Stocks Quotations

Every penny from 'Gossip Girl,' my pension, my stocks has been spent fighting for my children.

When we had the 'flash crash' in 2010, where the price of some stocks briefly fell to zero, high-frequency trading played a big role in that event.

Portfolio theory, as used by most financial planners, recommends that you diversify with a balance of stocks and bonds and cash that's suitable to your risk tolerance.

If the investor doesn't have enough time and skill to investigate individual stocks or enough money to diversify a portfolio, the right thing to do is to invest in exchange-traded funds that give you exposure to asset classes. It does make sense for the individual investor to think in terms of holding individual asset classes.

I would never be 100 percent in stocks or 100 percent in bonds or cash.

But my system for over 30 years has been this: When stocks are attractive, you buy them. Sure, they can go lower. I've bought stocks at $12 that went to $2, but then they later went to $30.

The trend of the market is up, not down. Shorting stocks puts you against that trend and thus makes it more difficult to make money.

So we are fulfilling our task in preventing serious armament stocks in Iraq within our possibilities.

The United States, a signatory to the Chemical Weapons Convention, destroyed the last of its stocks of VX and other chemical agents on the Johnston Atoll, 825 miles southwest of Hawaii, in November 2000.

I want attractive stocks that will benefit from persistent institutional buying pressure.

If stocks double but the dollar loses half its value, who beyond Wall Street are the winners and losers?

Wild fish are under threat of extinction because they're hunted to feed us. Yet land animals that we farm are under no threat of extinction. Shifting from hunting fish to farming fish - where the farmers have the incentive to keep their stocks healthy - could do a tremendous amount of good for wild fish.

Italians have always had a high savings rate. They love putting their money into their own government bonds - even more than in houses, stocks and gold. The higher rates climb, the happier they are to invest. So if austerity plans drive rates up, it's music to Italian ears.

Global stocks bottomed in June 1921, but global economies didn't hit bottom for fully two more years.

I used to trade stocks online, and I kind of felt gross, like, all I'm doing is making money off other people's creativity, and I'm not creating anything myself.

Of course, the discounting of future earnings should hurt all stocks. But it should hurt technology stocks more than others, because so many of them are valued at extremely high levels relative to their current earnings.

Sometimes it takes longer to create value, but if the companies generate more earnings, the stocks will ultimately reflect that.

On Cape Cod, great white shark stocks have been growing, or at least becoming more concentrated, because of the multiplying numbers of seals around Monomoy Island. We are fortunate to have such abundance of these sharks in our own waters. Around the globe, we are killing in excess of 100 million sharks each year.

The other are the strategic, so-called strategic stocks that the United States and the other Western industrial countries have, which could put in as much as four million barrels a day of oil into the market pretty quickly.

When volume drops off, prices settle down. Volume is the force that turns stocks higher.

All too often, the pitchmen are selling the notion that if you gain 'control' over your financial destiny - pick your own stocks and execute your own trades - it will be the first step on a short road to riches.

I don't think about the gender of my readers or about reader expectations. I'm frankly scared to. I figured out a long time ago that if I tried to guess the audience, it would be like me trying to guess which stocks to buy.

I simply can't buy as much of some stocks such as Detection Systems or United Education & Software as I'd like because there just aren't all that many shares available.

Internally, when we manage portfolios, we figure out what works in large cap, what works in mid cap, what works in small cap. Generally speaking, large cap stocks want earning stability, strong cash flow, margin expansion.

I think the fun of following the movie box office and stocks is very similar to the fun of sports - all three combine passion and unpredictability.

Fundamentally cheap stocks are often held in low regard by market participants. Something may be tainting their perception in investors' minds.

To finance deficits, the government must sell bonds to investors, competing for capital that could otherwise be used to invest in stocks or corporate bonds. Government borrowings raise long-term interest rates, stifling economic growth.

