John Novak
John Novak
John Novakis an actor and anime voice actor who frequently does voice work for the Ocean Group based in Vancouver, Canada...
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In many ways, this deal raises more questions than it answers at this point. They haven't provided any details of what they're offering, so it's tough to calculate the economic impact this could have without putting any numbers around this.
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I'm not sure anybody can really determine what the economic impact will be at this point.
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It's an interesting and potentially far-reaching deal, but we don't know what the ultimate economic consequences will be yet. If they can convince a significant number of people to take these offers, it would be money well spent.
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The industry's old economics aren't working, and Wilbur brings a fresh perspective to the problem. He's buying many of these assets on the cheap. Everyone is expecting big structural changes.
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Everyone involved here is going to need to make some sort of sacrifice, but a strike is in no one?s interest.
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Everyone anticipates a tough year in 2006 across the board. Companies that have a diverse customer base and produce value-added technology-based components will continue to do better than the others.
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These suppliers who are dealing with 20% or 30% or 40% increases in raw materials, you can't expect them to absorb that pain indefinitely.
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I'm not surprised by the bidding. But you're now getting to the point of the company being fully valued. I guess the question I would ask if I was a Thyssen shareholder is, Is this a good use of the money?
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It's an area that could support a corporate headquarters of that size. You're talking about a business that gets considerable support from its global operations. I think Nashville is large enough where you could attract the talent.
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It will send a message to the UAW that shareholders are also sharing in the pain, and the union members are not the only ones being asked to make concessions.
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They did everything they could to present a good financial picture. In some cases, they bent the rules to do it.
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They were running out of overtime money. They need to go back to the RTM and get more money.
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There is a lot of restructuring to do and it remains to be seen whether their actions will pan out.
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There will probably be more changes, and they will be quicker. You'll probably see a more aggressive restructuring plan.