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We are getting the investment we need to see, ... It continues the theme of rebalancing in the economy: slowing consumer spending and housing being replaced with stronger exports and investment.
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We remain confident in our long-term guidance of compound annual growth rate for sales and EPS of low 20s for the 2001-2005 period and sales between $8 billion and $9 billion in 2005,
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We remain concerned that Dell may push industry pricing levels lower, responding to actions by competitors, lowering everyone's operating profitability, Don Young
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We remain concerned that continued declines in PC pricing will continue to make PC revenue growth harder for Dell, ... We are lowering our PC growth estimates... We also expect Dell to face tougher competition in the enterprise hardware and services segments.
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We remain concerned that Dell may push industry pricing levels lower, responding to actions by competitors, lowering everyone's operating profitability,
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We remain concerned that continued declines in PC pricing will continue to make PC revenue growth harder for Dell, ... We are lowering our PC growth estimates... We also expect Dell to face tougher competition in the enterprise hardware and services segments.
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We're slightly lower to unchanged basically for the second day in a row after a little bit of a rally. That 11,000 continues to be a key resistance area.
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What we're seeing right now is a dangerous combination of higher costs, lower confidence and a still shaky employment outlook.
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Wells Fargo looks good. It had strong loan growth, credit quality remains stable, and the mortgage business looks robust despite higher interest rates.
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We remain focused on improving key fundamentals of our business and making operational improvements that resulted in a solid quarter across the company.
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If there's a recession, I'd buy stocks. That's when you make money: when markets are spooked. Ben Stein
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You don't run a business hoping you don't have a recession. Jamie Dimon
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What this finding reflects is the dissonance of today's reality and yesterday's old ideas. There's the assumption that family for women detracts from work while for men it supposedly enhances their viability and stability. Ellen Galinsky
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We believe we have crafted a bill that reflects the priorities of the committee as well as those of the entire Senate, Richard Shelby
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We believe this transaction fairly reflects for our stock holders the many improvements we have made throughout Beverly in recent years, as well as our strong operating and financial momentum.
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WorldCom's decision to retire the notes reflects the company's strong liquidity position and positive free cash flow, ... The repayment of these notes is consistent with our stated objective of reducing overall debt.
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We're finding that it's reflecting one-to-one the voters at the polls. It reflects the populace. David Tom
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We're extremely proud of our entire sales team, and this new sales structure reflects our confidence in the team's abilities to maximize Take-Two's position in the video game industry. The individuals promoted today have played a leadership role in managing our sales initiatives for a number of years. We are further supporting our retail customer base to fit their needs and our growing business.
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We're extremely pleased by the results of our second South Florida event. The success we achieved at this auction, along with the results from our Scottsdale auction, reflects the increased popularity of classic vehicles and the automotive lifestyle experience.
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We're investing financially and creatively to develop an idyllic environment that reflects our personal tastes and interests and where we can relax with our friends who also love this town, George Clooney
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In Sufi terms, there are two very interesting notions of transcendence. One is to gaze out at the universe and to comprehend that what you see out there reflects what you are. The other one is to look inside yourself and recognise that the universe is present there. Mohsin Hamid
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We believe we're in a renewed growth cycle that could last three-to-five years. If you're waiting to jump in, you're going to miss the boat.
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U.S. interest rates are pretty close to the top. By year- end it is quite likely the Fed will be shifting toward easing monetary policy and investors will be starting to wonder about a renewed widening in the Australian and U.S. interest-rate gap.
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We are pleased to once again be working with our colleagues in Egypt. Through our numerous collaborations over the past 20 years, we have developed a strong working relationship based on mutual concern for the preservation of Egypt's rich heritage, which includes some of civilization's most significant sites. This renewed partnership will enable us to build on our joint investments and achievements in conservation, and to expand our efforts throughout the region.
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We are also happy to note that both sides have renewed their commitment to respecting and upholding the Ceasefire Agreement.
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We are all just really excited to get back on track. This program has a huge tradition of success and some of us feel like we let that tradition down last year. There is a renewed level of energy and effort to go out there and prove ourselves.
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Ultimately we will see sterling coming under renewed pressure. There are few supportive factors which are just holding it in place at the moment, namely M&A activity.
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We accepted his decision with sadness, but also with the knowledge that changes needed to be made. The board is confident that the new leadership will bring a renewed focus on execution and performance.
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Policies are renewed each year, and business owners should see that it comes back the way they want it to come back. Make sure the renewal policy is in line and up-to-date with the current business situation.
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Tom's has a strong heritage and solid reputation in the snack food business, and we believe that this opportunity will make our company stronger. The transaction developed quickly, and we are still developing our plans. In the near term we intend to continue business as usual while we develop a plan to effectively meet the needs of our customers and consumers. We are confident that the combination of increased sales and operating synergies will create value for Lance, Inc. stockholders.