It's one of the fundamental principles of the stock market: When interest rates go up, stocks go down. And along with financial companies and cyclicals, technology companies - with their sky-high price-to-earnings multiples - should be among the biggest losers in an environment of rising rates.

To know whether stocks are cheap or pricey, we typically look at price-to-earnings ratio. Valuation is a tougher question than many folks realize.

Corporate executives often buy or sell shares in their companies, and stocks rarely rise or fall significantly when those transactions are reported.

Lower interest rates are usually considered good for stocks because they lower the cost of borrowing and make bonds a less attractive alternative investment.

Rising interest rates are considered bad for stocks because they raise the cost of doing business and depress corporate earnings and because higher yields make bonds relatively more attractive than stocks to investors.

Here is a dirty little secret: Stock-picking is wildly overrated. Sure, it makes for great cocktail party chatter, and what is more fun than delving into a company's new products? But the truth is that individual stocks are riskier than broad indices.

Truth be told, most financial television bores me. Two or more people discussing the latest economic trends or hot stocks is not especially entertaining.

Investors have been too willing to buy stocks with strong reported earnings, even if they do not understand how the earnings are produced.

Generally, a rally will have staying power, technicians say, if, in addition to price movements, it has heavy trading volume and breadth, meaning that several stocks rise for each stock that falls.

Stocks in the United States plunged in 2002 amid fears of war and terrorism, a weak economy, rising oil prices and dozens of corporate scandals. It was the third consecutive annual decline, the first time that has happened in 60 years.

There is no 20-year period in American history when stocks lost money.

More fund managers are selling their stocks in the market in the past two days, which could be a sign for a rapid drop in market.

One of the contributing factors for the gains is the fact that gasoline futures came off the highs of the day. Any sign that the wallet won't be hit so deeply by energy prices is a cause to push stocks higher.

One of the dominant worries here is the question of whether we're going to see any building of inventory that will result in 1Q weakening. But as the data points have rolled in, that appears to be less and less the case. That's pretty important, and you can see it, in particular, in some of the communications stocks that are moving.

One of the real risks with tech stocks is a company that doesn't recognize it's no longer a rapid-growth business. But many have recognized that and are being more share shareholder-friendly with their cash.

One thing's for sure, people aren't going to load up on stocks going into tomorrow's speech.

My sense is that we're going to keep consolidating over the next few weeks after the kind of run we've had. Then you could see stocks start to move higher again.

My sense is we continue to see this correction over the next few weeks, but I think once we get through this period and some of the March data starts to come out, stocks will move higher.

Port and airport stocks have been undervalued recently. Their prices may continue to rise in the coming few days, and they should have good prospects as they're supported by China's fast economic growth.

One of the most extraordinary things about technology stocks is that they're the first ones to crack under any pressure in the marketplace. Investors wax from enthusiasm to extreme distress very quickly with that group more than any other.

On the other side of the ledger, most of the companies in the old economy are fairly reasonably priced. So, a couple of weeks ago we started to see a shift. First, the energy stocks did somewhat better. Then, the pharmaceutical stocks had quite a run. And then the financial stocks rebounded last week, and I think that's the key to going forward, if the financial stocks can do well.

On the individual level there is a lot of short-term movement right now, as everyone knows that Japanese stocks are in an upward trend over the long term.

Nearly everything that had done well in 1999 has done poorly this year, and vice versa. I think the problem is perception lags reality with investors. Throughout this year, we've seen strong flows into technology and growth funds, and the stocks haven't done well. You wonder when investors will start chasing performance and go to value.

Near-term, I think stocks probably will act reasonably well following the bond market. As long as bonds act well, stocks will act well.

I would focus on very high-quality companies in this environment. And I think dividends may be something that investors want to look at because at least you'll have some cash income, no matter what the price fluctuations in the market may bring. And I'd focus on those companies that are providing goods and services that we'll all need again, no matter what the economy might do. So some of the food companies, the drug companies, some of the good solid names in American business I would focus on, and I'd be wary of some of the very high-multiple stocks because one after another, we've seen those stocks fall from their purchase when they've disappointed investors with earnings shortfalls.

