...next Tuesday. "A lot of investors are in a wait-and-see mode until we get the Fed behind us next Tuesday," said Arthur Hogan, a chief market analyst at Jefferies & Co. "There's a real split between those who think the Fed will and should...

...rise for the Dow Jones industrials. "You have to keep in mind we have had a significant run-up this week," said Arthur Hogan, chief market analyst at Jefferies & Co., who said higher-than-expected job cuts gave investors reason to lock...

...encouraged by news that two of Saddam Hussein's sons were among the dead. "The market is celebrating a bit," said Arthur Hogan, chief market analyst at Jefferies & Co., explaining that "one of the major pieces of background noise (in the...

...is clear whether there will be a war and how the United States fares in it. "You can't separate the two," said Arthur Hogan, chief market analyst at Jefferies & Co. "Geopolitically, we have this overhang of war, and fundamentally what...

...these funds become more sought after. The elimination of the dividend "will be a reward for investing smartly," said Arthur Hogan, chief market analyst at Jefferies & Co. "It is a good lesson - Investing 101 - of investing not just in growth but...

...Analysts expected a slight increase from the 5.7 percent in October. "This is a real psychological blow," said Arthur Hogan, chief market analyst at Jefferies & Co. "We have been concerned that the economy is not stabilizing ... We have...

...path of least resistance in the upward direction. It's almost a regardless-of-the-news type of rally," said Arthur Hogan, the chief market analyst at Jefferies & Co. The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 126.65, or 1.5 percent...

...depressed about (stock) prices or irrationally exuberant. That is what we have today, swinging the other way," said Arthur Hogan, chief market analyst at Jefferies & Co. In late afternoon trading, the Dow was up 315.10, or 4 percent, at 8...

...Motor Co. The Dow Jones industrials fell 355 points. "We're back to work from a not-so-good August," said Arthur Hogan, chief market analyst at Jefferies & Co. "We came in with a couple of downgrades and just a general sense the economy...

...companies IBM and Nvidia - fueled by the Dec. 2 collapse of Enron. And, yet, "We actually stopped going down," said Arthur Hogan, chief market analysts at Jefferies & Co. "That is the first step." Hogan could even make a case for the week's...