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We remain very excited about our recent acquisition of Bio-logic Systems. We have made great progress in the integration of Bio-logic, including the successful combining of our two sales and marketing organizations. We are also making significant operational changes to the organization that will make their operations more efficient. We remain very confident that the acquisition of Bio-logic will be accretive to our earnings in 2006 and beyond.
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We remain dissatisfied in the overall sales performance of our Circuit City business, ... no new trends on which to base any charges in earnings expectations." ()
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We remain confident in our long-term guidance of compound annual growth rate for sales and EPS of low 20s for the 2001-2005 period and sales between $8 billion and $9 billion in 2005,
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We remain concerned with the company's longer-term positioning, given its choppy sales showing despite significant store-level investment, and its poor return on capital. The majority of its remodeled stores should have yielded their most significant same-store sales impact in 2002, and we see few tangible growth drivers ahead.
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We're so thankful. The support of the community both in donations and sales has far exceeded our expectations.
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What we're missing out on is the single game sales and when you start the season 1-15, that doesn't get the heart racing. People aren't engaged yet.
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What they're doing to drive sales growth in the U.S. matters the most. We know they're trying to replicate in Europe the great gains they've had in the U.S.
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When we began our analysis of the videogame landscape, it became apparent that EA SPORTS was best positioned from a marketing and development perspective to maximize the sales opportunities for college football.
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We remain very positive on the home improvement sector and Home Depot's prospects, particularly given current valuation levels. Home Depot shares are currently trading in line with the five-year historic low forward price-to-earnings ratio, based on consensus estimates.
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What we're seeing is an increase in the manufacturing sector, ... The manufacturing sector has been very weak for the last year and a half -- since the Asian (financial) crisis. Now, that sector seems to be recovering.
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We're getting a flip with these numbers, ... We had been seeing all year long the consumer doing well and the manufacturing sector doing poorly. Here, consumer confidence has fallen, but there's a hint of the manufacturing sector stabilizing.
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We're focusing more on the drillers and some producers. The services sector I think will follow along a little bit later Anadarko Petroleum is one of our favorites, ... This is a bit of a natural gas play. It's the one company in this sector that can increase their production should prices turn higher. Many others are limited by their ability to continue to pump out further amounts of product. I think Anadarko is vastly undervalued. To get another 30-to-50 percent out of the name over the course of the next 12-to-18 months would not surprise me at all.
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We want to totally reconfigure this model so that the purchasers have available information before they make a purchase. Our concern is how soon can consumers get the info how soon can NMVTIS get the information. If we're dependent on federal agencies, we're not going to get it as fast as if the private sector is allowed to leverage that info manage it and interpret it and send it back out.
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We want to stay cutting-edge, we want to pull in the private sector who has the technology and the resources to assist us with ... state-of-the-art equipment we will need to secure the border.
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The people will not benefit from this. The people's homes will not get warmer. It is nakedly clear that actions by those who are responsible for this sector are neither professional nor competent. Those people have triggered the gas crisis in relations with Russia.
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Unsolved problems are where you'll find opportunity. Energy is one sector with extremely urgent unsolved problems. Peter Thiel
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We are proud of another record revenue quarter in our advertising business and are pleased with our overall 2005 results in light of the continued challenging environment surrounding the mobile value-added service sector in China.
eighth good ninth seventh strength
We've always had good (closers) in the ninth inning. But the seventh and eighth has been a real strength for us this year. Eric Chavez
ability advertising agency continued creative felt leading marketing match retail strengths success testament
We've always felt that no other agency could match our creative strengths in retail advertising, and this year's continued success at RAMA is a testament to our ability in marketing leading retailers.
carry economy optimistic remain strength
We remain optimistic that the strength of Florida's economy is going to carry us through any worst-case scenario.
bodies character needed strength timing
We're going to get some bodies back but the timing on that is really uncertain. We needed some character and strength on the back end.
concern economy lower oil prices second seeing strength today
What we're seeing today is a combination of lower oil prices and concern about the strength of the economy in the second quarter.
brought commitment dedication famous golf junior legends promotion reputation strengthen teacher team together
What also brought us together was Jim's dedication to junior golf. Having a world famous teacher as part of the Legends team will strengthen our reputation and commitment to junior golf and its promotion in this province.
hope opens strengths tie win
What he can hope for is to just play even with the president, minimizing Bush's strengths in some of those areas, but if he does play to tie that opens up the possibility that he can win on the economy.
competition good guys help last night personnel players plus realize step strength three weeks
What has been a strength the last two or three weeks with this team. We have personnel step in and help guys when they're not having a good a night as they wanted. We have 10 or 11 players help us. In practice, there is so much competition that guys realize that if they don't play the way they are capable, there is a guy there to do it and that is a plus for this team.
bullpen cruz felt strengthen
We felt it was important to strengthen our bullpen with some talented, more established arms. And we were able do that with Cruz and Reitsma. John Schuerholz