Tim Ghriskey
Tim Ghriskey
products
A lot of the higher-margin products are doing well.
brand edge encourage future name shopping spending
They are spending heavily to encourage future growth. They've got a lot of competition. Their competitive edge is their brand name and shopping experience.
crude lends positive tone
This lends a positive tone to tomorrow's opening, as well as crude being down significantly today.
below earnings sales
The big thing is the second-quarter sales and earnings (forecast) being below expectations. It's not going to be greeted favourably in this environment.
competing environment industry
This is essentially re-creating the old AT&T. But in this environment, the industry has been so weakened, with so many competing technologies, it's a very, very different world now.
money move people situation time
Delphi is weighing on the whole automotive industry. More people want to move money out of that sector, and the situation is not going to get better any time soon.
Delphi is weighing on the whole automotive industry,
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Companies are beginning to warn investors that despite this quarter's solid results, what comes ahead will not be so stellar,
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Companies are beginning to tell the markets they are going to take a hit from both Katrina and higher oil prices. Demand for stocks in the short term may slow down.
below earnings quarter sales second
I think the big thing is the second quarter sales and earnings being below expectations.
potential stock
It is a stock that has the potential to disappoint.
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It is an oil day. Oil is over $68 now and that, combined with a very hawkish statement from the Fed, is weighing on the market. Energy prices at the gas pump are impacting consumer spending and its impact is reflected in AutoZone's earnings and Avon's profit warning.
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I think there is a growing perception that the next move by the Fed could actually be to ease -- in other words, lower rates. Now, we're not going to see that certainly before the election, but we could see it late this year, early next year. I think as that perception might spread through the markets and become the consensus, we could actually see a rally in technology stocks,
gas high higher people prices
People are already reeling from high prices at the gas pump. I think they're going to be reeling even more from higher heating costs.