...that we may have hit the bottom of this market, and we could be ready to move up," said Chris Johnson, manager of quantitative analysis at Schaeffer's Investment Research in Cincinnati. The Dow rose 128.87, or 1.25 percent, to 10...

...large drop in confidence. "The consumer numbers out there were very frightening," said Chris Johnson, manager of quantitative analysis at Schaeffer's Investment Research in Cincinnati. "The consumer is in the driver's seat in this economy...

...optimism, and I think that's going to hinder this market going into November," said Chris Johnson, manager of quantitative analysis at Schaeffer's Investment Research. He noted that after a particularly strong third-quarter earnings...

...Street, however, believes stocks will have a hard time in the final three months of 2003. Chris Johnson, manager of quantitative analysis at Schaeffer's Investment Research in Cincinnati, is upbeat knowing that investors don't want to miss...

...numbers and see if we are seeing improvements. And, we are seeing good improvements," said Chris Johnson, manager of quantitative analysis at Schaeffer's Investment Research in Cincinnati. Indeed, Monday's economic news was upbeat. The Commerce...

...according to Wall Street analysts. "These are the companies that were truly battered," said Chris Johnson, manager of quantitative analysis at Schaeffer's Investment Research in Cincinnati. "The last two years of the bear market really punished...

...to support is going to get (investors) more excited and keep them in the market," said Chris Johnson, manager of quantitative analysis at Schaeffer's Investment Research in Cincinnati. Meanwhile, Wall Street took in stride a Labor Department...

...consumers to increase their buying. "That is going to bolster support for the market," said Chris Johnson, manager of quantitative analysis at Schaeffer's Investment Research in Cincinnati, of the impending tax cut proposal. The market was uneasy...

...Looks like the consumer might be holing up and bearing down for whatever is ahead," Chris Johnson, manager of quantitative analysis at Schaeffer's Investment Research in Cincinnati. For the week, the Dow Jones industrial average fell...

...bear market rally and investors are being taken on another ride to new lows," said Christopher Johnson, manager of quantitative analysis at Schaeffer's Investment Research in Cincinnati. "What you saw this past week was the ugly fundamentals...