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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The tables don't truly question the client -- where did you spend most of your time last year? They don't tell you how to invest better.
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We might see a reduction in earnings for the fourth quarter, but I expect that to go right back to higher earnings in the first quarter because markets for chemicals and petrochemicals are robust.
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Everybody knows everything about everyone else. They're all gossips. If you're a private person, there's not as much privacy.
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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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Retirement the way we know it is changing dramatically,
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On the one hand, the cost of raw materials and energy are going up, and on the other hand customers like Wal-Mart and GE ... are reluctant to accept price increases.
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Most people's concerns are what I call the 'Three C's': crime, climate and cost of living.
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We would never use it as our only book in the library, but it's a great way to start.
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We need to do a lot more saving and investing on our own,
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Factually, they did fine. But there's a big difference between the facts and the ability of Americans ... to digest the facts. Sometimes the facts cause indigestion.
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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 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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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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The world is becoming a smaller place every day with mobile phones and airlines, so it's an exciting new adventure