«[A more offbeat pick is Hill's selection of tobacco giant Philip Morris, which is entering the latest round of tobacco-related litigation, this time with the Justice Department.] But, ... there is very little basis in legal theory from which that suit can even be launched. And this is a company that has better cash flow than 10 of the largest corporations in America combined. They also pay a 5 percent dividend year over year.»

«Take a look at Philip Morris ( MO ), ... I think this stock is going to survive pretty nicely.»

«The fact is, ... that trends are pointing to the fact that the labor market's very strong. With this much growth, you have to think [inflation and consequent interest rate hikes might be] are out there. There's pressure out there eventually. Right now, the key is to stay big cap; for good earnings visibility, we're kind of cannibalizing the many to feed the few at the top. If you want to stay invested, stay there. If you want to get defensive, use rallies to sell into because people are giving you good prices again here.»

«This data, all of it stronger than expected, probably gives (Fed Chief Alan Greenspan) more reason to be a bit more aggressive at the meeting next week.»

«We've been trying to look at things with some safety,»

«I think if you are short-term trader, the idea is that the summer rally is probably going to be led by technology as we go up here in the near-term. And that means you're going to probably move away from some of the previous leaders. We talked a lot about health care, a lot about energy - some of that money is flowing back to tech right now. But I'm not sure that as we look forward to the third quarter and the fourth quarter, and we grow instead of 7 percent, more like 4 percent, some of those prices are going to come down too. I think you might look for some bargains in health care and energy here, during the sell-off. In technology, I'd look for some big leaders who have a chance to come back.»

«We have had really spectacular profit reports, by and large, from most companies so far in this quarter. I think retail will be a disappointment, going forward. But, up until now, without any retailers, we've had a nice run. But people have been saying, you know, first of all, the growth rate has slowed from the first quarter to the second, and then the projections are that they will continue to slow down in the third and fourth quarters - we're coming up against really tough comparisons. And I think you know as people look to sort of the slowing of the growth rates, they begin to worry about valuations.»

«That has a lot of implications for tech stocks, ... Maybe we've seen the highs and lows of the year.»

«I think you know you can find some interesting areas. And I've been trying to figure out - you know, the race doesn't go to either the tortoise or the hare right here, but maybe to the ants, the guys who sort of work hard all the time, and grow steadily,»

«The only area in retail we really like are the distributors and the electronic retailers.»