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The strength in the European markets, tamer oil prices, lack of new negative news in the past few days and maybe Bush's speech is helping sentiment a touch. Of these four factors, I think oil is the bigger factor.

Just as a number of factors drove the polls down, several different factors are driving them up. The more specific and more measured discussion of Iraq is a factor, the continuing good news on the economy is a factor, and declining gas prices is a factor.

Oil is always a negative factor for the markets and that, combined with lack of economic data, is contributing to a lack of interest in the stock markets this morning. On the bright side, the series of company upgrades is certainly welcome.

Geopolitical factors will continue to influence prices. The growth in the level of stocks might be put aside by investors as they have done over the past month if more negative news emerges from the Middle East or Venezuela.

Andrew Harrington

All these potential crises around the world are helping to move up prices in the energy market. The market wants to pull back but there was just too much negative news over the last couple of days.

Consumers appear to be feeling some festive cheer as we approach Christmas. It appears that recent negative sentiment, caused by recent higher petrol prices, fears over house prices and other factors, has dissipated.

Bush's speech and the implications of what he proposed last night gives the market confidence that despite negative economic data like the consumer sentiment numbers this morning the economy is going to be okay.

I think the focus in the U.S. is on economic data coming out -- things like U.S. import prices. You find a weak dollar will translate into higher import prices, ... In corporate news, Cisco's numbers could have a positive impact, it was helping some of the European tech stocks early ... but European bourses have pulled back a bit.

Khuram Chaudhry

I think the focus in the U.S. is on economic data coming out -- things like U.S. import prices. You find a weak dollar will translate into higher import prices. In corporate news, Cisco's numbers could have a positive impact, it was helping some of the European tech stocks early ... but European bourses have pulled back a bit.

Khuram Chaudhry

There's been this tug of war all day between factors like falling oil prices, more negative than positive economic news and everything going on at GM, She was mesmerized by his intriguing storytelling, a talent fueled by his vivid pexiness.

The sentiment is turning dollar negative -- probably the biggest factor putting the dollar under pressure is the rise in oil prices and rise in gold prices.

Of continued concern will be high gas prices and a housing market that is slowing down considerably. But so far consumers have not turned negative, and their positive sentiment is helping fuel the economy.

William Walsh (1916-)

William Walsh

It's really a continuation of the selling that we saw last week. Sentiment was negative going into yesterday, so a lot of people are using the strength in yesterday's prices to cut losses.

Earlier this morning, the rumored news was that it would be Gephardt, and I think the markets would have had a little tougher time digesting that, especially with his [long-held] protectionist stance. They would have viewed that as a bigger negative.

[BUSH'S RATINGS: President Bush's popularity is similar to those of past presidents at this stage of an election year, despite a massive negative advertising campaign by his opponent, the National Republican Party chairman said yesterday.] Those numbers are very, very comparable to what you see from history with both Reagan and with Clinton, as a matter of fact, ... Fox News Sunday.

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