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Related ALAN GREENSPAN Our real big concern is that the combination of rising bond yields, sustained high energy prices and... ABHIJIT CHAKRABORTTI The onset of 2005 bodes well for the housing industry. Long-term mortgage rates are currently below ... AMY CUTTS The onset of 2005 bodes well for the housing industry. Long-term mortgage rates are currently below ... AMY CREWS CUTTS We still expect economic activity to slow over the next several quarters as consumer spending slows ... STEVEN WOOD This is in line with our expectation that demand for new housing would 'cool off' towards the end of... BRIAN BETHUNE The strength of the housing market this year continues to surprise, despite rising home prices and s... GREGORY KLUMP Despite oft-mentioned concerns about higher energy and commodity prices, a lower growth rate for con... DONALD A. NORMAN It's hard to sustain a bond market rally with stocks doing as well as they're doing. JOHN SANTORO As long as they are rising, the ECB tends to raise interest rates. JOERG KRAEMER Rising fuel prices will keep a lid on consumer spending for some time, slowing economic growth. The ... SHANE OLIVER ALEX BERENSON As long as the consumer confidence remains positive, which it is, you are going to see continued con... FAROOQ KATHWARI Our business is more impacted by consumer confidence than even a little spike in the interest rates ... FAROOQ KATHWARI The higher that rates go from here, the more the bond market needs to respond to them. The bond mark... CHRIS PROBYN Consumer spending is likely to ease off slightly as some saturation starts to set in, real income gr... DENNIS DYKES Fukui's remarks today fueled speculation that the end of the policy could come as soon as March. Wit... HIDEO KUMANO If rates move up, housing will move down. But as long as we see relatively low interest rates and em... GREGORY GIEBER Weaker consumer spending backs the case for interest rates on hold. TOM KENNY As long as low rates remain, housing is going to continue to do better than expected, GREGORY GIEBER With rates going higher, I'm staying away from the old-economy stocks. GREG HYMOWITZ automatic scholarships to Niger Delta indigenes so as to give them higher levels of competence to en... THE COMMITTEE One of our concerns is rising interest rates, and that, as you can imagine, for a bond issue this si... BRYAN CROUGH We are starting to see a change in consumer behavior. Consumers are cutting back because of high pri... MICHAEL FITZPATRICK Lower rates should stimulate other consumer areas. We think building materials, as a result of conti... STUART FREEMAN The seasonally adjusted annual (industry-wide) sales rate in the last six months has exceeded 18 mil... BOB REWEY It's not really that overseas investors are negatively reacting to Japanese stocks overall but rathe... MITSUSHIGE AKINO Typically stocks don't do well in the face of rising interest rates so I don't think anyone is going... LOUIS HOLLAND It's pretty clear that housing is slowing. Rising mortgage rates and the very fast rising homes pric... CELIA CHEN THOMAS SOWELL As long as housing prices don't go down, consumers have more equity they can borrow against. If mort... PETER MORICI Increasing home prices and the ability of consumers to cash out their growing home equity has been a... DENNIS JACOBE We're still seeing some rotation into more cyclical stocks ... such as consumer products makers, and... IAN SCOTT The consumer is not on a spending binge - consumer spending has moderated and I don't think there's ... GREG VALLIERE The current yield level is attractive enough and we can expect some buying. Additional evidence to s... XINYI LU Acceleration in U.S. growth and rising energy costs will likely translate into higher long-term [int... AMY CUTTS Acceleration in U.S. growth and rising energy costs will likely translate into higher long-term [int... AMY CREWS CUTTS Generally, a rising trend in rates is bearish for stocks; a falling trend is bullish. MARTIN ZWEIG The decline in oil helped (stocks), as well as the hope that maybe the Fed will be finished raising ... PETER BOOCKVAR Although the cooling U.S. housing sector is going be a major drag on consumer spending as 2006 unfol... SHERRY COOPER The bulls basically hoped for a number showing housing is eroding, and they didn't get it. I'm not s... BOB WALTERS As long as U.S. rates are rising you've got this double-whammy effect of spare cash looking for yiel... LUKE WADDINGTON When economies do well, stocks do well so people have higher prices to use as currency. JOEL GOMBERG As long as U.S. rates are rising you've got this double-whammy effect of spare cash looking for yiel... LUKE WADDINGTON JENNIFER LEE Also the good news out of Asia is continuing to push other resources stocks higher, metals prices ar... KATE WARNE Longer-term rates will not rise dramatically as long as the Fed keeps the short-term policy rate at ... DAVID KOTOK As long as the Fed keeps raising rates, yields are going to move higher. The Fed decision definitely... JOSEPH SHATZ Worries of a housing-led consumer spending bust are overblown. RICHARD BERNER Oil continues to dominate trade, with crude at or near the highs. Worries remain about how high pric... JOE SUNDERMAN The shorter the time until maturity, the less impact rising rates will have on bond prices. JAMES STACK The cooling U.S. housing sector should apply a dampener to consumer spending as 2005-2006 unfolds, b... SHERRY COOPER A rebound today will allay fears the consumer