I was surprised to see speculation of a policy change grow stronger. Bonds tumbled as stocks rallied on the solid economy. Yields are to rise in the next several months.

If we don't do something about it, more and more of our stocks are going to be dropping off from the index.

I would be surprised if some smart managers don't go near some of the exiting stocks, particularly on weakness in stocks like Unilever -- well-run and has been able to grow through acquisitions. But I don't think anyone can construe this as a no-confidence vote on these stocks that are cut, but just as a different route by the S&P committee.

I wouldn't hurry to buy bonds, as yields will probably keep rising as we wait. The advance in stocks is hurting demand for bonds.

I wouldn't bet the farm, but I think the outlook for stocks the rest of the year is pretty positive.

When the market is low such news (rate cut) push up the stocks a great deal. But now, when the bourse is scraping its highs, it is hard to spark up more than a short-term trend.

We had a very solid move up in stocks in the first quarter. There's a good chance that what the markets will be left with is a great deal of uncertainty or even the belief that more rate increases are coming.

Some company earnings have been good, but we had large retailers in the past couple of days warning about a slowdown in sales. That is enough to get the market a bit concerned with a possible slowdown, ... Add higher interest rates to that mix and what you have is the housing sector and financial stocks suffering.

Old economy stocks are feeling the pinch in fear that rates are going much higher.

One of our big challenges with the newsletter is that everyone thinks big stocks are safe. That's not true at all. They're only safe if the money is flowing there.

One thing we are seeing is decent review in spending. The defense sector is definitely benefiting from that. Their business is improving, their stocks are doing well. My favorite is General Dynamics.

Only 10 New York Stock Exchange stocks made new lows yesterday, so it's clear that there is a great deal of underlying market strength. Industrials remain the clear winner, as they reached another new high yesterday. Financials had a huge rally and also closed at a new high. Leadership will eventually shift back to tech, energy and basic materials, but we're not there yet.

One objective of the Dow is to have a great deal of breadth. It's amazing for 30 stocks that it does such a good job.

One of the beauties of this program is that it can address troubled stocks of native, sea-run fish while improving water quality and boosting local economies, by increasing the numbers of anglers and boaters drawn to an area.

One message we get is that the stocks people buy when they're scared -- basic materials, beverages, foods -- did not do as well. Investors are more optimistic about the economy.

Money will flow to where there are solid returns on capital. There are great opportunities in Eastern Europe and other emerging markets. We're seeing economic growth twice that of the U.S. but stocks are trading at a discount.

More than half the Dow stocks are up. People are putting money into mainstream companies looking for quality and less volatility.

Maybe Exxon will go up a little bit today because they beat the earnings; but remember, the stock has dropped 7 points in the last couple of weeks. So I would say this is really not a very dynamic investment. People like it and get a little dividend. You are really wasting your time with these stocks because you invest money in them and in two years, you have the same price as you had from the time you invested. So you really, in a sense, lose money by owning these stocks.

Positive economic news from the U.S. will send stocks higher at home. Technology stocks may become buying target.

never got the impression that margin debt was part of the support for Internet stocks until the last two months.

Nobody's going to buy these stocks on third quarter guidance and numbers.

Negative sentiment has basically led to across-the-board declines, very few stocks have escaped unscathed.

Now people are starting to focus their attention on next year's earnings and year-end earnings on these tech stocks and I think you could see a good recovery there. Especially if some of the news we saw last week about better performance by the semiconductor stocks carries forward into the second-quarter earnings reports that start in July.

Obviously, Alcoa really disappointed the market today, ... But we've also had a big run-up since the start of the year, and considering that, I think stocks are holding up pretty well.

Obviously, Alcoa really disappointed the market today. But we've also had a big run-up since the start of the year, and considering that, I think stocks are holding up pretty well.

