Famous Quotes & Sayings

The decline in productivity was a quirk of the slow growth of GDP growth in the fourth quarter, which we expect to rebound in the first quarter.

The decline in oil prices is positive for investor sentiment on shares of exporters.

The decline in oil prices is a desirable scenario for exporter stocks.

The decline in oil helped (stocks), as well as the hope that maybe the Fed will be finished raising interest rates.

The decline in oil helped, as well as the hope that maybe the Fed will be finished raising interest rates.

Gerald Cohen

The decline in inventory suggests that production will start to ramp up and should lead to a pick up in growth going forward.

The decline has been progressive . . . as the work force changes.

Per capita, there's been a decline in song sales.

Michael Lewis

One reason we've seen a decline in the past few years is that going to the movies isn't as special as it used to be. People have big screens and good sound at home. Why would they leave if you don't offer more than that?

One reason we're talking about it now is that we've seen a decline in foot traffic downtown.

One month of information really isn't helpful but, yes, there was a decline in February.

French unemployment is stabilizing. We see further declines in the jobless rate.

I don't think that market is going to decline or evaporate.

The psychology that led to the decline has been digested.

The expected NAND price decline for the first quarter as a whole will be slightly greater than the 15% decline we had expected initially.

I would venture to forecast that if the upcoming payroll report were to post a decline in the vicinity of 200,000 or so, the Fed might lower interest rates as early as this Friday.

He could have tackled the unfair tax system. He could have made the environment a priority. He could have faced up to the pensions crisis. He could have addressed the problem of personal debt. He has declined to do any of these. This is a legacy from which it will be difficult for him to escape.

Harlequin stabilized its operating profit in 2005 after experiencing a significant decline in profits in 2004.

The only thing that can stop further declines in the market today is a tame ISM figure and lower oil prices,

Hugh Johnson

Hardware, software and semiconductors are the three top-performing groups right now, and there has been a decline in oil prices. These things are pushing the markets up.

I think the price decline pressure is gradually easing.

We feel hopeful there will be a reversal of decline in enrollment.

The purpose of pay phones was to serve people in motion. Wireless phones now serve that same purpose, which is why we're seeing a decline in pay phones throughout the United States.

George Washington

When, in the decline of Life, I gratify the fond wish of my heart in retiring from public labors, and find the language of approbation and fervent prayers for future happiness following that event, my heart expands with gratitude and my feelings beco

Samuel Bodman

I would expect there to be some decline in price but that is a function of the marketplace,

David Healy

I guess I'm a little skeptical about the product side of this restructuring. Can they turn around the decline in market share with their new product?

We have seen significant decline in unemployment and an increase in payrolls.

Alexander Koch

We see risks of a decline in fourth quarter GDP and are expecting a flat reading.

While the overall numbers in January did not show a sizable increase, job gains in most sectors overshadowed a noticeable decline in government employment and we are now in the fifth consecutive month of job growth.

We are expecting price growth to slow down, and the number of sales in the residential market will slow down, ... That's where we'll see the revenue decline somewhat.

Finally, the market got a reaction after that water torture of a decline in July. People reacted, which is very good in terms of looking for a bottom.

Exports have maintained a relatively high level of growth because the decline in exports of information technology products has bottomed out -- the key factor which had sent the Japanese economy into a lull,

Exporters' earnings are vulnerable to the dollar's declines and the trend for more weakness is hurting shares.