Famous Quotes & Sayings

Don Young

HP management argues that the cost savings inherent in this deal are significant and that a stronger enterprise computing company will emerge. We, however, believe that the issue is not whether management can achieve their cost savings target of $2.5 billion. The more important issue is how much revenue will be lost from the acquired Compaq business,

Hurd continues to realize cost savings well ahead of plan.

People need to choose the risk and savings instruments that are right for them. If a person is very risk averse, then bank deposits are very attractive.

People might not need a loan, but they need a savings account, and then they can build credit for the first time.

Step back and review your practices to make sure all your inputs are adding value and paying their way. In particular, you've got to give the high-cost items some attention. Where you get the most savings on a percentage basis may be in finding even a small reduction on a very expensive item, like fertilizer.

That bank is going to be able to offer other things in terms of insurance, savings products and accounts that combine investing products and bank products.

David Hall

That added to their ability to weather that increase in the cost of savings for members.

Market confidence towards savings products seems to have returned. As a result, the life insurance sector is getting back on track after a couple of tough years.

Market conditions are more favorable than we've seen in some time. Our efficiency and cost-reduction efforts have racked up record savings during the last two years and are on pace to do so again in 1999.

I think it's a reasonable premium for both entities. This is an industry where it's tough to justify huge premiums just because it's a very high-asset intensive business, there are high fixed costs and there really aren't much in the way of cost savings that you can justify at the field overhead level or at the retail level.

It certainly shows that we're outspending our income, though the fact that the negative savings rate narrowed a bit is encouraging. Consumers have been borrowing to finance their purchases, but they've been borrowing off of increases in capital gains, which is not so bad.

I think the general message here is that despite the fears about a low savings rate, the consumer continues to hang in there, and that's essentially the only thing that's going to keep the economy on track.

I think most people would agree that two-thirds of the economic slowdown we've seen is due to higher energy prices, ... And with higher energy prices, consumers will either have to reduce savings rates ... or reduce consumption.

It doesn't appear to us the savings are real.

It does lower our costs. And all of those savings flow back to the corporate bottom line. It allows us to bring out more new products and do more research and development.

Bethany McLean

It doesn't really change anything. It's not like people will get their jobs back or their retirement savings back. But I do think the trial is important. It will set a precedent of what's acceptable corporate conduct. Is it OK for executives to do anything so long as it's technically legal?

I think that the cost savings available in the deal are very real, and the deal should be accretive to Fleet's earnings, which is good thing financially, but what the banking industry in general has to prove to the investment world is that they can cross-sell additional products to all of those retail and small business and commercial banking customers. If they show real revenue growth doing these types of cross-selling activities, then a deal like this really might be something to get excited about.

It is only after we are completely satisfied that the contract is awarded. In this case several revisions were made to make sure quality and cost savings were maximized.

It is one of those rare instances where government was able to operate like a private business and provide a savings to the taxpayers. The state got what it needed and, in the process, it provided what the airport needed for further development.

Pete Domenici

I think the across-the-board budget cut is if we cannot find about $4 billion in savings any other way, then we'll look to that,

I went into a really bad state of depression. In today's world you need a checking account. Savings is good, but you need a checking account.

Maybe if you and ten of your friends could pool your savings and borrow some money and actually buy some obscure station in Sonoma, and then take some chances and have some fun.

Just as they hold fixed income assets to diversify the risk of stocks, participants should hold Roth savings to diversify the risks associated with pre-tax savings.

Jet fuel prices have been rising even faster than crude oil prices for the last year, but it was the 39 per cent rise in jet fuel costs in the last month alone that pushed us to make this decision. We have made incredible progress in lowering our operational costs for over two years now. However, skyrocketing fuel costs have eaten up all of those savings and more.

Korea was a cheap market, with a strengthening domestic economy and the impetus of large amounts of domestic retail buying due to structured savings products.

I think financials will be a very, very strong sector, ... You have a tremendous increase in demand out there as the savings rate has to pick up as the baby boomers start confronting retirement.

Pearl Echo-Suite 7(TM) and the four stand-alone Echo modules provide an on-point solution that drives operational efficiency and safe Internet use in the enterprises. We can save customers the considerable costs and risks that result from inappropriate e-communications. With the strength of these solutions we plan to drive those savings even deeper into the organization.

The announcement by HMRC shows that filing of financial reports in XBRL is moving from promise to reality in the UK. This will bring benefits of efficiency and cost savings in due course to investors, companies and regulators alike. We congratulate the Revenue on the hard work they have done to establish their XBRL service for Corporation Tax.

The American consumer is like that bad guy in a zombie movie; shoot him; stab him. He keeps coming forward. But in the case of the consumer, it's more like: depress his wage, make him unemployed, ruin his confidence make no job growth, lower his savings rate -- none of it matters, he or she just keeps on racking up those charges.

Over a period of time, Hawaii consumers will realize savings at the pump. Hawaii prices will better reflect the prices that are being charged on the mainland and the world market.

Giovanni Bisignani

Paper costs money...you do not need to be a rocket scientist to understand that up to $3 billion in savings are possible.

Our study found that there were substantial benefits to consumers and that some of the savings are substantial and significant and some people will benefit from these cards.

Our strategy is to provide an opportunity for savings while providing choice for our members. We will be very aggressively moving people.