S. Hughes
S. Hughes
continue extremely pleased progress
We should be pleased with the progress, but we must not let up. We must continue to be extremely vigilant.
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There's no big stock leader and there isn't really anything fundamental that is creating the rally. It's really just a bounce off of oversold conditions. We can certainly continue to bounce for a while, but how far this can carry is up in the air.
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To maintain the integrity of the process and the confidentiality of interested parties, we are not commenting on individual discussions we have had concerning the Atlanta Braves. We will say that our initial assumption, that the franchise has significant marketplace value and that there is widespread interest in it as a possible acquisition, has been confirmed. We continue to have meaningful discussions with outside parties about a possible sale of the Braves.
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One of the main reasons our defense has played so consistently is our work on and improvement in our tackling. We haven't had the missed tackles that we've had in the past. That's something the defensive coaches emphasized in the spring and have continued to emphasize in practice now. By making sure we stress the fundamentals, and that's one of the things we do each week, that has paid off with how well our defense has tackled compared to previous teams.
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So many of the organizations created during that time have continued to flourish and stay fresh and interesting through generations of arts lovers,
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We're just going to keep working on this as it evolves. We certainly want to make sure we continue to operate.
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We are excited to have Ron join our team as we continue to build out our efforts in these sectors. Ron will be an asset to the firm as we continue to expand our capabilities in the future.
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We are excited to have Marion on our team. Adding a talented and experienced professional such as Marion to our already deep team not only increases our overall capabilities as an investment management firm, but allows us to continue to provide top results to our investors.
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Two thousand five was a great year. Our investment in Hub's sales culture and the commitment of our people enabled us to post organic growth in the face of declining insurance rates. Our acquisition team continued to excel in identifying and closing attractive opportunities. In addition, we achieved our goal of increasing operating margins, recording a one-percentage-point improvement for the quarter and the year.
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The (auto) sector continues to face ongoing competitive challenges, as manufacturers shed a further 1,200 payrolls during December, bringing the 2005 job losses to 100,400.
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It's amazing that most firms can't tell you how much their messaging infrastructure costs, yet continue to throw money at the problem with no difficulty at all.
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We are committed to continued expense management and strategies to improve productivity in 2006. Execution in these two important areas should contribute to the achievement of our goal of improving operating margins by 50 to 150 basis points for the year.
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I think you're going to see stocks moving in fits and starts over the next few weeks, within a broader range. We're still in an upward trend, but we're going to continue to be prone to getting hit by earnings misses, or someone's forecast disappointing.
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Optimism remains, and the conditions supporting stock gains through the end of the year are still good. The economy continues to recover and the interest rate environment is still good, but I have to think that March could be a challenging month.