The UK's economy is doing much better than that of its continental partners. Therefore, having this flexible working pattern in place improves the UK's economy,

We've got a great economy by world standards, but we are becoming less competitive by the day because of the cost of living. That's perhaps the single greatest threat to our economy.

If we don't buy a billion iPads, three-hundred million people will die of starvation. That's how the economy works.

In the near-term, there are economic concerns but overall we see continued improvements in the global economy.

The president is mindful of the fact that the fundamentals in this economy are strong and that's what matters most,

This is an area that has performed better than the national economy for quite a while now. We have one of the highest per capita income numbers. We have some of the lowest unemployment numbers. People have jobs and are basically happy and are able to buy things. If they have a lot of money they need banking services.