...declines in September and October and it hasn't come to pass yet," said Thomas F. Lydon Jr., president of Global Trends Investments in Newport Beach, Calif. "And here we are, nibbling on 52-week highs again." In afternoon trading...

...having cut operational costs and laid off thousands of workers, said Thomas F. Lydon Jr., president of Global Trends Investments in Newport Beach, Calif. "So, any type of move to the upside in terms of sales to a great degree goes right...

...of cutting costs. And, now it seems like the tide has turned," said Thomas F. Lydon Jr., president of Global Trends Investments in Newport Beach, Calif. The Dow closed up 165.26, or 2 percent, at 8,471.61, according to preliminary...

...continue to drive the market. ... All you see is negative news," said Thomas F. Lydon Jr., president of Global Trends Investments in Newport Beach, Calif., citing earnings warnings by Electronic Data Systems, a weak housing report and...

...be hot and cold. The market is having trouble getting traction," said Thomas F. Lydon Jr., president of Global Trends Investments in Newport Beach, Calif. Microsoft, a Dow stock, climbed 83 cents to $57.20 after Merrill Lynch raised...

...skittish about the protracted slump in the economy and the market, said Thomas F. Lydon Jr., president of Global Trends Investments in Newport Beach, Calif. "If almost half invested in their first fund prior to 1990, then they went through...

...there is the real McCoy," said Michael Strauss, chief economist at Commonfund. Tom Lydon, president of Global Trends Investments in Newport Beach, Calif., said Eastern Europe is booming, particularly countries like Slovakia and the Czech...

...going to grow at the same fast clip it did a few years ago," said Thomas F. Lydon Jr., the president of Global Trends Investments in Newport Beach, Calif. "This move, which is just a tenth of a point, is not a big surprise for most people...

...option if you're looking to invest in an asset class quickly," said Thomas F. Lydon Jr., president of Global Trends Investments in Newport Beach, Calif. "ETFs offer great diversification quickly, and you know what you're buying...

...or 0.17 percent, to 2006.68 and was up 1.7 percent for the week. Thomas F. Lydon Jr., president of Global Trends Investments in Newport Beach, Calif., said the meandering market was a reflection of the low volume. "On days like...