What we've seen over the past few months is a very gradual recovery in retail sales. We're likely to see a continued recovery in coming months, but nothing dramatic.
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Related We believe it is likely that the sales recovery will be pushed out by a few months as we expect mome... LINDA KRISTIANSEN It takes many, many weeks, months. I think we'll see a lot more recovery within the next few months,... RUSS BIUNDO We should see some small increases in retail sales over coming months, but without a decent pickup i... DOMINIC WHITE The technology sector likely will [recover], but it is not likely to revive the speculative situatio... RICHARD MCCABE We see a recovery in Europe, not very acute but a recovery, and we see a more broad-based recovery i... RODRIGO RATO The worst in retail sales should be behind us. A recovery of private consumption is in the cards thi... ALEXANDER KOCH Whenever I see a stock market explode, six to 12 months later you are in a full blown recovery. STANLEY DRUCKENMILLER We believe that the long-awaited shift from soft to hard data is evidence of a recovery in euro zone... LORENZO CODOGNO We've seen a steady increase over the years, and a definite surge in the past few months with oil pr... JENNIFER RADTKE But here we expect a gradual recovery. DAVID NISBET Overall, I see the report in line with the last six months to a year, which I would characterize as ... HARRY HOLZER Our financial results illustrate the dramatic shift we've seen in the retail market over the past qu... ALEX LEUPP Overall this latest outturn is consistent with the recent favorable trend in consumer sentiment and ... HENRIK GULLBERG I would say that the reports we've had on the labor market over the past three months are more than ... CONRAD DEQUADROS I've seen him grow so very much over the past few months in the Lord and the more you grow in the Lo... MAGGIE WRIGHT In the past few months, we've had 32 companies adopt our on-demand solutions, and all of them were t... LOU UNKELESS We have seen a gradual recovery in our commercial airplane business and we have been adding employee... CHARLES BICKERS There will be plenty of opportunities to buy these stocks cheaper over the next six months before th... ALEX VALLECILLO The rain was another step in the recovery, but it all depends on what happens over the next three or... STEVE BAYS Yields are high enough to attract some buyers. Yields are probably near their highs for the next two... AKIHIKO INOUE You have to look at these numbers over a few months. Coming in, we had several months of very substa... JOSHUA FEINMAN You have to look at these numbers over a few months. Coming in, we had several months of very substa... JOSHUA FEINMAN We're likely to see a sharp and meaningful correction that lasts a few months. CHIP HANLON We should start to see some recovery. But I'm looking for very high volatility for the next three to... JOHN MOON A short-term pop in dividend stocks is not likely. The market has re-priced these stocks over the pa... JAMES DENNEY Some excitement is warranted, but the question is, how much? Either the stock is correct in that the... DOUGLAS ARTHUR Some excitement is warranted, but the question is, how much? Either the stock is correct in that the... DOUGLAS M. ARTHUR While it sounds pretty small, in terms of overall improvements, there usually is very little recover... SANJAY GUPTA Solid fundamentals are expected to support home sales in coming months. BOB WALTERS Currently, there are only four recovery homes in the state of Illinois, with a waiting list of appro... SHERRY PFEASTER The data flow has been pretty mixed over the past three weeks, with survey data fairly robust, but m... MICHAEL HUME We've had some recovery but nothing to breathe a sigh of relief over. JIM ANGEL The arithmetic works in their favor. Looking at year-over-year comparisons, March last year was amon... MICHAEL NIEMIRA In the past 12 months we have seen continued and steady decrease in unemployment under Gov. Matt Blu... DANIEL P. MEHAN A typical post-war employment recovery would be more vigorous than what we're seeing now. We think t... GLENN HUBBARD Retail sales have shown tentative signs of a modest recovery from weak levels, but in our view a con... MICHAEL PENN This recovery we're in is gradual. We're seeing a real measured pace of absorption, rent appreciatio... BRETT WHITE But we remain cautious because the car industry should weigh on spending while sales of household go... EMMANUEL FERRY Rentals, a lagging factor, will likely be the key driver of inflationary pressure in coming months. HENRY TSOI That is about average for a recovery. It's above the recovery we saw in the early '90s, but signific... GREGORY MANKIW We see continued pressure on Sirius shares in months ahead. TUNA AMOBI The recovery is proceeding, but gradually, and that's actually healthy. It's the kind of recovery ce... ANTHONY CHAN It sends a signal that the U.S. economy has weathered some pretty harsh storms over the past few yea... ART HOGAN Japan hasn't seen much recovery in housing. But inflationary pressures in Japan could be very positi... CHRIS REILLY We were obviously disappointed by sales for this holiday season, particularly because we had been ou... LEONARD RIGGIO Let's be clear: raising taxes during a very slow recovery is likely to lead to another recession... JOHN FLEMING There are hundreds of thousands of people impacted and this will be a very slow moving recovery effo... ANITA FOSTER We are fortunate to have been impacted only by Category 1 conditions. Recovery from a Category 2 or ... HAROLD WHEELER One of the challenges we'll have is balancing response and recovery. I've always seen us as a recove... JULIE MARTINEAU Data are pointing to very strong growth in the