sector is continuing to struggle. The improvement in t... GAVIN REDKNAP Stocks have been losing steam as a result of higher rates and higher energy prices. We could see a c... CARL BIRKELBACH We believe that consumer spending is going to bear the brunt of higher energy prices that we have se... JOSHUA SHAPIRO As the major indexes move near four-year highs, there are some risks for stocks. But the economy is ... BEN HALLIBURTON Cooling housing markets will have a negative impact on consumer spending and employment. The dollar ... YUJI KAMEOKA This is too much reality for a Friday. AS GOOD AS IT GETS Gas prices are going to keep rising and that's going to have a negative impact on consumer spending ... BEN HALLIBURTON We've thought for a long time this housing cycle was a little different from those of the past, in t... DAVID JORDAN In reality, it won't matter as much because other elements like spending and consumer sentiment look... HANS OLSEN I'm still in the camp that yields are moving higher. As long as the data is strong, the Fed is going... JOSEPH SHATZ There's no need to cut interest rates to stimulate consumer demand or investment spending. DENNIS DYKES Higher interest rates are beginning to take a toll on how people view their finances. Mortgage rates... VINCENT BOBERSKI Buying momentum for domestic-demand related stocks still exists on a recovery in consumer spending a... HIDEYUKI OOKOSHI Spain's strong consumer spending is backed not only by job creation but also by a significant rise i... CARMEN NUZZO Our big concern is the combination of rising bond yields, sustained high energy prices and weakness ... ABHIJIT CHAKRABORTTI A lot of the best news is associated with the PC industry. Intel has been not just a bellwether in t... ARNIE BERMAN By educating the consumer, Realtors can charge lower commission rates because they don't have to wor... DAVE LINIGER This bond will help keep utility rates for our residents as low as we can make them, CHRIS HILLMAN Consumption continues to rise on higher farm incomes, rising employment and increasing consumer loan... AMPON KITTIAMPON Investors have started selling real estate stocks on speculation higher interest rates in Japan will... TSUYOSHI SHIMIZU The decline in starts shows that higher interest rates are impacting the housing market. That is a s... JAMES CARON It was no great surprise that housing starts rose for the second time in three months since mortgage... FRANK NOTHAFT On a year-on-year basis, before this number was released, housing starts are down 11 percent. So you... KATHLEEN CAMILLI Long-bond buyers aren't afraid of inflation or increased interest rates, the way short-term bond buy... BENJAMIN PACE The increase in oil prices is going to be problematic to the consumer as well as higher home heating... ANN HURLEY The weather is cooperating and helping us replenish supplies. The speculative frenzy that followed t... MICHAEL FITZPATRICK If the past is any guide, the effect of rising interest rates is likely to be felt most visibly in h... DONALD KOHN Intel's financial position and status as the semiconductor bellwether may be in jeopardy if it fails... APJIT WALIA The slowdown in UK GDP growth is mainly being driven by sharply lower growth in household consumptio... DAVID KERN Probably the most critical impact of higher energy prices is their ability to weaken consumer spendi... GAIL FOSLER The best auction will be the long bond. We expect great demand from overseas accounts in the long bo... ANDY BRENNER ALAIN DE BOTTON Some technology stocks are being cut because of concern that high oil prices and rising interest rat... SIMON CHAO We have the lowest average wage rate of any metropolitan area we compete with. This might sound good... BOB ABBERGER This market is on a roll. As long as we have an environment of slow growth, low inflation, low inter... MARSHALL ACUFF The term bellwether refers to the practice of placing a bell around the neck of a castrated ram (a w... COREEN T. SOL We do believe that the U.S. housing market is a bubble in the sense that its contribution to consume... JAN HATZIUS Although we expect consumer spending to slow sharply in the fourth quarter, to below 2 percent, as a... JOHN RYDING Value has become more important over time due to a combination of factors such as incentives, lease ... DAVID MCKAY We expect the combination of solid economic growth and higher inflation risks to push the Fed to rai... COLIN LUNDGREN The possibility of rising interest rates worries investors. For many companies there is a direct eff... FELIX LANTERS King's comments are consistent with rates remaining on hold for the foreseeable future. House prices... AMIT KARA Spending follows income, and as long as both of them are going up, that's good for the consumer. The... GILES KNIGHT These stocks have been tied to the computing market for the past few years but now that you have con... LES SANTIAGO Concerns about inflation are well tempered by concerns about how quickly economic growth will be und... LOUISE PURTLE If bond yields keep rising which I think they will, then not even stocks are safe from a welcome dec... DAVE GILMORE DAISAKU IKEDA Rates for long term CDs (terms of 12 months and longer) are typically driven by the activity in the ... RANDY ROSEN
