David George
David George
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The most dangerous thing in the world is to try to leap a chasm in two jumps
continue double earnings expect good performance
We expect this good performance to continue in 2006 with double digit earnings growth,
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U.S. Bank is taking action to be on the offensive as well as defensive. St. Louis has become a very competitive market. It makes sense to spend money to build brand awareness.
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There's good news all around. The company's in very good shape.
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This is a robust economy and we don't see any indications of any material slowdown.
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As a global company, AT&T is proud to have its name associated with this great university and some of the most exciting college football in the country. We appreciate our strong working relationship with Texas Tech, and we are grateful for the university's leadership to make the Jones AT&T Stadium name a reality.
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The bottom line is there's nothing very new here. It's not going to change our forecasts.
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Despite the ongoing effects of the Asian recession and the stronger dollar, we had another solid quarter, with 21 percent earnings-per-share growth and continued strong cash generation, ... We remain comfortable with the consensus earnings estimate for 1998 and expect to see earnings per share increase by a further 15 percent in 1999.
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Poverty is when large efforts produce small results. Wealth is when small efforts produce large results.
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As a global company, ATT is proud to have its name associated with this great university and some of the most exciting college football in the country. We appreciate our strong working relationship with Texas Tech, and we are grateful for the university's leadership to make the Jones ATT Stadium name a reality.
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Negotiating with de Valera.... is like trying to pick up mercury with a fork.
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The primary driver behind the miss looks to be net interest margin compression, which we have seen from other banks that have reported this quarter. But it seems more pronounced with Sovereign.
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To be able to achieve a marked difference in levels of energy intensity is a great challenge for many companies and I see enormous potential in the future if we can all meet this priority.
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In the wake of Sept. 11 and its severe impacts on commercial aviation, United Technologies turned in another solid quarter,