John Davidson
John Davidson
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I think that the home sales and consumer confidence reflect continued strength in housing.
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Despite the decline, the ISM report was very positive, and what you can take away from it is that the economy is continuing to expand. The question for 2004 is whether that continued expansion has already been reflected in the 25 percent returns you saw in stocks last year.
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The market has now fully reflected its belief in a second-half pick up, but for the kind of rally we've seen to continue, you're going to need to start seeing evidence. The weekly jobless claims number this morning is a start, but it's not enough. We could be bouncing around in the next few weeks.
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What they say may have an impact tomorrow, but the dominant topic on investors' minds right now starts with an 'I' and it's not Intel. Both businesses and consumers are hesitant to make any moves until there's progress on Iraq.
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What's limiting us on the upside is the double-digit gains we saw in 2003. What limits us to the downside is that the economy continues to strengthen, although concerns about the job market persist.
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The ongoing issues are the strength of the economy and whether or not the pace of the recovery is in fact slowing down. One of the important things this week will be to see the extent of the damage.
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With Vice President Cheney saying we need 38,000 more miles, in addition to repairing existing ones, that Key Energy group is a key player there,
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Our special favorite, however, is IKOS, ... because it is coming out with a drug that will be similar to Viagra.
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Physical activity can get you going when you are immobilized. Get action in your life, and don't just talk about it. Get into the arena!
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Literally, the only word that changed was the word 'earlier' before energy prices.
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I still like Maverick Tube, which is the largest provider of tubular product to that industry,
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I think people are looking beyond the unemployment report and into the future, ... The current economic environment is certainly weak, but maybe there's the assumption that it will get better.
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I think that's a psychological level more than anything else, but what's key is that the jobless claims are climbing.