Brian Finnerty People Quotations

I think the earnings will be good but not great, and the market will react accordingly. Some people argue that stocks may have already priced in that the numbers will be fine, but I think you're going to continue to see stocks rising. The S&P 500 potentially has room to add another 6 to 7 percent in the near term.

I think we had normal consolidation here. It seems like people are banking on a better second half. I don't think it's going to run away, but it's going to get gradually better.

People are scared in front of this FOMC meeting.

I think people assume Merrill wouldn't say something like that unless they expect pretty good news from Intel when it reports tomorrow after the bell. Intel is the technology bellwether, so if things look good for them, that bodes well for other techs.

Everyone is talking about Cisco getting rid of its inventory problem a little bit faster than people had thought. But the whole Nasdaq is looking better.