Ken Stern
Ken Stern
Ken Stern is President of Palisades Media Ventures and the author of With Charity for All. He is a former Chief Executive Officer of National Public Radio...
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Ineos has a true financial buyer's perspective, ... They are very, very much focused on maintaining a low cost of production and squeezing the last fraction of a penny out of not just production but marketing and customer relations.
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In an environment where capacity is constrained and demand continues pretty much unabated, that's a formula for significantly higher prices,
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I'm not so sure holiday bonuses for employees are very high on Ineos' list,
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It has to come to a head. We won't have Social Security if it doesn't.
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That's where you'll get the inside dirt of a community. Are they too militant? Do they not allow you to put a wreath on the door?
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That's going to be seen in prices at car showrooms, Home Depot, Best Buy and your local deli, and that's probably going to be with us for a long period.
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Diversification of supply is a critical component of the natural gas equation. There is no question that Europe and European gas supply security are highly dependent on supplies of natural gas from Russia.
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It's easy to look at gas and heating oil prices and say, 'Oh my God, prices are going up,' but we typically lose sight of the fact that chemical-based and plastic products are so invasive in our lives ... and come from the same source,
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The world is becoming a smaller place every day with mobile phones and airlines, so it's an exciting new adventure
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It's not so much that the refineries themselves will be damaged, because we're talking about large plants built of concrete and steel, ... Pipelines and power lines have exposure to the elements.
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It's great for you if you don't like to cook. It's usually a pretty good meal. It's like going to a restaurant every night. You have a waiter who knows you.
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If I move to Nevada, I can save on all my state tax. That can be enough for an extra trip each year.