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BRUCE STEINBERG Slowing income gains and increased uncertainty have savaged consumer spending. This has removed the ...
STEVEN WOOD My own concern is does the consumer give out and drag down the economy in 2006? The corporate sector...
JEFF HARTE There's no doubt that the economy is emerging from deflation, and is at little risk of slipping back...
HIROAKI MUTO The economy is not in a recession. This economy had enormous spending imbalances that it had to work...
JAMES ANNABLE [The report indicates] consumer spending is gearing back, ... It is very much in line with sagging i...
DOUGLAS PORTER We've backed ourselves into a very dangerous situation. The economy is dependent on everyone consumi...
DEAN BAKER Clearly, high energy prices will have a large negative effect on the California economy and could po...
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We got into a recession because the global economy went into the recession and we're a big expor...
STEPHEN HARPER An undecided consumer simply means that he may soon begin to pull in his spending habits. Two-thirds...
PETER CARDILLO Job losses cut directly into the spending of the newly unemployed, and indirectly tend to have a ver...
BILL CHENEY more of an emotional response to the recent woes and gives very little insight into consumer spendin...
KEN MAYLAND Demand is high, but growth will be difficult for 2006. Galvanized sheet is used heavily in consumer ...
JOHN ANTON It was nice to see that the high-income consumer, which slowed down spending in November, came back ...
LORI WACHS I believe we were already in recession (before the attacks), but at least the consumer was holding u...
BRIAN WESBURY Our economy is stronger than people have been talking about all year long. I am not surprised to see...
JAMES HUGUET There was an auto industry correction and a high tech inventory correction, and if we can get throug...
JAMES ANNABLE Oil continues to dominate trade, with crude at or near the highs. Worries remain about how high pric...
JOE SUNDERMAN The reality is that business and investment spending are the true leading indicators of the economy ...
MARK SKOUSEN The real drivers of consumer spending and demand are real disposal income and real income. Unfortuna...
JACQUES BOTHA This raises the risk that we could turn over into a consumer-led recession sometime next year.
KURT J. WOLFGRUBER The existing home sales data revived fears over the prospect of the US economy, especially about the...
AKIO YOSHINO![]()
In the middle of a recession, where we're just climbing out of it, where the economy -unemployme...
JOE BIDEN This is a concern for Australia's growth outlook. We've been depending on better exports to take up ...
JARROD KERR Our leading indicator - the one that's never lied to us like the politicians - suggests only 23 perc...
DAVID LITTMAN The growing perception is that Japan is falling back into a dark hole of recession again.
CARL B. WEINBERG The reason we've shifted to deficit spending is largely due to a shift from very robust economic gro...
MICKEY LEVY He [Greenspan] is going to say we're not in a recession, but the risks are very, very high,
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The night that seemed endless hours before is now slipping through your fingers, ticking by as it fa...
ERIN MORGENSTERN [There's a reason why politicians are telling the American people to do the right thing and get to t...
JOSH FEINMAN All groups showed comparable sales up over 5 percent for the month, ... The economy is certainly an ...
KEN PERKINS We have already started to see some consumer resistance on high oil prices and this is obviously goi...
HOWARD SILVERBLATT It's very hard to describe an economy with the lowest unemployment rate in the world as in recession...
CRAIG EBERT I think it's probably them worried more just about a very weak economy than whether it's a soft land...
JOSEPH LAVORGNA Is the economy in the midst of a recession? We find this difficult to believe.
CAMERON BAGRIE Far from being a leading indicator of consumer spending, consumer confidence has consistently missed...
CARL STEIDTMANN The buoyancy of both the housing and mortgage markets indicates that the marked slowdown in the worl...
MARTIN ELLIS The buoyancy of both the housing and mortgage markets indicates that the marked slowdown in the worl...
MARTIN ELLIS Today's numbers show that consumers are not very optimistic about the economy. As a result, we will ...
GARY THAYER The September 11 attacks pushed the U.S. economy into a recession that will be mild both in depth an...
HARVEY ROSENBLUM Any bets on dollar weakness will be a bet that higher energy prices will divert consumer spending, w...
JEFF GLADSTEIN![]()
Canada is in budgetary deficit now only because of the recession, only because of stimulus measures,...
STEPHEN HARPER Prayer is so simple. It is like quietly opening a door and slipping into the very presence of God. -...
