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Investors are likely to say, 'Aha! Merrill tried to pull the wool over our eyes,' ... It will make them even more suspicious and cautious.
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Investors are being cautiously optimistic. There's a desire to put money back into the market based on a feeling that the worst of the economy may be behind us, ... However, there's not enough evidence of that.
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Investors are back to looking at the economy, corporate earnings, and unfortunately the continued saga of corporate shenanigans,
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Once again, it's anybody's guess next week. It would not surprise me to see people sell on strength, take a little cash off the table and wait for the markets to stabilize.
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For the most part it appears most of the bad news is out.
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For the moment it's a blue-chip gain, ... The economy is showing signs of improving, but techs are still lagging. So there's more safety for investors in blue chips.
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However as we come closer to the next Fed meeting, and hopes are that the Fed will cut interest rates, we might have a relief rally.
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The economy, which had slowed down sharply before the World Trade Center attack, was not necessarily headed for a recession. After the attack, the probability of the U.S. entering a recession is far greater,
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The economic backdrop in the U.S. is still attractive, prompting bargain hunters to go to work as we approach year-end.
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A lot of money is built up on the sidelines and there's no magnet to bring that money into the market right now, ... As long as the corporate earnings reports continue to surface, there is likely to be caution out there.
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A lower interest rate cycle is under way and lower interest rates are likely to prompt more money into the markets, ... For now it appears to be a 'safety first' posture, so we're seeing money rotating into better blue chip names that are more predictable in terms of earnings flow.
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You've got bargain hunting among the blue chips on the promise that the U.S. may be able to contain the violence in the Middle East,