Art Hogan Stock Quotations

We didn't see any changes in his game plan and that is clearly good news for stocks at this juncture.

Technology stocks typically tend to provide leadership in mid-cycle recovery, and I think that's where we are,

Telecom stocks should get plenty of attention on Wall Street. BellSouth could get a competing bid and we're probably going to see more deals as consolidation in the telecom industry continues.

Stay the course if you're a long-term investor. Don't buy stocks that don't have earnings - you need to be selective.

The increase in wages was the piece that really speaks to the inflationary pressure. The fear is that the Fed doesn't stop in March, that it continues through May. If corporate America's borrowing costs go up, that makes stocks less attractive.

Regardless of what happens in the economy, we're going to use these products, ... These stocks are also oversold.

If the payrolls number is anywhere near in line with estimates, we're not going to see much of a stock reaction.

I think we'll see the stock market trying to price that (rate cuts) in the second quarter.

We're getting an oversold bounce. Telecoms are getting a boost because of the AT&T Wireless (news), ... Investors are going to buy those tech stocks that we're not necessarily worried about.

The overall passion for Internet stocks is carrying over to the index itself,

We're certainly not convinced that stocks are either pricey or inexpensive here, ... So you're not getting anyone jumping in one way or another.

This was a nice way to start off the new year. A lot of this was driven by the fact that the Fed confirmed that end is in sight. We've held onto the belief that when the Fed ends that stock prices will go up. We'll still have rate hikes but the market is celebrating that we'll see an ending sooner than later.

We're seeing better earnings news in corporate America. That's what the market is celebrating, ... We made major collateral damage to stocks in the last six weeks and over a larger 2-1/2-year period. What's happening now is that the market is bottoming out and is building a higher support base in the process.

There's been plenty of reasons to sell stocks today.

Concerns about higher interest rates and the yield on the 10-year note may keep stocks on the south side again this morning. The higher yield ... acts as a tax on corporations, and it may also attract money to the bond markets from equities.

Fifty-two percent of the households in America are invested in the U.S. stock market and they want to invest in the things that had 70 percent growth last year, ... As long as the money keeps flowing into equity mutual funds and they are targeted toward Nasdaq stocks, we are going to see this go on for a while.

It doesn't take much to push stocks lower in this market, ... Stocks have been headed in a downward direction for a while.