Alexander Paris
Alexander Paris
benefit doubt
I want to give them the benefit of the doubt,
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Economic growth did stumble in the fourth quarter, but as expected it was the result of one-time factors, primarily disruptions and costs of other Gulf storms and their aftermath.
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I'm surprised to see them doing it. I don't know if I'm thrilled with it. While it would make them more price competitive and generate greater subscriber growth, I think they tried to be an AOL before and failed,
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I'm not surprised to see private equity make a big move like this -- private equity has significant assets that need to be invested.
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Everybody works just a little bit harder, ... They drive their employees very hard.
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At the time AOL went unlimited, CompuServe deliberately chose not to follow with the point being how can you charge a fixed rate for something that has variable costs? There is a cost to someone dialing and just sitting on the system. That was what AOL ran into.
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The ones that are successful with it think it's good, ... These people are shooting at very frequent golfers; if there is a new club or ball out there they will try it.
companies hostile
Companies have got to do something, or they are going to have a hostile reaction.
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Sometimes they think a good economic report is good, other times they think it's bad.
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Prices are pretty rich. The exchanges may be vulnerable to short-term corrections, but over the longer term they should continue to grow because there's lots of money on the sidelines to invest.
performance poor
Poor performance hasn't tarnished the funds' image, ... It's still the right acquisition for the right buyer.
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The expected first-quarter rebound is already in progress and, given recent trends, real GDP growth is likely to rebound to more than 4 percent.
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It's the martinis that are wildly popular right now, especially the sour apple martini. With young adult consumers, sales of flavored spirits are definitely tracking higher than any other hard liquor.
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It's the market saying these guys aren't going to grow as fast - these guys are no longer a growth company.