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We definitely have to figure that once tax filing season is done and tax refunds are cashed, we do expect consumer spending will slow down in the second half of this year, ... I don't see any way to fudge that (higher financing costs). You're not getting the employment gains or wage and income gains to offset that.

Carlos Ghosn

We don't know where the markets are going, ... We have to observe what's going down, see the trends, look at every vibration on the market, prepare the technology and jump when consumers start to think one way or the other.

Saul Berman

We'll see a lot of new ways to get content to the consumer at CES. Everyone is trying to find ways of reaching that huge, segmented audience.

Saul Berman

We'll see a lot of new ways to get content to the consumer at CES.

Ted Stevens

The Defense Department is the largest consumer of oil in the federal government. We must develop our resources in the Coastal Plain to ensure we can meet our defense-related energy needs and reduce our dependence on unstable and unfriendly regimes.

The data suggests the pickup we saw in consumer spending in December and January will ease off in February/March.

The demoralized work force is probably contributing to the fact that the consumer doesn't feel as well treated anymore.

The demographic shift to older, wealthier consumers is also driving strong growth in the luxury segments, especially entry-level luxury products.

Revenues and net income for the quarter were negatively impacted primarily by lower motor home deliveries as a result of lower consumer confidence, which in our opinion is due mainly to the increase in fuel prices.

Retail sales numbers were stronger than expected, and that shows that consumer are still spending, and I think that is weighing on the market today and it should. But it's not weighing on the Nasdaq, where you're seeing those really good earnings reports. People really regard tech as the place to make money.

Michael Penn

Retail sales have shown tentative signs of a modest recovery from weak levels, but in our view a continuing threat remains the weakness of the labor market ... which may slow the pace of consumer spending.

Right now, consumers have to hunt for privacy documents, and that can sometimes be scary when they see all they will have to read and sort through. Hopefully this will be a way they can see easily how a site matches their personal preferences.

Pessimism about New Zealand's short-term economic prospects and wariness about big spending commitments underlie the fall in consumer confidence.

One of the most important keys to success in these markets is to offer attractive, reliable and easy-to-use mobile phones that are specifically designed to meet the unique needs of consumers in new growth markets.

Moving to a file-and-use system of rate regulation puts South Dakota in the mainstream of states and consumers will continue to enjoy the same strong protections they did before.

Media companies' hit-focused marketing did not emerge in a vacuum. It reflects how consumers make choices. The truth is that consumers prefer blockbusters.

One reason to be optimistic is that consumer electronics products have moved from the occasional replacement product to being very integral as to how we live. Most of it's driven by the fact that electronics are more important to people today than in the past because we're delivering the products that people want.

One of our visions for this next-generation technology is to have embedded devices in the consumer electronics space.

One month's out performance does not mean the long-awaited consumer revival has arrived.

Bill Evans

Of course, the positives for consumers were considerable.

October and November ... sales each registered substantial gains (excluding autos), pointing to a reasonable fourth-quarter consumer spending figure when all is said and done.

Byron Dorgan

None of us knows much about pricing, but we see the pain of consumers and we see the gains of the companies.

None of this bodes well for retailers depending on strong holiday sales, nor for the entire economy, which has mostly relied on consumer spending to keep it afloat,

One would think that consumers would want to see someone in. But when push comes to shove, the consumers want their World Perks miles, and they will support Northwest.

Only a month ago, I felt we could see the first negative selling season in over 20 years, but the drop in gas prices has given consumers a newfound shopping spirit that should sustain them throughout the month of December.

Maria Cantwell

My constituents are frustrated. Consumers want to know what we're going to do about this. Consumers definitely want to know what's going on.

We are hitting the consumer with headwinds that we have not witnessed on record.

Eliot Spitzer

We are hearing from consumers who are saying 'I called in an order, I placed an order online, and it wasn't executed timely,' and as a result they lost money,

Consumers used to think they had to compromise with solar. It was, 'Okay, I'm doing the right thing for the environment; it's cool to see the panels. I have to compromise on the cost and convenience side.' And now they no longer have to. On the cost side, it's cheaper, and on the convenience side, we set it all up.

Loretta Napoleoni

As consumers and as voters we can say 'no' to rogue economics and demand regulation.

There is a risk consumers will take the president's remarks as an indication that the situation is more serious than expected.

Dan Glickman

There are plenty of ways to download movies legally online, which is good for consumers and good for the movie industry, ... We won't tolerate this scam premised on the illegal swapping of valuable movie content.

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.