KENNETH W. OSBECK The consumer is not on a spending binge - consumer spending has moderated and I don't think there's ...
GREG VALLIERE Microsoft would think twice about spending more than $20 billion. The probability of a deal happenin...
BRENDAN BARNICLE But I think the underlying trend in terms of consumer spending and overall economic spending is actu...
CHARLES LIEBERMAN The report is the latest sign that consumer confidence has been trending down, ... It adds to worrie...
PETER BOOCKVAR The report is the latest sign that consumer confidence has been trending down. It adds to worries in...
PETER BOOCKVAR Cooling housing markets will have a negative impact on consumer spending and employment. The dollar ...
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probability is the very guide of life
LEONARD MLODINOW We are slipping back into a war situation. If the attacks go on, there will come a time when the arm...
IQBAL ATHAS Right now, [our] leading indicators clearly show that the U.S. economy is in a window of vulnerabili...
LAKSHMAN ACHUTHAN King's comments are consistent with rates remaining on hold for the foreseeable future. House prices...
AMIT KARA It was not great, just good. The consumer spent a little better than many expected. Consumer confide...
DAN POOLE There's no question that the strength we continue to see in the economy is driven by the consumer, ....
LIZ MILLER If film and television producers do not reach an agreement with the writers, it (Los Angeles) could ...
RICHARD RIORDAN This isn't a rosy time for anyone. The economy is not great, consumer confidence is down, and war is...
LAURENCE LEEDS Since mid-2005 there have been concrete signs that the consumer is bouncing back and there is eviden...
ALAN CLARKE There's a very widespread fear that if property prices go down and the refinancing boom goes away, t...
DAN MCNEELA Confidence is a critical element if the economy is to maintain forward momentum. Expect growth to re...
CAMERON BAGRIE If we had 70.0 dollars per barrel on oil prices in the midst of a recession, I would be very worried...
JULIAN JESSOP We haven't had a single year of falling consumer spending since 1938. There's no boom or bust in con...
STEVEN WIETING Given the more challenging economic backdrop and widely reported consumer spending fragility this is...
GREG FEEHELY This was not good news for the economy. It looks like a reflection of November's unemployment rate, ...
GREGORY MILLER Wal-Mart is a litmus test for the economy with respect to consumer spending. One thing I'll be inter...
JEFFREY KLINEFELTER Before you dive in head first, make sure the water is not shallow.
KATHERINE DIVOLIS That's not to say consumer spending will collapse, but there's no doubt it will lag growth in the re...
ANTHONY CHAN The good news is that concert consumer spending is miniscule compared to total entertainment spendin...
MICHAEL RAPINO In seven of the last eight election cycles, real consumer spending growth has decelerated in the hol...
CARL STEIDTMANN Our real big concern is that the combination of rising bond yields, sustained high energy prices and...
ABHIJIT CHAKRABORTTI Folks in the bottom half of the economy are already squeezed hard. They will be bloodied and bankrup...
WILLIAM GREIDER As long as the consumer confidence remains positive, which it is, you are going to see continued con...
FAROOQ KATHWARI Since labor action falls into the same category as 'Act of God' and 'Act of War,' the carriers have ...
ED PERKINS The consumer is already somewhat vulnerable in the year ahead as the tax-cut effects fade. If we con...
ETHAN HARRIS The risk to the economy is that we lose the consumer -- and I think we are losing the consumer.
LACY HUNT Oil was the biggest concern in terms of U.S. consumer spending.
HIROSHI CHANO Of all government expenditures, defense spending is the... most stimulative to the economy.
TRENT FRANKS But to us, probability is the very guide of life
JOSEPH BUTLER If we don't buy a billion iPads, three-hundred million people will die of starvation. That's how the...
JUSTIN ALBERT PECOT III![]()
I expect by '07 there will be a significant decline in U.S. consumer spending, and I don't see what ...
GEORGE SOROS American consumer spending has been the economic driver.
DANIEL RAY Consumer spending will weaken in the months ahead.
RICHARD CURTIN The probability of a moratorium is fairly high. We've made concrete proposals that the county is not...
SCOTT WORLEY You have lower oil prices, you have a healthy employment situation and you have a consumer that is s...
GORDON FOWLER I think that we are over the recession. We have positive GDP, employment is stabilizing and the purc...