Obviously, it will mean a wider ownership of the stock and potentially lower volatility. We've seen that with other stocks that have been in the S&P 500.

Now that the market has made a tremendous upward move and the large cap stocks are at their highs, more people are looking at smaller companies for some better values.

Numerous academic studies have shown that amateur investors make poor traders - buying stocks for the wrong reasons, holding losers for too long, and acting on whims and emotions.

Peter was good with the media. He gave interviews, he talked about stocks with intensity, people liked that. He's a very, very smart guy. He's an acknowledged leader in the field. And that put a personality to the fund, to Magellan and to Fidelity.

Pfizer's a great company, great track record. The economy is slowing, so I think money is going to see defensive growth stocks like the pharmaceuticals and I really don't care what Al Gore thinks about supposedly big drug companies. We're going to have gridlock in Washington and there's not going to be any radical legislation no matter who is in the White House.

People will be looking for hints about the direction of the earnings throughout the week, ... both in terms of individual stocks and sectors.

People will not sell stocks to buy the 30-year bond, but a good auction, with good demand for the securities, will actually be a positive.

People want to own these (technology) stocks. And that's what limits any significant drop on these stocks and it's what puts pressure on the remainder of the market.

Obviously, these stocks have had a huge run-up. The theory is to sell on the news. That's what's occurring is you're selling on the news.

Obviously the tech stocks have been hit hard over the last few weeks, but I don't think most people realize that this actual downdraft began in September of 1995, ... These stocks have been getting hit now for 6 consecutive quarters and they have underperformed the market. I think most of its coming to an end.

Obviously very leveraged to the financial markets, ... When stocks are going up, this stock should do better than the market. When stocks go down, it should do worse than the market. So, there is risk here. But, it's the most diversified of the major broker dealers.

Natural gas and weather are the most important drivers. When it's warmer, we don't see that much substitution and natural gas has less influence on heating oil. Stocks aren't that tight.

Natural gas has been very strong. Not only is there a seasonal strength but also the realization that a lot of the stocks are very, very cheap. We have the Americans coming in and the oil patch is for sale to the Americans.

Right now I think you're in the indiscriminate phase of selling. There's more of (a feeling of) anticipation and paranoia about the possibility that some of the Dow stocks could disappoint even further.

Returns aren't going to be as tragic as some are portraying because the mining stocks are still looking fine. The resources stocks rely more on global growth so, to a degree, they're insulated from many of the woes afflicting our own economy.

Right now it seems to be the tech stocks that are doing well.... Their share prices aren't overpriced now. It's not really a novel theme, but investors seem to be putting money into stocks that have taken a bit of a breather.

Right now, I've recommended Boeing ( BA : Research , Estimates ) for the last couple of months. I did downgrade that about two weeks on the price move. I still think the stocks continue to perform however, although I think the gains will be modest from here in the near term.

Nobody feels they have to buy the market at higher prices, at least not yet. Stocks have had a nice recovery, they're up overseas, the dollar is weaker -- so people are saying there's no real reason to buy the bond market.

I'd like to think that this is a bottoming out and people are starting to see the value that a lot of these banking stocks offer. I'd like to think there's some bottoming out and strength, but in general the market is nervous.

I don't expect to see a sharp movement in stocks -- it will be a gradual erosion over time.

I have had numerous interviews with reporters who called looking for quotes about tech bargains. I always explain that we believe the best values today are in growing companies outside of the technology sector....To these reporters, it defies common sense that stocks that have declined 80 percent or more are not yet 'values.' That is a testament to how powerful and unprecedented the technology mania was. Even after such large price declines, most of these stocks are still not cheap.

If we continue to see sharp hikes in yields, then stocks will face tougher competition from bonds. But if bond yields can stabilize here, or just move up modestly, stocks can tough it out.

If we go to war with Iraq that will help the stocks but it doesn't change the long-term story. I'm not going to sell them if we don't go to war.