John Lawson
John Lawson
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Stockholders should sit tight and enjoy the ride. A key question will be whether PSA ups the bid to either force Dubai Ports World to pay more or to get control of the business.
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Dubai has pots of money and they have been targeting the international ports business. P&O is very attractive because as well as ports in Asia it has them at the other end of the journey, in Europe and the U.S.
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There's nothing to say that someone else won't come in and open discussions now a formal offer's on the table, but I would have thought it's less likely,
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Most analysts had consigned (the February earnings guidance) to the dustbin immediately after the events of (Sept. 11). It would be quite an achievement if they still manage to produce a number within that range.
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Having an agreed deal is more likely to be effective than someone just coming in with a hostile bid.
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We've dealt with cuts from this White House every year, but these are the deepest he's ever presented. We see a clear and present danger here.
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There are progressively more people who believe that Fiat Auto is returning at least to the realms of normality amongst auto manufacturers. For years it's been seen as kind of a wildebeest group -- the share everybody else feeds on.
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We had some really good races. A couple of swims here or there, and we could have won it.
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New planted Colonies are generally attended with a Force and Necessity of Planting the known and approved Staple and Product of the Country, as well as all the Provisions their Families spend.
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It's finely balanced at this stage, but DP World will probably win the bidding even if PSA comes back with a higher bid before Monday.
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It needs a firm hand at the tiller and someone who is really responsible for making these various groups work together, ... It is one of the big failings of the group to date since the merger with Daimler and Chrysler.
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It is the commencement of a battle. I suspect Dubai Ports are not going to sit on their hands. Shareholders will get more at the end of the day.
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We won't gain anything. We will have to deliver that water to our customers and end up with a system no greater than what we had.
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(Today) we'll try a different lineup. We'll do the pentathlon, where they all swim five events and the best time wins.