Famous Quotes & Sayings

These shares have not been retired. They sit in the corporate treasury, where, subject to regulator timing, they can be reissued at the discretion of the company.

The state can be inept, irrational and pursue strange interests, but those interests were always seen as in the national interest. What I could not foresee was that state interests could evolve into corporate and private interests to such an extent.

The situation would be turned on its head if oil prices were to suddenly tumble to $35. You'd see a stronger economy, higher corporate profits and higher stock prices.

I've been somewhat surprised by the weakness of investment levels in the U.K., particularly given the strong position the U.K. corporate sector has been in.

What that suggests is that the recovery in corporate profits may not be as strong as expected.

We will see nervous trading ahead, as we have seen from Cisco that the worst is not yet over for corporate earnings.

The situation in Japan is not going to help sentiment, but people are nervous at the start of the corporate earnings season in the US.

The strength of the GDP report, the better-than-expected fourth-quarter earnings, are all reinforcing the idea that the economy and corporate profits are showing strong growth, and you are seeing stocks respond,

The story from the corporate sector is still fairly positive in terms of earnings and at the moment interest rates going up is more of a fear than a reality.

The snail's pace at which women are making their way into corporate boardrooms is simply not acceptable.

The speed limit will be 22 miles per hour, day-to-day, and 28 (mph) for corporate outings and go-cart clubs. At 22 mph, you'll think you're flying.

The survey shows corporate earnings are very healthy.

Walden Bello

The text is a failure for development and a victory for corporate globalization.

Craig Venter

I've made money by just trying to do world-class science. That's the goal that we're setting at Celera. If we do world-class science and create new medicine paradigms, the money will more than follow at a corporate level and at a personal level.

The corporate tax cuts may not have an economic impact until months later.

The corporate sector -- the guys who are supposedly in the know -- they're all selling.

The corporate sector is highly leveraged, unprofitable and has excess capacity. Those are not the ingredients to produce a great deal of growth.

The corporate players that pulled their horns in on travel back in 2002 and 2003 are getting back out on the road pretty significantly.

The corporate PC upgrade cycle hasn't really started yet.

The corporate PC market is increasingly mature, and Microsoft has a dominant share of that market, so they are running out of room to grow faster than the market.

Sometimes he says more than what he means, and you just laugh. I think any press is good in this sport, even if corporate sponsors don't like it.

Stocks are stuck in a hiatus between the performance of corporate profits and the hoped-for economic recovery.

Sure, all the kids in town mean the economics we're talking about are at the lower end rather than the higher end. But let's not kid ourselves - there's a huge corporate presence here, a lot of sponsorship dollars. Just look at all the private parties.

Supposedly a corporate order went through the market this morning. It squeezed a couple of guys who were sitting short dollars and triggered a few stops and the rand popped up to the top (weakened).

Richard Williams

It's premature to be able to gauge what's really happening with corporate demand. Long-term investors need to wait and get more data before making any decisions about these stocks.

Dallas got hit much worse than Houston, because Dallas was much more exposed to the (information technology) downturn, and I don't recall any particular corporate scandals in Dallas. The scandal for Dallas was the high-tech bubble.

Domestic demand is leading growth and will keep driving the expansion. With the end of deflation on the horizon, corporate spending is going to accelerate.

The news makes people nervous about corporate management.

The No. 1 driver for equities is corporate profit growth. Inflation is subdued, which suggests higher energy prices are not trickling through.

it's about workers' right to job security and a decent standard of living, versus Telus's unrestricted corporate greed.

Maurice Strong

It is perfectly proper for NGOs to seek corporate support. But it is also important that, in doing so, they not sell their soul for that support.

It's a double standard. They say these management guys are so valuable.... They are not. This is typical corporate greed.

It's just part of an ongoing effort to maintain a high level of corporate governance.