Angus Campbell Quotes (24 Quotes)

The mining sector has been weighing on the index though it's about time they had a bit of profit taking.

Anything higher here could confirm investors' fears that the Fed's interest rate tightening is far from over and is set to continue well into 2006.

Cisco has provided a little relief posting better than expected results after the close and we could see a bounce today.

This could be the make or break week for U.S. indices and determine the path of the markets into the spring months.

Inflationary fears hit the market yesterday as it failed to push beyond and sustain levels above the 10,600 level. Even the Atlanta Fed bank President admitted that the policy makers have a.

The only thing that can stop further declines in the market today is a tame ISM figure and lower oil prices,

As oil prices continue to trade higher, this (deficit) decline could be short lived and the U.S. trade woes may get worse.

Now market participants are saying that investors should expect range bound trading to continue into next week when the Fed makes its interest rate decision.

With higher gasoline prices putting a dent in consumer spending and underlying inflation looking to be contained, further interest rate hikes seem unnecessary.

There have long been rumors surrounding Lloyds as a potential bid target. Wells Fargo has a large part of its business in the retail banking arena so to take over someone like Lloyds would make a lot of sense.

The market's attempt to trade through 10,490 twice on Monday has given sellers a good opportunity to dominate the last couple sessions as the Dow is clearly struggling at this top end of its current trading range,

The market did not attract the sort of bargain hunting that many expected yesterday which just shows how cautious investors are following Friday's sell off.

We'll be focusing very closely on earnings today. There is concern that companies are not pulling out the earnings expected, so the real test for shares will come from company releases this week.

The sooner U.S. investors can see the end of this current interest rate cycle the better.

Considering that NYMEX crude rose yesterday on speculation that demand for oil will grow next year, an increase in stocks will be required to cool off what looks like the beginning of a little rally in oil prices,

When public policy goes one way and the premises of the culture go the other, you've got a formula for an unsustainable system of education,

Everyone hopes the fourth-quarter earnings will give a much needed boost to a poor equity market, but if you remember last quarter, we had the best earnings season for a while, and it wasn't enough to push the Dow to new highs,

On the earnings front, it would seem that companies have fared a little worse than the market had hoped. Annual growth has come in around 14.5 percent this season and analysts were hoping to see 16.6 percent.

Even though the market has fully priced in today's expected 25 basis point rise, investors will be listening out for any hints about the future path of their tightening policy,

Apple's poor figures after the bell last night mean that the U.S. futures point to a negative start for U.S. equity indices this afternoon ... Apple is trading in Europe around 3.22 euros lower, indicating a decline of 4 when U.S. markets open later.

The story of the morning is GM. Their stock is trading a lot lower in Europe, indicating that they will decline by about a dollar when they open up and that has affected the futures. This news could eradicate any good coming out of the corporations reporting today.

Even though oil futures are flat this morning and have remained around (the) 63 to 64 a barrel level, concerns remain over the prospect of the combination of higher inflation and borrowing costs.

The main focus will be on what they have to say about how 'higher energy and other costs have the potential to add to inflation pressures'.

Profit taking cannot be ruled out, especially if oil prices head north.