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Andrew Tobias

Life insurance is a commodity.

What we're waiting to see is whether the increase in commodity prices will sift through into core inflation.

Donald Trump

If your business is not a brand, it's a commodity.

We're at the top of the commodity cycle right now. Moderating demand and improving supply will see a fall in prices going forward.

Richard Griffiths

The reaction today will be fairly neutral because it's very near what analysts were forecasting. In terms of share price is going to be led more by the commodity prices.

Our strong operating results in the third quarter of 2005, bolstered by continuing high commodity prices, should lead to a record year for the company.

Glenn Tilton

other U.S. competitors who provide a commodity product with the barest minimum of service.

Right now, the acceleration in commodity prices tips the scales for a 16th and a 17th rate hike by the Fed.

Red dirt is a big commodity because of all the growth in the area. It gives that solid foundation everybody's looking for.

Looking ahead, we continue to be positive on gold, seeing multiple hand-offs between fabrication and investment demand, and between commodity fundamentals and macro/monetary catalysts.

I think people need to watch the commodity markets to know what's going on. That's where all the money is, where all the leverage is, it's the emerging market play.

Oracle RAC has come a long way in establishing itself as a key technology in delivering unparalleled high availability and scalability solutions for Oracle databases. Forrester estimates that there are more than 1,200 customers who are currently using RAC in production, and this is likely to double in the next 12 to 18 months as enterprises look to deploy low-cost commodity servers and extend their applications to support higher availability.

Standard & Poor's does not expect major margin improvement in fiscal 2006 for the larger players. Even though commodity prices have stabilized, they remain at historical highs.

Some of these commodity stocks continue to surprise us today.

Some of the commodity investors went back into the market with the Iranian issue still looming as a worry.

I expect higher commodity prices and escalating short-term interest rates to push regional growth down significantly in the second half of 2006.

I expect a weaker opening here due to a higher yen and a fall in U.S. stocks, while a halt in recent rises in oil, gold and other commodity prices is a plus.

With prices of oil and metals rising higher, shares of commodity producers will benefit.

Peter DeFazio

First off, the crude oil market, unlike every other commodity in America, is virtually unregulated.

Jonathan Daniels

Expect to see commodity prices jump. It's not going to happen today or tomorrow, but it's something we need to be prepared for.

To replace a commodity material, you have to get those economies of scale.

Janet Yellen

You are seeing some pass through of high energy and commodity prices, import prices, into core inflation.

Electricity is now trading as a commodity - as soon as there's a shortage, that number goes up.

ERC doesn't really fit the GE that I want to have, ... The return on equity is too low and there's too many commodity segments. I hate having to give this message to you, but my responsibility to you is to manage it, and that's what I'm doing.

Commodity stocks were dragged down by profit-taking after sharp gains last week.

Commodity stocks can still outperform the market. The U.S. economy is not going to slow down. There should be increased demand for commodities.

Commodity stocks are moving in line with the prices of raw materials. Higher commodity prices are feeding through to earnings.

Andrew Sullivan

Commodity stocks are driven by manufacturing growth, which represents demand. Those stocks are reacting to commodities markets around the world.

Commodity prices look sustainable in the short term. Analysts are expecting spectacular results. We may well see the continuation of the positive sentiment in resources stocks.

Commodity prices are still strong, and that's leading to strong foreign demand for our stocks. If you try and look for negatives for the rand at the moment, you struggle.

Commodity prices are rising, quite dramatically for copper, tin and steel scrap. That would not happen if there was an expectation of a slowdown.

Commodity currencies are being hit particularly hard but other currencies are holding up well as interest rate expectations for the other two regions are rising.

Commodity companies are benefiting from continued growth. We expect they will keep doing well as the global economy expands.