Scott Browne
Scott Browne
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Corporate profits and cash flows are pretty flush, which usually supports business spending. Companies are confident enough to start hiring, and I think the hiring will be strong enough to keep the consumer afloat.
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The markets are telling us the Fed is likely to start raising rates in early May and again at the end of June and probably more aggressively in the second half of the year. The Fed has been trying to calm those expectations. Rates ought to stay low for quite some time.
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The Fed is very much split at this point. That's no big secret. Some Fed officials think they've been pretty generous, while others are more worried about the global economic slowdown, capital spending and corporate profit margins.
capital corporate economic fed global officials others profit spending split worried
The Fed is very much split at this point. That's no big secret, ... Some Fed officials think they've been pretty generous, while others are more worried about the global economic slowdown, capital spending and corporate profit margins.
good group proud
I'm really proud of this group of guys. It was a very good showing.
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They blasted us with a number of shots. I think they took a lot more chances in the first half ... We're a patient team. We like to wait for an opportunity and then capitalize on it.
acceptable line speeds
There is still much to be done to show that such modules can be made reliably and reproducibly at acceptable manufacturing line speeds and costs.
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This was pretty modest, consistent with the gradual recovery we're seeing overall. It will be some time before the excesses are cleared up and the economy can get back to running ahead.
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Except for three or four kids, I'm positive of what they can do, everybody else is looking for a place on the district team.
area bit opportunity unique
We just feel like this is our way to give back and we would like to give actors in the area a unique opportunity to do something that is a little bit different.
bit excited swim
They are all excited to swim again. They are all back and a bit more seasoned.
demand government growth path phase sales strip strong transition
Strip away inventories and the government sector, and private-sector demand really wasn't that strong -- private-sector sales were up just 0.8 percent. We're still in a transition phase and not on a sustainable growth path yet.
aiming best team win
That's what we were aiming for. If we win that game, then we are the best team in the Maritimes.
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The stock market has already priced in a good recovery in earnings. The risks are that if that the earnings rebound doesn't happen, we could end up slipping back.