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This helps keep tickets out of the unauthorized, secondary markets where (another company) determines how much the consumer is going to pay. This way, fans decide.

All in all, the year-over-year trend in income jumped to 6.1 percent from 5.4 percent, suggesting that consumer fundamentals remain very strong, ... Consumer spending remains on a tear.

A key issue now will be whether the latest spike in gasoline prices leads to another 'soft spot' in consumer spending.

The idea is to set up several programs and let the consumer choose, ... But the problem is that a competitive model isn't good for everyone.

The household spending number highlights the risks facing the consumer sector,

The housing sector is definitely something everybody is focusing on in 2006. If people start to see the value of their homes heading lower, there's no doubt we would see a slowdown in consumer spending.

The hope is on the consumer to spend, to pull us out. If the consumer doesn't do that, then who?

The five percent drop is shocking. It indicates that perhaps the consumer tax rebate stimulus that benefited retailers during the back-to-school season has petered out.

Vista will provide content owners with a more secure platform to deliver their premium content. However, it will take more than an operating system to turn the PC into a media hub. Creating innovative consumer experiences around premium content will help expand the market for content delivery via the PC. Vista is not the key component.

Vista promises to incorporate a simplified, enriched consumer experience, which is the hallmark of the Mac operating systems.

Visitor volumes continue to press forward, while consumer spending is holding its ground. We estimate spending on gaming, lodging, dining and retail items posted healthy gains ranging from high single-digits to low double-digits during the first quarter of 2006.

U.S. consumers have been increasing their spending much faster than their incomes.

Ronald Coase

You get more irrationality within the family and in consumer behavior than you get, say, in the behavior of firms in their purchases.

The markedly reduced mortgage equity withdrawal since its fourth-quarter 2003 peak has undoubtedly weighed down significantly on consumer spending since mid-2004.

The major problem weighing here this morning is Dell, ... They missed revenue projections by a lot, and their earnings were also at the low end of the target, so that is reminding market participants that there may be a consumer slowdown taking place.

The manufacturers have polled consumers on this issue and we get conflicting answers.

The key variable here is the consumer. As of now, consumer spending is way down so that may be the most critical thing they'll look at,

John Rutherford

The key message for consumers is that they should continue eating fish,

The key is for product manufacturers and developers is to maintain as much of the essential functionality that consumers find in the larger products and to introduce new and relevant functionality.

The underlying trend of consumer spending has been quite solid recently due to the improvement in the job and wage market. Consumption was strong last quarter and played a key role in supporting growth and we can expect further growth from consumption this year.

The underlying state of consumer demand is rather lackluster.

The typical U.S. consumer may not see much of a difference when they go to the pump.

These are common-sense initiatives that will make Illinois a healthier place to live, and will save consumers money at the gas pump.

It (oil prices) is hurting the economy, and the consumer takes a lot of the heat, but at this level it still does not seem dramatic.

Ted Sarandos

It's a massive consumer frustration around the world about how long they have to wait after the U.S. to see television shows and movies. In the U.S., there's the frustration of having to wait a year to watch a movie in the format that you choose.

It's an encouraging sign, but of course we have a long way to go before you would say that the consumer is very optimistic.

It'll be a pretty big increase. It means a lot for consumers and their pocketbooks, obviously - it's going to squeeze their spending power.

It looked like we peaked out a few months ago and now we are starting to trail down. The question is whether we're returning to a level of normalcy or aggregated consumer spending is actually falling off.

This is not the time for runaway enthusiasm. The first half was very good for retailers but consumers are going to be very wary in the second-half, ... if we're lucky.

This is really about cutting expenses, ... You need the volume to create the synergies of scale. When you look at Citigroup, they have been looking to get bigger, particularly on the consumer side.

This is one of the few tax credits that consumers can utilize to reduce their energy bill. I think as we get mired deeper into the oil crisis and the electricity crisis this summer, there will be a lot of pressure on the Hill to pass legislation that is consumer focused. This will really help those who are on the fence to decide to install solar on their homes.

Russell Brand

We continue to be spilled on by consumerism even though we know it doesn't make us happy.

William S. Burroughs

A consumer society is about simplfying and degrading the consumer as well as the product.