Alan Ackerman
Alan Ackerman
negative news tech
The tech news exacerbates an already negative feeling,
among hopefully ibm inspired investors market news seemed stepped today value
IBM's announcement today hopefully is a harbinger of things to come. Investors need to know there's a sense of value among market leaders. IBM stepped up to the plate, and the market seemed to have rallied on the news and inspired other investors.
among hopefully ibm inspired investors market news seemed stepped today value
IBM's announcement today hopefully is a harbinger of things to come, ... Investors need to know there's a sense of value among market leaders. IBM stepped up to the plate, and the market seemed to have rallied on the news and inspired other investors.
buyers came chance earlier fed last market news raise rates saw
This was the last chance for the Fed to raise rates in 1997. The market reacted earlier as if nothing would happen, and when the news came we saw some buyers but also some sellers going to work,
depress event further likely negative news shortage
There's been no shortage of negative news lately, and this event is likely to further depress the markets,
appears bad news
For the most part it appears most of the bad news is out.
cash continued despite downside earnings pressure public remains sector seems sidelines state street tech today wall
The public is in a semi-shocked state and cash remains on the sidelines on Wall Street despite everything being on sale, ... The main downside pressure seems to be continued earnings disappointments in the tech sector and we had downgrades today that were troublesome.
quite sands strength taken took weakness
The sands have shifted, ... Wachovia's weakness took the strength out of the financials and Qualcomm has taken quite a hit.
bargain encouraged hunters livable
It was a livable number, ... It encouraged some bargain hunters to go to work.
aggression collapse deeply dig executive quick touched
Enron's quick collapse touched off more aggressiveness by regulators and prompted them to dig more deeply into executive dealings.
earnings hanging hats investors next optimism
Earnings, by and large, are what investors are hanging their hats on, ... Some earnings improvements have prompted some optimism, but we'll know more about that next week.
appears completing market starting week
Essentially we're just completing a week where there appears to be some market stabilization starting to surface,
filled halt might orderly rather trading
Even if a trading halt were put in, it might be 'something to do about nothing,' ... This is an orderly drop, rather than one filled with panic.
ahead cash doubt market moving players selling taking weekend
There's so much doubt out there ahead of this three-day weekend that many players are just selling into the market -- taking their cash and moving to the sidelines,