Art Hogan Keeping Quotations

We're keeping our fingers crossed that we'll continue to see signs of (economic) stabilization, ... The economy is key and will be the catalyst to get people off the sidelines.

The revisions are in the right direction, but there's still some softness in the manufacturing sector which keeps the Fed on watch in terms of interest rates, ... It's sort of an 'in line' number, but not really closing the door to keeping the Fed aggressive with monetary policy.

The market is keeping in lockstep with energy prices, ... As we get a better handle on the short-term and long-term impact of high energy prices, the market is able to rationalize a bit better.