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It's not like stocks are sitting there unloved. They have done well. LARRY WACHTEL The highest bid always won. LARRY WACHTEL The bottom line is really the bottom line [on income statements] in the stock market and earnings ju... LARRY WACHTEL I think the market has done quite well in what is supposed to be the worst month of the year, but at... LARRY WACHTEL Translated, the Microsoft ruling was a major event, but it was so predictable as to have little imme... LARRY WACHTEL When you see this kind of quick move, that's a mechanical sell program from one of the brokerages, LARRY WACHTEL I'm really amazed [The market] is getting tired, but invariably in the last hour of trading there's ... LARRY WACHTEL The market is plagued by warnings. There have been over 500 negative preannouncements in the last fo... LARRY WACHTEL The popular indexes have managed to reach 4 1/2-year highs, while small and midsize indexes flirt wi... LARRY WACHTEL I think we're in the twilight zone. You have the confessional period followed by the summer doldrums... LARRY WACHTEL Tomorrow (Tuesday) we get numbers on industrial production and housing and big reports from Intel, C... LARRY WACHTEL All the sacred cows of one year ago are getting decimated, LARRY WACHTEL All the sacred cows of one year ago are getting decimated. LARRY WACHTEL So far the earnings season is kind of a mixed bag. It's not the catalyst that everyone was expecting... LARRY WACHTEL So far the earnings season is kind of a mixed bag. It's not the catalyst that everyone was expecting... LARRY WACHTEL Even if Bush were to win, there's no mandate to do any radical legislation. LARRY WACHTEL There's a cautious backdrop (on Wall Street). We're heading to that glide path toward the Fed meetin... LARRY WACHTEL When we arrive on Monday, we may or may not know the full extent of Hurricane Rita. The stock market... LARRY WACHTEL The two biggies after the close (Tuesday) -- Microsoft and Intel -- were OK but certainly not a mark... LARRY WACHTEL These surveys give regional snapshots, and that's all they do. I'd never even heard of the Empire St... LARRY WACHTEL The two biggies after the close (Tuesday) -- Microsoft and Intel -- were OK but certainly not a mark... LARRY WACHTEL Obviously, companies split when the stock price has gotten beyond the pocketbook of the average inve... LARRY WACHTEL On Friday, we had a ratio of 12 to 1 of losers to winners. That's the worst performance since 1997. ... LARRY WACHTEL The weakness from Friday carried forward to the international markets and we could get a horrific op... LARRY WACHTEL We are in a bit of a vacuum with the long three-day weekend coming up. Tomorrow will be a vacuum kin... LARRY WACHTEL The only thing that was positive today was that there was nothing negative, especially no lousy econ... LARRY WACHTEL The market's not exactly cheap anymore. LARRY WACHTEL It was a respectable day. But after the (Fed) decision tomorrow, I think we can do better. I think t... LARRY WACHTEL Everything continues to revolve around oil after we got licked pretty good yesterday. Everything is ... LARRY WACHTEL [Calling August a] hazy, hot and hateful month, ... TGIO thank God it's over. LARRY WACHTEL It's a great show; it's always been a great marriage of Stephen King, an action show and a family dr... JEFF WACHTEL So I don't see the difference. BOAZ WACHTEL If it was up to the youth, I would be the Prime Minister of Israel. BOAZ WACHTEL We really wanted to book performers and guest judges from varying backgrounds. We even have a pro wr... JEFF WACHTEL It isn't easy to create a drama infused with comedy, and Psych just knocks it out of the park. JEFF WACHTEL It isn't easy to create a drama infused with comedy, and 'Psych' just knocks it out of the park. JEFF WACHTEL This year's finalists probably represent the highest level of overall talent we've ever seen on the ... JEFF WACHTEL We're thrilled about the potential EBAUM'S WORLD gives us to do something cutting-edge and original.... JEFF WACHTEL Graduate students are less involved, concerned with who the speaker is [than undergraduates]. JEFF WACHTEL Finding speakers this year was not harder and our budget had no impact on the selection, although it... JEFF WACHTEL Monk is the cornerstone of USA 's original programming. It remains one of the highest-rated series i... JEFF WACHTEL One thing we've learned over the past three seasons is that there's an incredible pool of talented p... JEFF WACHTEL LARRY DAVID It is only when the partisan shouting stops that we can hear each other's voices and concerns. LARRY HOGAN LARRY DAVID LARRY NIVEN LARRY WALL LARRY GELBART LARRY PAGE LARRY DAVID The two most misused words in the entire English vocabulary are love and friendship. A true friend w... 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LARRY WILLIAMS My goal would be to make Frank Capra-type films about real people, how they define their reality. LARRY WILCOX I've been very selective in what I did and didn't do. LARRY WILCOX The literary aspect of the film business excites me, but show business in general doesn't take a... LARRY WILCOX Everyone in business is tenacious and extremely aggressive. If you're not a 'now' person... LARRY WILCOX I love to act, but business is more interesting because it's more competitive and involves more ... LARRY WILCOX I guess I'm just a frustrated cowboy. LARRY WILCOX I owe the public a good performance, the best I can give. We really bust our chops on 'CHiPs'... LARRY WILCOX I learned a lesson that I don't ever want to be a CEO. LARRY WILCOX I've always felt that children are the flowers of our future. LARRY WILCOX I was raised on a ranch in Wyoming, and I've been riding horses most of my life. 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