David Cohen
David Cohen
Former writer for The Simpsons who helped develop the hit animated series Futurama.
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth13 July 1966
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US$70 appears likely, but global growth seems solid right now.
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Exports held up at a solid increase and imports have been in a more moderate range, after skyrocketing in the middle of the year.
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It will be a solid performance, given the strong year-end export numbers and the general strength already seen in the regional economies.
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Our employees are very nice. They greet everyone as they come into the store and really create a nice environment for people to shop in.
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You can argue that it's in everybody's interest to maintain a positive spin, but the point is the fundamentals in Indonesia and across the region are healthier than the case in 1997-98, particularly with most of the countries running current account surpluses and not dependent on borrowings from overseas.
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I think Malaysia can hold its own. The natural resources remain a source of strength and the record in recent years has been reasonably encouraging, so I don't think they have to be paranoid.
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Manufacturing is picking up in the second half. Pharmaceuticals can be enormously volatile, but overall they are on an uptrend.
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I can't even explain how it feels. This horse has taken me to my first major stakes win, my first grade I win, and now has brought me here. You can't get better than this.
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Basketball doesn't get any better than that. Just being able to run up and down the court, getting transition buckets. It doesn't get any better than that.
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She herself feels comfortable now and that should help ease pressure on the financial markets. Many investors had thought that the sooner (she ends the emergency rule), the better for the economy.
More is better than some -- and some is better than none.
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China and the U.S. will continue to be the main engines of global growth next year'. The slowdown in growth is minor and China's demand for oil and metals will continue to pressure global commodity markets.
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We cannot and should not put the games on.
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The program itself inserts a degree of unpredictability,