George Will
George Will
George Frederick Willis an American newspaper columnist and political commentator. He is a Pulitzer Prize–winner known for his conservative commentary on politics. In 1986, The Wall Street Journal called him "perhaps the most powerful journalist in America," in a league with Walter Lippmann...
ProfessionJournalist
Date of Birth4 May 1941
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Some calamities - the 1929 stock market crash, Pearl Harbor, 9/11 - have come like summer lightning, as bolts from the blue. The looming crisis of America's Ponzi entitlement structure is different. Driven by the demographics of an aging population, its causes, timing and scope are known.
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It was triggered by the dollar, the yen, and of course the idea of $70 crude. (Higher) oil didn't help the stock market, so investors were looking for another place to put their money and they seem to be looking at the metals.
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Little-known fact: When the stock exchange closes, the guy who comes out on the balcony with that big hammer slams it on the head of the person who lost the most money that day
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I think long term, even though we're down today, you're seeing some energy and drug stocks responding in a way that suggests the market believes he is going to cut rates again this year.
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We're really testing the patience of investors who have lost substantial sums of money. We're also testing technical levels, with stocks expanding or retracting as we get near key lows.
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I can think of a few local family companies whose shares are likely to generate considerable interest were they to become available on the stock market.
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I feel really proud to be one of the chosen anglers on Wal-Mart's first-ever sponsor team. Wal-Mart is the nation's leading retailer, and I strongly believe in them. I've been buying Wal-Mart stock for many, many years.
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We've really gorged ourselves on stocks for the last eight weeks. The damage is really across many sectors. More than the AOL news -- the market is really tired of the feast. We need to push ourselves away from the table.
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With the confidence crisis in the U.S. markets, investors will look to more conservative stocks as prices consolidate, and Burlington Northern is one of these safer stocks.
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We also have the World Cup in Athens and the World Championships in Stockholm apart from the Asian Games in Doha, so it is going to be a pretty hectic season.
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While the Pope owns 51% of General Motors And the stock exchange is the only thing he's qualified to quote us
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While the number of companies registered with the local stock exchange has not been increasing the rate at which their shares have been changing hands signifies a growth of interest in the stock market.
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The banking sector continued to undergo consolidation after their recent gains but the telecom sector is doing quite well following a rebound in European stocks last week.
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The potential for additional gains for stocks is limited given that we've had such a good run-up. We've been telling people to pare back a bit and reduce equity holdings.