Ken Lewis
Ken Lewis
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This agreement marks the beginning of a new era of partnership between two of the world's premier financial services brands. The addition of the American Express card to the existing Bank of America product offerings, coupled with the suite of affinity card products offered by MBNA, underscores the power of our franchise to provide our customers with unparalleled choice and convenience.
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I'm doing what I think is best for the larger body ... so they can grow and prosper. We don't take those decisions lightly.
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Divorced fathers measure time by memories, not by the clock
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This is a fair settlement, and it gives back to ratepayers Multnomah County taxes they were charged by PGE under Enron.
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Bank of America does not have an eminent-domain policy related to commercial lending.
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It?s just a matter of arithmetic, ... Five officers is what we need to maintain a high level of performance. This is not a time to be going down in our ability to provide services.
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We're going to go after whatever grant funding is available. We think this is a nice balance in allocating the available resources.
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Being recognized as a technology leader in Supply Chain Execution, particularly by end users, illustrates the value of warehouse management to a company's overall success. We are proud to be named to this list.
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The parents and I added it up about 15 times.
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We regret any actions our predecessors may have taken that supported or tolerated the institution of slavery in America,
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Our three major business lines -- consumer and commercial banking, asset management and global corporate and investment banking -- in total increased their revenues by 8 percent last year, ... Their achievement allowed us to overcome significantly higher credit costs plus much lower equity market-related revenues and still increase operating earnings for the year.
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I wish we had passed the school bonds.
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We finally are operating with a full staff, ... And it?s been nice. But things happen around the clock. Even after you solve the crimes, there?s crime reports, grand jury appearances, trial testimony. If you have enough personnel to spread that workload out, the less impact it has on other staff members.
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We have strong momentum in all our businesses as the benefits from continued execution in our consumer businesses were accompanied this quarter by a rebound in trading and good performance in investment banking and wealth management.