John Davidson Quotes (106 Quotes)


    Literally, the only word that changed was the word 'earlier' before energy prices.

    The Pittsburgh Penguins have so many veterans this team isn't just looking to Sidney Crosby to turn them around and make them a great team. I hope that Sidney improves. Let nature take its course as he becomes a star or a superstar. This kid is something special. He is a very, very special athlete and person. For some of us who have been around the league a long time, when someone like this comes around, we all count our blessings and hope he makes it because he is something special.

    Taking everything into account, the market was multidirectional. It has a split personality,

    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.

    The market is reacting to the rise in oil prices and the conflicting economic news.


    Oh, jeez. Something about a bird there. My apologies for the actions of that gentleman.

    Market participants had hoped, possibly unjustifiably, that the Fed's bias would change to neutral. The winner of the election is Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan because the economy is back in the hands of Greenspan and that should be long-term positive.

    Amazon is unique in having been successful at starting as an Internet-only business,

    I think we'll close the year in positive territory. But in the next few weeks you're going to see the market in a continued struggle back and forth with people trying to determine whether we have a full economic recovery, even with the labor market struggling.

    The Federal Reserve's objective is two fold -- price stability and employment growth. All too often we think it's the Fed chairman's job to manage the stock market, when it's not.

    In this environment, people seem to have gravitated toward natural resources, utilities and materials and away from technology.

    Energy's off a little bit today, but it doesn't mean that energy is going back down. We're starting into an earnings season and earnings will start to have an effect.

    Earnings have been strong and will continue to be strong, but there's a worry that rising rates will mean the multiple on the earnings will be less.

    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,

    P.G. is fermented and held exclusively in stainless steel to maximize the brightness and freshness. It's a six-month wine from start to finish.

    I think a lot of the companies in the biotech area are really resurging, ... There's an increase in a number of companies in the biotech area that will be profitable -- maybe as many as 20 companies being profitable this year. All of these companies are i

    In recent years, the Fed has made a real attempt to be transparent, ... If they are going to change direction, they are going to signal it first.

    I think I'm probably in the minority that thinks that Greenspan may raise rates on Tuesday. I think the real case is a fact that the labor market is really tight and commodity prices have really increased.

    I think the market is waffling at this point, ... Yesterday, everybody heard what they wanted from Greenspan's speech and you saw a big run up. I think that today there's a little bit of exhaustion from that.

    he says. ''And because I was shy, theater was a way to get out of myself and free myself. It was a fantasy, and I guess the fantasy became reality.

    That minister of ministers, Imagination, gathers up - The undiscovered universe, Like jewels in a jasper cup

    When you finish a game 0-0 and you go to a shootout, it's just no fun, whether you win or lose. It's more fun when you win, don't get me wrong.

    We had a pretty strong run up in anticipation of the earnings season. But because of that run, if any company reports declining results or results that are less than what was expected, you're going to see a strong reaction.

    Where does the bond guy put his money now ... Stocks can absorb inflation more readily than bonds, because you can come through with better pricing power and stronger earnings.

    Greenspan talked very little about the current state of the economy and was really admonishing lawmakers, and he made it very clear that there will be no interest-rate cut announced after the meeting on Sept. 24. I think this may have disappointed some investors hoping for a rate cut or something more aggressive to help stocks.

    There's a lot of earnings and other news out there today, but I think the market is particularly reacting to Greenspan's testimony, ... The markets are expecting a little more growth because of his comments, but that may not be as much as what they wanted to hear.

    To get a real turnaround you need to have a turnaround in earnings. The jobless claims number today probably keeps (Fed Chairman Alan) Greenspan on task in terms of lowering rates.

    Expectations were for improvements in the economic news, but the reports today have surpassed those expectations, so you have investors finding more encouragement than they did in the reports released in mid-to-late November.

    The earnings continue to be positive and analysts continue to upgrade their forecasts on both earnings and gross domestic product growth, but the expectations are largely built into the market.

    The choice is between getting in now and risking near-term volatility or getting in later and missing a good portion of the market recovery,

    Agriculture is our primary focus. It lies at the core of our winemaking.

    The PPI numbers look pretty good. I think the important thing to look at is when this thing turns around, and I don't know that we yet have a clear picture that we definitely are in a slowdown mode, although there are some signs that we have slowed down, which sectors are likely to do well. And I think the important thing, if you look past the last two weeks, is that there is really a resurgence of the leadership of technology and biotechnology.

    I don't think the economy is more likely to be better under the Republicans or the Democrats a case can be made for each, ... The importance to the economy is really more with the Federal Reserve interest-rate decision that takes place on Nov. 6.

    The interesting thing is that they did this on a day when economic information came out that was decidedly weaker than expected. It blunted what could have been a pretty bloody response. The resignations might have been planned for some time, but the fact that they were a secret and were released on exactly this date and at this time turned out to be very effective.

    The international news is clearly upsetting the market.

    He has tried to protect his wife. If people want to ridicule him for that, so be it.

    With thirty bob a week to keep a bride He fell in love and married in his teens At thirty bob he stuck but he knows it isn't luck He knows the seas are deeper than tureens.


    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.

    Largely people are taking a look at historic information. They're looking at earnings and job cuts, and people are concerned. I think we're going to grind it out until earnings come back.

    If you wait until the volatility's gone, you're going to be buying at higher prices,

    The assassination of his character, to me, is absolutely ludicrous. There's no question in my mind, if there's a person in the world of hockey that deserves the benefit of the doubt in a situation such as this, it's Wayne Gretzky.

    The market reacted pretty strongly to Friday's surprisingly weak employment report, and I think you're seeing the market in the process of digesting that now.

    I've talked about Key Energy Group for a while, and Capstone is one of the companies that's building these micro turbines that I think actually just reported last week and had a more negative number than expected because they've ramped up some of their production, As a result, that hit their expense line, ... But I think that's a good idea going forward.

    I think what you're seeing today and over the past week is a good indicator of where the market is right now and will likely be through the end of the year.

    I don't know why people are so surprised by my live performances. My approach is so simple; every song I sing, every story I tell, every move I make, must move the audience to laughter, tears or inspiration. Otherwise, why should I do it?

    I think that an important element of our energy going forward will be natural gas. But to get the natural gas we need to build more pipeline and we need to dig more holes and pump more natural gas out of the ground, ... As a result, we like natural gas. Key Energy will make the pipelines. It will repair the existing pipelines and keep them maintained. We think that is a good play in this area.

    The payrolls report would typically be the week's big event, but I think people are having a hard time with the report, because forecasts are all over the place due to confusion about the impact of the hurricanes.

    We had a run on the gold last year, late last year, and I think there may be some short-term plays there,

    Salaries are going to come down. I'm hearing the players have already offered a 5 percentgive-back, so that's the starting point for negotiations.


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