Ben Holmes Market Quotations

Kraft is recession proof. When the market turned down, food became very popular.

There were a lot of people putting weight in the IBM decision. But the first company to market with this wins.

A lot of people were left holding the burning carcasses of those companies. We've learned a lot in the last few years. The market has become more selective.

It looks like there's some market for these retail. I think the deal works really.

Anybody with a shopping cart, ball of twine and pen and paper could do an IPO in this market, ... Pulling your IPO due to market conditions is a pretty poor excuse - this market is as good as it gets.

This is a healthy looking market. It's not just energy deals that are working but some tech deals also. There certainly is a better tone in the stock market than a month ago.

This is an example of an experienced underwriter timing the deal in all but an absent market. They held back until they knew it was a good market to launch the IPO.