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New models will help boost sales in overseas markets this year as they did at home last year.

New home sales activity continued to point to strong consumer demand as our new orders increased 24 percent year-over-year. As the industry continues to benefit from favorable market conditions, we continue to strengthen our position in strategic markets through organic and acquisitive growth,

Obviously, under this approach, the scope for mergers would be far greater in metropolitan areas than regional areas, where there are many markets that would already be close to, or at, this threshold,

Obviously, a little more tepid than what markets were expecting.

Nobody thought a skateboarder could get endorsement deals. There is a product for every subculture. Mountain Dew sells to extreme athletes. Deodorant is being sold to urban markets with rappers.

No doubt the financial markets are anticipating that something could change. Whether that happens this summer or later remains to be seen, ... There are some broader negatives in the economy right now but the they will take a long time to work through. For now, we can still get decent growth in profits even as costs rise.

Nobody has the penetration we're seeing in these key vertical markets that are so important to Apple, but just as significant is the non-Mac space.

Revenues in the third quarter of 2005 reflected lower prescription growth and increased competition in key therapeutic markets in the U.S., such as the lipid-lowering market, where the rate of growth in the third quarter declined significantly versus the first half of the year; and the erectile dysfunction market, which has been in decline compared to 2004.

Revenues associated with Asia appear to have fallen further from the depressed levels of the first half of the year. Worldwide agricultural markets are weaker than we anticipated, and we are also seeing a slowdown in our Latin American markets.

'Perfect competition' is considered both the ideal and the default state in Economics 101. So-called perfectly competitive markets achieve equilibrium when producer supply meets consumer demand.

Pepsi introduces products that show immediate results. They've also gone after markets like China where they can get a bigger piece of the pie from Coca-Cola.

Pepsi has this incredible knack for being in the right markets at the right time with the right products that people want.

Permitting broadband video providers to avoid negotiating thousands of individual franchise agreements will bring more competition to markets faster, resulting in greater consumer choice and lower prices.

Perimeter Center is one of the best lodging markets in the southeast with over 23 million square feet of office space and such major demand generators as General Electric, Microsoft, Eli Lilly as well as three world-class hospitals located less than one mile from the hotel.

Positioning is against the euro. As we get into the weekend, the markets may start to pare back some of that pessimism. The market is a bit short of euros. There could be some short covering, which could benefit the single currency.

My sense is that Massachusetts and New England will experience some sustained cooling in real estate markets and some flattening of prices. But this trend is not likely to affect the region overly negatively.

New and continuing claims are at levels that historically have been associated with payroll employment gains of around 225,000. Labor markets are gradually improving.

On the customer side we are seeing a great deal more interest in Africa and a lot of funds in particular who previously were perhaps looking at other emerging markets are now looking at Africa in a new way.

One of the most secure markets in the world is human nature, few understand it, all have it.

One of the most important keys to success in these markets is to offer attractive, reliable and easy-to-use mobile phones that are specifically designed to meet the unique needs of consumers in new growth markets.

One of the most important factors driving bonds, clearly, and stocks, less clearly, is the expectation that the euro will fall further, ... It is attracting capital from European markets to the U.S.

I would predict that there will be several markets in 2006 that will reach all-time highs: almost all of southern California, Washington, D.C., and midtown New York.

I would point to the core PCE deflator, which gave a modest upside surprise. This is the Fed's preferred measure of inflation ... and might have markets pricing in a more aggressive Fed.

I would point to the core PCE deflator, which gave a modest upside surprise, ... This is the Fed's preferred measure of inflation ... and might have markets pricing in a more aggressive Fed.

I would hate to see a future U.S. Social Security commissioner urging American older workers to just keep working until the markets come back, ... We don't really know how long that wait might be.

I would attach a reasonably high probability that there will be a problem in the housing or finance markets that will test the next Fed chairman.

If we get a downside surprise in retail sales, everybody will shrug it off. We all know that April was a bad month for the economy; the markets are really geared toward May.

I go to flea markets every weekend if I can.

If they don't deliver, we could see a sharp sell-off in markets and a drop in consumer confidence,

If they produce less, it means that we will have to import more from Africa to satisfy our needs. This will lead to more export potential for Africa. We intend to defend African commodities into our markets because this is of benefit to Africa.

If we can make these technologies markets competitive, we can make them more attractive to consumers and really accelerate their use.

If they keep the word, the financial markets will like that, because the Fed has put itself in a self-imposed box. If they discard the word measured, they'll be saying they're free to do what they want.

If they think they can successfully ice 30 teams in the markets they're in right now and have a viable product, it's just not going to happen.

If they think prices are going to take off again like they did in 2004, they're in for a long wait. That ain't gonna happen. The status of our market is not so dependent on what goes on in Las Vegas this year, but it's dependent on what goes on in California. We've already seen markets over there hit the wall in San Diego and Orange County and other places, too.