DREW FORBES![]()
World needs a new order of modern economy.
TOBA BETA If the economy slows, sectors that do the best are health care, energy and consumer staples.
BRUCE BITTLES The risk is that the dollar becomes stronger if there is any hint that the economy remains buoyant a...
PARESH UPADHYAYA Consumer confidence is poised to remain strong during 2006, which will continue to support consumer ...
CEES BRUGGEMANS Probably the most critical impact of higher energy prices is their ability to weaken consumer spendi...
GAIL FOSLER If the characteristics fall into place, the quality of the market action falls into place.
GREG NIE![]()
We escaped the last big bursting of a bubble - the dotcom bubble - with a relatively light U.S. rece...
EVAN DAVIS A rebound today will allay fears the consumer sector is continuing to struggle. The improvement in t...
GAVIN REDKNAP All major banks offer [online bill pay], but consumer awareness is not very high.
ASAF BUCHNER We think the economy is in recession, and it looks like October is going to be weaker than September...
JOE LAVORGNA![]()
The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile.
JULIE BISHOP![]()
As long as that song plays, I get to put my hands on you, and I can’t guarantee I’m going to be ...
MEREDITH WILD![]()
Just give me one night, Vanessa. One night, and I won’t let you regret it.
MEREDITH WILD This recession is the deepest in our lifetimes, the deepest since 1929. If you take the people throw...
AUSTAN GOOLSBEE Because male spending is really the slowest to pick up, a recovery there is a strong sign that the o...
JUNICHI MAKINO
BRUCE STEINBERG Slowing income gains and increased uncertainty have savaged consumer spending. This has removed the ...
STEVEN WOOD My own concern is does the consumer give out and drag down the economy in 2006? The corporate sector...
JEFF HARTE There's no doubt that the economy is emerging from deflation, and is at little risk of slipping back...
HIROAKI MUTO The economy is not in a recession. This economy had enormous spending imbalances that it had to work...
JAMES ANNABLE [The report indicates] consumer spending is gearing back, ... It is very much in line with sagging i...
DOUGLAS PORTER We've backed ourselves into a very dangerous situation. The economy is dependent on everyone consumi...
DEAN BAKER Clearly, high energy prices will have a large negative effect on the California economy and could po...
DOUG OSE
We got into a recession because the global economy went into the recession and we're a big expor... STEPHEN HARPER An undecided consumer simply means that he may soon begin to pull in his spending habits. Two-thirds...
PETER CARDILLO Job losses cut directly into the spending of the newly unemployed, and indirectly tend to have a ver...
BILL CHENEY more of an emotional response to the recent woes and gives very little insight into consumer spendin...
KEN MAYLAND Demand is high, but growth will be difficult for 2006. Galvanized sheet is used heavily in consumer ...
JOHN ANTON It was nice to see that the high-income consumer, which slowed down spending in November, came back ...
LORI WACHS I believe we were already in recession (before the attacks), but at least the consumer was holding u...
BRIAN WESBURY Our economy is stronger than people have been talking about all year long. I am not surprised to see...
JAMES HUGUET There was an auto industry correction and a high tech inventory correction, and if we can get throug...
JAMES ANNABLE Oil continues to dominate trade, with crude at or near the highs. Worries remain about how high pric...
JOE SUNDERMAN The reality is that business and investment spending are the true leading indicators of the economy ...
MARK SKOUSEN The real drivers of consumer spending and demand are real disposal income and real income. Unfortuna...
JACQUES BOTHA This raises the risk that we could turn over into a consumer-led recession sometime next year.
KURT J. WOLFGRUBER The existing home sales data revived fears over the prospect of the US economy, especially about the...
AKIO YOSHINO
In the middle of a recession, where we're just climbing out of it, where the economy -unemployme... JOE BIDEN This is a concern for Australia's growth outlook. We've been depending on better exports to take up ...
JARROD KERR Our leading indicator - the one that's never lied to us like the politicians - suggests only 23 perc...
DAVID LITTMAN The growing perception is that Japan is falling back into a dark hole of recession again.
CARL B. WEINBERG The reason we've shifted to deficit spending is largely due to a shift from very robust economic gro...