fourth quarter. The pessimistic viewpoint, which has ... BRIAN WESBURY This will be the most significant rain that Canterbury has seen in months and it is likely to bring ... BOB MCDAVITT I was in Congress for six months, and they put me on blood pressure medication. I flew helicopters i... TAMMY DUCKWORTH had a great deal of success with this program. We've set a number of sales records in the past few m... DEBORAH SILVERMAN In the last few months, the Indian embassy has been issuing close to 1,150 visas a month, which is a... ANIL WADHWA In many ways, we are in uncharted territory in predicting his recovery. The long-term outlook will b... DR. JULIAN BAILES European retail is going to be a hard place to make money for investors over the next 12 months. ANDY LYNCH This welcome recovery in HCV sales indicates a far more progressive approach towards fleet managemen... FRANS CLOETE The recovery is at least six months further off, perhaps nine months. It is important to remember we... HOMI KHARAS What we are starting to see are the motors running. Momentum is very important in any recovery and t... CRAIG JAMES The action you are seeing is probably in reaction to selling that has been going on the past few day... DON KOWALCHIK The appeal is to cover the immediate life-saving and early recovery needs for only the first six mon... YVETTE STEVENS $20 million in just these past few months is what will go back to the state. We give about $2 millio... ART MACIAS These billboards are substantial structures. Temporary structures are only meant to be up for a few ... GENE PORTERFIELD Our mother is coming home and we are so grateful and thankful. We are pleased that she is able to mo... YOLANDA KING If he is out for a long time he will be a huge loss because he has been magnificent over the past fe... KEITH ALEXANDER I think the secretary has made quite clear over the past few days that the ideas and parameters that... RICHARD BOUCHER We could have lots of warning in a matter of months, or we could have limited warning in a matter of... JOHN ASH The market is coming round to the view that we're going to get a second rate increase after today's ... MICHAEL DERKS Long-term mortgage rates will more than likely rise over the next few months, albeit modestly compar... FRANK NOTHAFT The withdrawal of Serb forces has begun to uncover the full horror of what has happened in Kosovo in... GEORGE ROBERTSON I think at the moment what they are trying to do is limit yen strength, given the fact that Japanese... ALLISON MONTGOMERY The main message here is that the recovery is becoming more fragmented. (But) we should not be misle... LORENZO CODOGNO We talked to her a couple of times over the past few months, but she wasn't quite in a position to p... RON GARRETT The changes we've seen in the Arctic over the past few decades are nothing short of remarkable. MARK SERREZE We are seeing a gentle recovery going on in retail sales at this stage, which I expect to get strong... JAMES CARRICK The improvement in underlying sales has been driven by some price investment and by 'easy' improveme... DAVID MCCARTHY If May was a temporary aberration, the big bubble of incentives may be over before they start. They ... PAUL EISENSTEIN It hasn't been a full recovery but it's been a good recovery in small value. BILL LIPPMAN I can smoke hookah at home, but coming here is like a treat. I've noticed it's gotten a lot more pop... BRENDA WRIGHT How do you know if something is real? That’s easy. Does it change you? Does it form you? Does it g... C. JOYBELL C. I think they'll be excited when it's all done and behind us. They've been quite disappointed for the... DAN BRADY We've had such robust economic indicators over the past few months that today's report was really re... BRIAN JONES He'd learned in the past few months that telling a girl what to wear--even one the size of a golf cl... KRISTIN HANNAH We've never seen a disease spread out as much as this one has in the past 18 months to two years. JUAN LUBROTH Our Transportation Department has followed the progress of the union contract negotiations closely s... WILLIAM BENNETT It's been interesting, in a little bit less than nine months weve gone from trying to convince peopl... JOHN HOGAN Our prognosis for a continued and steady recovery is being realized and the outlook remains bright. GREG STUART He is mad past recovery, but yet he has lucid intervals. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES He is mad past recovery, but yet he has lucid intervals. MIGUEL DE CERVANTES SAAVEDRA In a few months, we would like to see one cellular phone for every two Colombians. CARLOS HELU In a few months, we would like to see one cellular phone for every two Colombians. CARLOS SLIM HELU There's reason for optimism. A lot is likely to happen in the next 12 months. DAN POPOWICS I don't think we are going to see a big downdraft here. It's going to be a more selective market. It... MARC KLEE I don't interpret this as a sign of recovery in activity. Rather, the increase in unemployment of th... DAVID NAUDE Most likely there will be tighter policies introduced in the coming months, if not weeks. The questi... ROB SUBBARAMAN You could stay there three months in jail for something you wouldn't likely be spending three months... BOB WHITE What you have seen in recent weeks is the usual seasonal doldrums. We will have a good recovery. The... BILLY CHIU There was nothing the matter with them except they were dead tired. It was not the dead-tiredness th... JACK LONDON Any lengthening of device lead-times in coming months will be seen as further evidence of a tighteni... ANDREW NORWOOD While the counter still trades at a discount to our 16.5 times market price-earnings ratio, its curr... LEO VENEZUELA
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