Famous Quotes & Sayings

They (computers) run our electric power grid, out telecommunications network, they run our railroads, our banking system, and all of them are vulnerable, at some level, to some degree to information warfare, or cyber-terrorism,

They walk in, look at the specials and they just keep walking. A lot of people think we're the customer service counter. We're always trying to bring awareness, letting people know that we're here and open seven days a week. It's an excellent convenience, you can do your grocery shopping and do your banking all at the same time.

The yield curve inversion is something I think we're going to be living with probably longer than most people would hope. It is something that will take its toll on regional banking over time.

There should be someone on the board of governors with real on-the-ground banking experience and he certainly has that.

The time has come to look at whether New York banking has become anti-competitive. A merger of this size is something that low-income neighborhoods cannot afford. We've had more than enough.

Is she going to be a match or is she going to be a candle? Is she going to flame out or is she going to be able to light up the arena? I'm banking on candle.

Investors already learned about the recovery in Japan's banking industry and the Mizuho sale gives them another investment opportunity.

Investment banking really did knock the cover off the ball. We're moving from a pretty weak performance into a better-performing business.

Investment banking is relatively easy to forecast, but the trading side is a tough one.

In the past, such a move effectively wiped out the national banking sector in Eastern Europe.

If you want to be a survivor in the global banking market, you need size, and the U.S. is the best place to get it.

If you're looking at the Chinese banking market, it's underdeveloped, offering good opportunities for growth.

George Soros

because the international banking system must also be at fault.

i-flex is a perfect partner to Oracle with its competence in core banking sector.

Tommy Chong

I never had a criminal record. They were kinda banking on the fact that I was dirty as can be.

Alan Greenspan

In an environment of weak financial systems, lax supervisory regimes, and vague assurances about depositor or creditor protections, the state of confidence so necessary to the functioning of any banking system was torn asunder.

In Asia, it seems like everyone's putting in new core banking systems. The top six Indian banks have core system replacements under way.

In older buildings the seal between the sill and the foundation is never as good as it should be. I think banking the foundation helps keep the floor warmer, it helps keep you comfortable in the winter, especially in old buildings.

I like two stocks, Apache and Ocean Energy. I don't own either of them. The firm doesn't make a market in any of them. We don't have an investment banking relationship, to the best of my knowledge, but I think both stocks have done well in the poor market, ... Apache is really building a pipeline of reserves. They drill in seven major countries. They're natural gas rich. They have held in this market and I think we can look for big earnings coming up over the next year or two.

Don Baylor

I looked at Mel. He was healthy. I was banking on that.

Citigroup is a latecomer to China's banking industry and it has catching up to do. It makes more sense for Citigroup to explore other options, such as taking stakes in Guangdong Bank, which also has a national distribution network, to help them expand.

Maria Sanchez

But it's not as likely to succeed in states with emerging Hispanic populations such as North Carolina. The strategy still depends too much on going through mainstream banking contacts, and many Latinos still prefer to transfer through independent stores in their communities.

The Hong Kong market is a tough one for the banking sector.

James Grant

It is an axiom nowadays that no bank fails for lack of capital; unprofitable lending is always the underlying cause.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

If you are in banking and lending, surprise outcomes are likely to be negative for you.

The increase in orders is particularly welcome. The bond market may like the fact that the prices paid component dropped 11 points, reversing most of the big gain in November. Analysts are banking on strength in manufacturing next year to offset some of the expected weakness in housing related consumer demand.

The UAE is the major banking center in the area, and they realized that unless they got serious about fixing their banking laws, their entire economic base would collapse.

Schwab is likely banking on a market recovery and boosts to hedge funds in the mutual fund shakeout. And hedge funds trade the three drivers of the economy -- tech, health care and financial -- more actively.

Jim Johnson

Providing quality investment banking services to issuers in Virginia is a primary focus for our firm. We have established strong relationships with clients throughout the state, and we are pleased that the firm continues to produce results that exceed our clients' expectations. Our goal is to be the first choice for all prospective issuers.

Rate-sensitive property and banking stocks continued to support the market in early trade but the gains failed to sustain as investors took profits after recent rallies.

Property and banking stocks will continue to be the drivers of the market with people expecting the interest rate hike cycle nearing its peak.

Our defense definitely kept us in the game. We aren't giving up easy shots. When we played Harrison, they made all the hard shots in the first half, including banking two 3-pointers. But our defense has kept us in the game for most of the past couple of weeks.

Arthur Henderson

Originally the League was forbidden to touch the subject of tariffs, and there was a strong predisposition to regard banking as a mystery that must be removed entirely from the purview of governments.