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In our view, we're going to have another down leg here because of the consumer. If you keep laying people off, that doesn't bode well for future consumer purchases. We have a negative savings rate and we no longer have the gains from the portfolios which were increasing wealth.

Clearly, these headlines will assuage some of the fears of a consumer collapse, and they mean the Fed will wait till the meeting before easing again. We still look for at least a 25-basis-point easing on Jan. 31.

Clearly, malls continue to struggle. Consumers are focused on easy in and easy out.

High prices are eating into consumer demand, and the focus is on gasoline because of the upcoming driving season.

Higher energy prices are (affecting) the economy - and it's a big deal. It's putting a squeeze on consumers and Corporate America.

Higher crude oil prices and other factors mean consumers are in for another year of price volatility.

High-definition plus today's DVD equals good enough, ... It has been and continues to be so ugly that consumers are going to stay away.

But I think the underlying trend in terms of consumer spending and overall economic spending is actually up.

Peter D. Mitchell

But, there's a difference between doing it naturally and making a concerted effort to be more consumer oriented. You realize 85 percent of consumer purchases is made by women. If you're going to be consumer driven, the first group you have to identify with is women.

This increase shortchanges American consumers and national security because automakers already have the technology to raise fuel economy much more significantly.

This has been a long transformation, having consumer electronics devices and PC devices in the house play well together.

This has become a very serious disruption in what could otherwise be a much better consumer spending climate,

They spent a lot of money on incentives, most of which are not quite visible to consumers except for some lease deals.

They're trying to find all sorts of different ways to re-energize the consumer and the power of their brand.

And today's consumers are telling us they want a mobile device that allows them to talk, text and tell people what they're all about.

Another name that's probably been kicked around by fears over interest rates. It's well off its high. It's a leader in the consumer finance business. At the end of this year, it will have produced 25 consecutive years of earnings increases. That's a pretty impressive record with a rock-solid management, selling at about 15 or 16 times next year's numbers. So it looks like a pretty good deal to me.

Energy prices are dropping, and consumer spending is holding up despite rising unemployment . These are encouraging things the market is recognizing.

Energy has been pretty darn strong even with the price of crude down. In fact, the only real negative sector is consumer discretionary, because of the horrendous consumer sentiment numbers.

Emerging markets and consumer demand in the mature regions were the major growth engines on a worldwide basis.

Employment growth is very healthy for the economy. Job and income gains will remain supportive for consumer activity.

Employment and wages are stronger and therefore, consumer spending is stronger. Housing is slowing, but not as much as we would have expected, and the price of oil is so far not having that big an impact on the consumer.

Early on, our focus will be on helping the retailers communicate to the consumer in the store. That's where the decision is really happening and where the education that needs to happen will happen--it's not going to happen in a 30-second commercial, and it's probably not going to happen in a series of print ads.

Ken Salazar

During harvest, agricultural producers are some of the largest fuel consumers in the United States,

John Fletcher

During fiscal 2006, we expect the retail market to remain extremely competitive and tighter consumer spending to continue for at least the first half.

During this recent period there may be some extra spending on the part of those recovering from hurricane disasters. But it is also true that comprehensive consumer spending has been outstripping income growth over this period,

Due to longer retirement horizons, many consumers in or approaching retirement still want full market participation, which Nationwide L-Inc provides.

Essentially, a deep fault line has emerged between the traditional world of consumer electronics and the world of the PC and IT.

David Friedman

Ethanol, hydrogen, electricity - it is going to take 20 or 30 years for them to have a major impact, and consumers need help today. Even if we are successful with ethanol, we can't kick our oil habit unless we move to fuel economy.

Alan Greenspan

Fixed mortgage rates remain at historically low levels and thus should continue to fuel reasonably strong housing demand and, through equity extraction, to support consumer spending as well,

Five to 10 years ago we were a second tier brand. Now consumers say: 'I have a phone, or a TV, and it's fine. A few years ago it wasn't the right time to set our flat panel TVs as premium products, because they weren't,

As the definition of luxury evolved over the last 20 years, so did consumer tastes for luxury vehicles. As a result, from 1986 to 1996, we saw two major shifts. First, the domestic luxury share fell dramatically, and second, Japanese luxury vehicles accounted for nearly one of every four new luxury vehicles sold.

As the customer and consumer demand more from product packaging, manufacturers must create value-added packaging solutions that exceed expectations. This includes convenience and visual appeal.

As the 'traditional' holiday selling season got underway on Friday, consumers headed to those retailers who provided promotions and discounts.