MICKEY LEVY He [Greenspan] is going to say we're not in a recession, but the risks are very, very high,
JAMES ANNABLE
The night that seemed endless hours before is now slipping through your fingers, ticking by as it fa... ERIN MORGENSTERN [There's a reason why politicians are telling the American people to do the right thing and get to t...
JOSH FEINMAN All groups showed comparable sales up over 5 percent for the month, ... The economy is certainly an ...
KEN PERKINS We have already started to see some consumer resistance on high oil prices and this is obviously goi...
HOWARD SILVERBLATT It's very hard to describe an economy with the lowest unemployment rate in the world as in recession...
CRAIG EBERT I think it's probably them worried more just about a very weak economy than whether it's a soft land...
JOSEPH LAVORGNA Is the economy in the midst of a recession? We find this difficult to believe.
CAMERON BAGRIE Far from being a leading indicator of consumer spending, consumer confidence has consistently missed...
CARL STEIDTMANN The buoyancy of both the housing and mortgage markets indicates that the marked slowdown in the worl...
MARTIN ELLIS The buoyancy of both the housing and mortgage markets indicates that the marked slowdown in the worl...
MARTIN ELLIS Today's numbers show that consumers are not very optimistic about the economy. As a result, we will ...
GARY THAYER The September 11 attacks pushed the U.S. economy into a recession that will be mild both in depth an...
HARVEY ROSENBLUM Any bets on dollar weakness will be a bet that higher energy prices will divert consumer spending, w...
JEFF GLADSTEIN
Canada is in budgetary deficit now only because of the recession, only because of stimulus measures,... STEPHEN HARPER Prayer is so simple. It is like quietly opening a door and slipping into the very presence of God. -...
KENNETH W. OSBECK The consumer is not on a spending binge - consumer spending has moderated and I don't think there's ...
GREG VALLIERE Microsoft would think twice about spending more than $20 billion. The probability of a deal happenin...
BRENDAN BARNICLE But I think the underlying trend in terms of consumer spending and overall economic spending is actu...
CHARLES LIEBERMAN The report is the latest sign that consumer confidence has been trending down, ... It adds to worrie...
PETER BOOCKVAR The report is the latest sign that consumer confidence has been trending down. It adds to worries in...
PETER BOOCKVAR Cooling housing markets will have a negative impact on consumer spending and employment. The dollar ...
YUJI KAMEOKA
probability is the very guide of life LEONARD MLODINOW We are slipping back into a war situation. If the attacks go on, there will come a time when the arm...
IQBAL ATHAS Right now, [our] leading indicators clearly show that the U.S. economy is in a window of vulnerabili...
LAKSHMAN ACHUTHAN King's comments are consistent with rates remaining on hold for the foreseeable future. House prices...
AMIT KARA It was not great, just good. The consumer spent a little better than many expected. Consumer confide...
DAN POOLE There's no question that the strength we continue to see in the economy is driven by the consumer, ....
LIZ MILLER If film and television producers do not reach an agreement with the writers, it (Los Angeles) could ...
RICHARD RIORDAN This isn't a rosy time for anyone. The economy is not great, consumer confidence is down, and war is...
LAURENCE LEEDS Since mid-2005 there have been concrete signs that the consumer is bouncing back and there is eviden...
ALAN CLARKE There's a very widespread fear that if property prices go down and the refinancing boom goes away, t...
DAN MCNEELA Confidence is a critical element if the economy is to maintain forward momentum. Expect growth to re...
CAMERON BAGRIE If we had 70.0 dollars per barrel on oil prices in the midst of a recession, I would be very worried...
JULIAN JESSOP We haven't had a single year of falling consumer spending since 1938. There's no boom or bust in con...
STEVEN WIETING Given the more challenging economic backdrop and widely reported consumer spending fragility this is...
GREG FEEHELY This was not good news for the economy. It looks like a reflection of November's unemployment rate, ...
GREGORY MILLER Wal-Mart is a litmus test for the economy with respect to consumer spending. One thing I'll be inter...
JEFFREY KLINEFELTER Before you dive in head first, make sure the water is not shallow.
KATHERINE DIVOLIS That's not to say consumer spending will collapse, but there's no doubt it will lag growth in the re...
ANTHONY CHAN The good news is that concert consumer spending is miniscule compared to total entertainment spendin...
MICHAEL RAPINO In seven of the last eight election cycles, real consumer spending growth has decelerated in the hol...