If this region is not safe, funds will flee these markets and go to Singapore, which is seen as a safe haven.

I don't feel any pressure at all to go along with anybody. I feel pressure to do the right thing for U.S. markets and U.S. investors.

I don't feel necessarily it's winner-take-all across the globe, where there has to be one local guide for the entire world. We'll certainly do as many of these markets as we can.

I don't feel that this concept of disruptive technology is the solution for everybody. But I think it's very important for innovators to understand what we've learned about established companies' motivation to target obvious profitable markets - and about their inability to find emerging ones. The evidence is just overwhelming.

I don't doubt that people are probably going to these Web sites. I think the markets are so volatile, they are going to act on anything at this point.

I don't know why you would want to control the investment markets so much. The developer makes their money, and an end user ends up there anyway.

I do not think that China is going to run the risk of accelerating its pace of opening up its capital markets because of adverse consequences in the global economy.

I do not see any consequences for the euro. Denmark is only 2.7 percent of gross domestic product in the euro zone - that is why the markets have taken it calmly.

I do not see any consequences for the euro, ... Denmark is only 2.7 percent of gross domestic product in the euro zone - that is why the markets have taken it calmly.

Ideally ... we think that a further step here would be to phase out capital gains if investor are holding for a longer period. For instance, if you were to hold stocks, let's say, for five years, I would like to see the rate lower than 20 percent, and maybe if you hold 10 years, there might be no capital gains rate at all. That will return the public markets to being about buying and holding and funding businesses, which was their purpose, not throwing paper around in a speculative manner.

I am a firm believer in the benefits of open markets and the free movement of capital.

I am anxious to begin developing a strong roadmap for 3S, its products and solutions. Our goal will be to expand existing markets and identify new opportunities where our sensors provide our customers with a continuous stream of critical information about their products or business, with little or no human intervention. This is a great opportunity to tap into growing industries with specialized products developed to precise specifications.

I believe there is no other way to create decent livelihoods for the world's poorest people than to connect them to global markets as producers, and on fair terms.

I believe that they had determined the capital markets were closed to Enron at this time.

I believe the Asian markets are stabilizing and if you look at the Japanese market, I think the market has put in a bottom in Japan as well and that cannot hurt the U.S. market in the intermediate term.

I am really concerned that one of these months we are going to get a bad inflation number. I think the markets have to be very nervous in front of these inflation numbers.

Certainly the Fed has voiced more concern over inflation for public consumption that it has in previous years, so it's not surprising that markets would respond accordingly. It just really doesn't jive very well with the facts on the ground.

Certainly (Iran) is a large issue. It's not a one-time supply disruption story that will come and go. It is an evolving political story that will take some time to manifest itself. It's something that is going to take some time to play out (and) markets will react day to day.

Capping the upside is the fact that inventories have not drawn much despite the cold weather we have had thus far and therefore are not unsettling the markets much.

Capital sources are circling the primary hotel markets in the U.S. now, looking for opportunities to own new hotels as soon as they are completed.

Capital markets performance was excellent, a blow-out quarter.

Cell phone ownership is becoming ubiquitous; local markets that lagged in cell phone penetration experienced a significant amount of growth in the past three years,

But we should go about opening our capital markets in a sound and cautious way, to protect our own industries and the stability of China's economic growth,

But we don't think this language quarrels with the consensus view of financial markets - and our view - that an easing cycle will most likely begin in September.

Bull markets don't start and end in a two-week period, which seems to be everyone's expectation these days. They are much slower and more gradual, and there is plenty of time to join in the fun.

Builders will keep building as long as they can keep getting these prices. But I think there's a glut developing clearly in some markets and that clearly will put downward pressure on prices.

Based on our routes analysis, these Pittsburgh markets are strong performers for US Airways.

Barring any serious supply disruption, there is plenty of oil and prices could drop if the weather stays warm. But we have tremendous speculation in the markets driving prices, so there is no way to guarantee they will continue to fall.

Because small businesses are so diverse, it isn't possible for vendors and service providers to effectively reach all vertical markets with specialized programs.

China's announcement of wanting to diversify their foreign-exchange reserves holdings is going to have a profound effect on financial markets worldwide.

China is one of the largest markets for Boeing. The guy's coming here. I'm going to listen to what he has to say.

China is one of the fastest growth markets for nuclear plants and Westinghouse is one of the largest players in this market. If Toshiba is going to expand, then Westinghouse is a favorable choice.

China is having a big impact on western markets because it is a very open economy.

China in 2006 will remain one of the most exciting real estate markets in Asia, and globally.

I have a weak spot for late '60s-early '70s yippie paperbacks and protest manifestos. I find them at flea markets or online. One of my favorites is 'Right On,' a compendium of student protests made into this 95-cent paperback with the most amazing graphics.

