Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ian Brown

The directive really makes it a lot easier for governments and companies in Europe to learn about who is doing what on the Internet. The problem with the requirement to store online data is that it can easily be misused.

Analysts are not way off the mark anymore, so companies don't have to talk them down,

All of these companies are piling into this real weird bandwagon. ESB is a problematic term that was sickly in 2005 and I think it's going to die in 2006.

All the companies that have home-grown systems are doing everything they can to ditch them.

All the companies and sponsors look at how you do at N.S.S.A.. It usually determines how you'll do on the world tour.

All these companies have so much money, they don't know what to do with it.

All these companies are signing new deals. They're all doing the right things. If you said two years ago that these companies would be large market caps, people would laugh at you.

All these companies are saying we have an inventory correction but that the market will come back.

All these companies are getting hit by (natural) gas. The problem is we know what they are getting hit by but it's impossible to put a number on because you don't know (about long-term fuel contracts).

Peter Biskind

And he has guts, ... Most companies would have pulled the plug on 'Cold Mountain' after MGM pulled out, but he went ahead.

The market might reward some companies during the second half of 2004 for producing better-than-expected earnings because of the tax windfall, ... but history suggests that the market will penalize those same companies if their earnings decelerate in 2005 from 2004's tax-induced growth.

The market may rebound. Commodities companies and stocks with strong earnings may lead gains.

The market rose well; it was a real fiesta. The rates are lower, companies are increasing exports, and (the) telephone sector is expanding.

The marketplace is forcing a solution. What companies that deal in online security are discovering is that they need a robust solution. Some niche players may survive. But the industry needs a standard. The winner who establishes that standard will control half the market.

Alan Hansen

The media want the stories and the television companies want the stories and the papers want the story and means that it is everyday.

The market has very high expectations. The unrelenting search for profits is driving companies in an era when they can't raise prices and some of their potential for expansion overseas is being crimped.

The market is positive about China's insurance industry. The qualified domestic institutional investor program will help companies lift their investment income.

The market is on a knife edge right now because it has this tremendous hope that it will live in a perfect environment where the Fed stops, but the economy is still strong enough that companies will still report strong earnings.

The market is in a rotational phase toward the more stable growth companies -- and that would include the big pharmaceuticals.

The market is focused on earnings and companies are hitting their targets. I don't see that anything has gone wrong for the stock market at all.

A P/E is meaningless by itself. A P/E has to look at the price you're paying for earnings but you have to compare it relative to something, ... Companies with low P/E's also tend to be the companies that have the lowest prospects for growth.

Small companies are still seeing significant pay growth.

Slack demand and intense competition are preventing companies from raising prices.

Smart companies will create more telecommuters so people can work from home,

So at the worst case, companies lose a minute or two of data.

That's exactly what's going on. You've had three years of tremendous post-bubble growth. Now the companies have to reinvest.

That's exactly what's going on, ... You've had three years of tremendous post-bubble growth. Now the companies have to reinvest.

Ron Hill

That's another thing that helps these companies do well in this time period,

That's a lot of money that the record companies have wrongly taken from consumers.

Compared with previous quarters, which were heavily dominated by software and semiconductors, we're seeing a mix of companies receiving dollars. It's good to see diversity, because it means we're not relying too heavily on one sector.

Companies must value the older worker - not to be altruistic, but to keep their competitive edge.

Companies may do really well, and compensate fairly, and end up with a loss (because of option costs). Whether or not that's going to (hurt them) remains to be seen.

Companies may be paying more for raw materials and energy, but that is at least partially being offset by lower unit labor costs. That, I think, is likely to keep inflation contained.