Ben Holmes
Ben Holmes
Ben Holmeswas an American film director and screenwriter. He directed 56 films and wrote for 35...
deal looks market works
It looks like there's some market for these retail. I think the deal works really.
burning few holding last learned left market people
A lot of people were left holding the burning carcasses of those companies. We've learned a lot in the last few years. The market has become more selective.
company ibm market people putting weight
There were a lot of people putting weight in the IBM decision. But the first company to market with this wins.
anybody ball conditions due excuse good market paper pen poor pulling shopping
Anybody with a shopping cart, ball of twine and pen and paper could do an IPO in this market, ... Pulling your IPO due to market conditions is a pretty poor excuse - this market is as good as it gets.
absent deal example good held knew launch market timing until
This is an example of an experienced underwriter timing the deal in all but an absent market. They held back until they knew it was a good market to launch the IPO.
became food market recession turned
Kraft is recession proof. When the market turned down, food became very popular.
certainly deals energy healthy looking market month stock tech tone
This is a healthy looking market. It's not just energy deals that are working but some tech deals also. There certainly is a better tone in the stock market than a month ago.
banks declining difficult horrible investment posting recent record road saying sell tough
It would be difficult to sell it with their most recent period, which is a horrible result. Goldman Sachs is probably saying that this would be a tough story to tell on the road when you have a declining business, when the other investment banks are posting record numbers.
growing pay present price rate small
Is it pricey? Probably. But it may be a small price to pay if they keep growing at their present rate or even faster.
lose people sight
People get crazy, and they lose sight of reality.
dry
There's nothing out there in tech. It's so dry that it's not funny.
insurance
Willis is a big insurance brokerage and very profitable,
continue deals energy work
We'll continue to see energy deals work well,
activity bank banking guys investment losing numbers record setting street
While every other bank on the street was setting record numbers in their investment banking fees, their M&A (merger and acquisition) activity and their brokerage activity, these guys were losing money.