17 Quotes by Ben Halliburton

I think we are likely to remain in a trading range for some time.

People have been concerned that Intel's margins are in contraction mode, so what they say about that will be noteworthy.

My preference would be to see a dramatic increase in the dividend; I think they'd get more bang for their buck. They clearly have the financial capability to triple it; I think they could attract more investors and get a higher stock price more readily.

I think Greenspan basically said the obvious, that long rates are too low and against his desire for the economy to grow ... His comments indicated that the Fed will remain in a tightening stance and that we should see further raising as the year progresses.

I think the stock market is digesting a very strong end of the year.

This trend of the stabilization of the broad stock market we've been seeing lately will continue through the year. We saw a sharp recovery in stock prices last year, but right now stocks are fairly valued versus the underlying fundamentals.

We'd concur that '06 is not going to be a gangbuster year for increases in tech spending. Everybody's still waiting for a strong recovery after the 2000 bust.

As the major indexes move near four-year highs, there are some risks for stocks. But the economy is growing at a solid pace, as the payrolls number showed, bond yields remain low and there is still excess of capital out there, looking for good returns.

Earnings growth for the S&P 500 continues to be robust, and could end up beating north of 10 percent for the year.