CARL STEIDTMANN Our real big concern is that the combination of rising bond yields, sustained high energy prices and...
ABHIJIT CHAKRABORTTI Folks in the bottom half of the economy are already squeezed hard. They will be bloodied and bankrup...
WILLIAM GREIDER As long as the consumer confidence remains positive, which it is, you are going to see continued con...
FAROOQ KATHWARI Since labor action falls into the same category as 'Act of God' and 'Act of War,' the carriers have ...
ED PERKINS The consumer is already somewhat vulnerable in the year ahead as the tax-cut effects fade. If we con...
ETHAN HARRIS The risk to the economy is that we lose the consumer -- and I think we are losing the consumer.
LACY HUNT Oil was the biggest concern in terms of U.S. consumer spending.
HIROSHI CHANO Of all government expenditures, defense spending is the... most stimulative to the economy.
TRENT FRANKS But to us, probability is the very guide of life
JOSEPH BUTLER If we don't buy a billion iPads, three-hundred million people will die of starvation. That's how the...
JUSTIN ALBERT PECOT III
I expect by '07 there will be a significant decline in U.S. consumer spending, and I don't see what ... GEORGE SOROS American consumer spending has been the economic driver.
DANIEL RAY Consumer spending will weaken in the months ahead.
RICHARD CURTIN The probability of a moratorium is fairly high. We've made concrete proposals that the county is not...
SCOTT WORLEY You have lower oil prices, you have a healthy employment situation and you have a consumer that is s...
GORDON FOWLER I think that we are over the recession. We have positive GDP, employment is stabilizing and the purc...
DREW FORBES
World needs a new order of modern economy. TOBA BETA If the economy slows, sectors that do the best are health care, energy and consumer staples.
BRUCE BITTLES The risk is that the dollar becomes stronger if there is any hint that the economy remains buoyant a...
PARESH UPADHYAYA Consumer confidence is poised to remain strong during 2006, which will continue to support consumer ...
CEES BRUGGEMANS Probably the most critical impact of higher energy prices is their ability to weaken consumer spendi...
GAIL FOSLER If the characteristics fall into place, the quality of the market action falls into place.
GREG NIE
We escaped the last big bursting of a bubble - the dotcom bubble - with a relatively light U.S. rece... EVAN DAVIS A rebound today will allay fears the consumer sector is continuing to struggle. The improvement in t...
GAVIN REDKNAP All major banks offer [online bill pay], but consumer awareness is not very high.
ASAF BUCHNER We think the economy is in recession, and it looks like October is going to be weaker than September...
JOE LAVORGNA
The Australian economy is resilient, but business and consumer confidence is fragile. JULIE BISHOP
As long as that song plays, I get to put my hands on you, and I can’t guarantee I’m going to be ... MEREDITH WILD
Just give me one night, Vanessa. One night, and I won’t let you regret it. MEREDITH WILD This recession is the deepest in our lifetimes, the deepest since 1929. If you take the people throw...
AUSTAN GOOLSBEE Because male spending is really the slowest to pick up, a recovery there is a strong sign that the o...
JUNICHI MAKINO
Shout now! The months with loud acclaim,
Take up the cry and send it forth;
May breathing swe... 
Forming and breaking in the sky,
I fancy all shapes are there;
Temple, mountain, monument, spi... 
If someone accuses me of not being born here, I can go -within 10 minutes - to my filing cabinet and... 
Studies have shown that inmate participation in education, vocational and job training, prison work ... 
The high road is always respected. Honesty and integrity are always rewarded. 
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You can't buy swag. 
I know what my identity is. 
The race of mankind would perish did they cease to aid each other. We cannot exist without mutual he... 
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A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy. 
Processed pig is white trash meat. Some people call it Spam. 
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The very first film I ever saw was a pirate movie called 'The Black Swan' with Tyrone Power.... 
I respectfully decline the invitation to join your hallucination. 
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I get mail; therefore I am. 
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Now things have changed for the better. Our reforms end seniority and tenure so we can hire and fire... 
The unions say 'last hired - first fired,', we say hire and fire based on merit. We want the... 
I look around and see so much fear, people getting more and more comfortable with their hate, more a... 
Breathe deeply, as if each breath might be your last. That way, the one time you 