Robert Robbins
Robert Robbins
Robert D. "Bob" Robbins is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 50th District since 1990. He previously served as a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 17th District from 1983 to 1990...
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Because of the caution that I see right now, I would emphasize some of the more defensive stocks that are the bigger, stronger leaders in their areas; essential products and services; these tend to experience less than average volatility.
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The company delivers essential products and services, ... And this is one that should benefit from the new Medicare legislation that is being proposed. You're going to see another $15 or $20 billion spent on drugs and CVS, of course, as a drug store chain, would benefit significantly from that.
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Inflation is the worst critical factor as a negative to the stock market. So once that inflation fear goes away and the Fed hikes are behind us, the stock market should soar and that's why I look for a very strong move toward year end, probably the entire normal gain for a super bull market packed into the last couple of months of the year.
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The Fed rarely surprises the markets, and the consensus of private economists is clearly that the Fed will not do much. We really had slowing data on the economy and slowing inflation pressure. And I'm hopeful that this is close to the end of the Fed rate hikes,
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It's in a very strong subgroup and a strong fundamental story. Semiconductors, in general have been stronger here recently.
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It's in a very strong subgroup and a strong fundamental story, ... Semiconductors, in general have been stronger here recently.
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It's an appropriate example of the new corporate governance since the stock has languished for so long.
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It's harder to find the enemy in this kind of war. There's the fear of terrorist counter-attacks.
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It will just be a natural edge for some of the more sophisticated and capable investors to do that, ... I think it's also fighting the competition a little, too. There have been a lot of upstarts that have grown very rapidly and the big firms are going to want to participate in that, too.
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Oil prices have rallied very significantly. Smith International would be a very leveraged and diversified oil service company to play there.
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Oil prices have rallied very significantly, ... Smith International would be a very leveraged and diversified oil service company to play there.
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Technology's my favorite sector, as it has been for many months and many quarters.
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Technology had run up so much that it's not surprising some of these would come off pretty hard. You can't minimize the possibility that technology has had a great, huge run and there will be a decline for a while.
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You shouldn't worry about weakness in corporate earnings as long as it doesn't turn into a growth recession,