I hand pick all the produce. I get up early and go to the wholesale markets and taste the produce. I focus on taste. There's some days I might spend an hour tasting nothing but tomatoes.

If interest rates and oil really begin to rise, it would be a problem for stocks. At the current levels, I'm not too worried. The markets and companies can manage.

I firmly believe these markets are so overdone, so oversold.

Growing demand and growing markets and networks will tend to reduce costs and raise efficiency, making successful economic management all the more important,

Given the lift off -- which I totally missed -- it's going to be tough to break the markets down,

Given the declining trend in net foreign purchases of the past five months, we doubt whether these would be sufficient in covering the $55.8 billion trade deficit, ... In that case, markets should expect intensifying damage for the dollar.

Given our excellent position in the communications and electronics markets and our strong backlog levels, we continue to feel comfortable with fourth quarter earnings per share of 39 cents.

Given market conditions in Europe, 2001 will not be an easy year, ... There are a couple of markets having trouble coming back. Germany is continuing to struggle.

Given low expectations heading into the quarter on concerns about the potential currency impact and volumes in key markets such as Europe and South Asia, Coke's Q4 result is a positive.

Getting help from the U.S. government to open markets to get the right to fly to other countries is important to us, ... The Clinton administration has done a fine job of doing this.

France Telecom has to reassure the markets that it didn't overpay for Orange and show investors it is serious about reducing its debt.

Fresh money is flowing into the Hong Kong stock market to bet on further yuan rises and the money may flow into the domestic markets via various channels too.

From a financial perspective, fiscal 2005 milestones include record sales contracts in the fourth quarter and fiscal year, positive cash from operations in all four quarters, strengthening of our balance sheet following a $5.5 million private placement, and a promising sales pipeline in each of our key target markets - education, corporate and consumer. As a result, we are well positioned to continue our sales growth and cash positive trends into fiscal 2006.

From a players' perspective, and from a league perspective, when the markets are doing well and the season-ticket sales and the fan interest and the merchandise and all these things are going and improving and there's buzz - it's money in everyone's pockets,

From a technical standpoint the markets are a little oversold. There's tinder for the fire if the markets pick it up. Investors have to reconcile themselves that they're never going to find the bottom.

From a strategic standpoint, this transaction will strengthen our presence in many of our existing markets across the country -- particularly in Northern and Southern California and the Southwest -- and enables us to enter important urban markets like Chicago and Philadelphia for the first time. Additionally, we will enter the stand-alone drugstore business for the first time.

Further, while we are hopeful that, in aggregate, we are seeing a bottoming in activity levels, there is no convincing evidence that our North American markets will rebound meaningfully before year-end. In addition, European, Asian and, to a lesser extent, South American markets are beginning to decline in lagged response to the North American weakness.

From what I know of that situation, markets are handling it very well,

Further complicating any assessment of the dynamics of reinsurance markets and how those dynamics will affect primary insurance markets, the unprecedented losses caused by this year's hurricanes may change insurers' perceptions of the amount of risk they've taken on and the amount of reinsurance they need.

Funds with the potential to make money in both rising and falling markets are likely to attract the same target audience that with-profit funds used to. But investors must always make sure that they are comfortable with everything their fund invests in and also that, as far as possible, they understand what the fund actually does. That way there are less likely to be any disappointments.

Funds that are highly leveraged are risky and only pay off when the markets are up.

Funds are throwing a lot of money at all the commodities, and most of the commodity markets have been rallying.

Fundamentals remain positive for equity markets so our view is: stick with the trend, it's not the end, it's still your friend.

From the Fed's point of view we've had head-fakes before -- I think they want to see a more stable environment for financial markets before they call it a day. I don't expect that's going to happen overnight. We will see a sustainable slowdown, but it may not happen right away.

I don't think he wants the markets to start thinking about the things he might change. I think he wants to take it easy at first.

If a team from one of our markets makes it to the Super Bowl, the impact is even greater.

If a country chooses not to ratify Cafta and open its markets to U.S. goods and services, it should not automatically assume that Congress would continue to provide it preferential one-way access into the U.S. market.

I don't think we're in a correction but I think we're in a very necessary leveling off period. A correction is probably over 10 percent down from the current levels and I don't think there's any reason for us to see that, but I do think given that the fact that the markets went up 7 or 8 percent in less than two months of the new year that we have to have perhaps have a couple of months time when the market doesn't go anywhere.

I expect the oil market to remain tight for the rest of the year, so there will be resistance for prices to move lower. Markets are worried about the upside risks. Four refineries are still out and it will take time before production is up.

I expect the market to open lower following weakness in regional markets in early trade. The absence of any market-moving news will prevent companies from taking major positions in the market.

I don't think it's the reason the markets are down, but I think it's a big weight around the market's neck. It's like an anvil.