Demand in the machinery industry is quite strong, stronger than I expected. Higher rents are also a plus for large property developers, indicating that property demand is improving.
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Related Property developers are enjoying profit growth driven by rising rent and land prices in urban areas.... ATSUSHI OSA It's weaker than expected due to the decline of inventories, but final demand is quite strong. Basic... TAKEHIRO SATO Investors are now accelerating buying of domestic demand-linked shares such as property developers a... HARUKI TAKAHASHI We're now starting to see that demand is steadily improving. There's going to be stronger demand for... MARK PERVAN Investor demand for distressed property has been healthy, as rents rise to levels that can cover inv... MARK ZANDI Machinery makers are enjoying steady increases in their production. Japan's strong economy is boosti... YOSHIHISA OKAMOTO Demand is strong. Rate growth is even stronger. DUANE VINSON The price AIG is willing to pay suggests expected property values in the area have been too low and ... KOJI UCHIDA Now companies are convinced that the expansion is getting stronger and is sustainable and they are i... ANTHONY CHAN There has been stronger-than-expected demand for our products across the board. There is far better ... GEORGE SCALISE It is true that refining capacity is stretched. It is true that there is a refining bottleneck and i... CLAUDE MANDIL Import volumes were less weak than previously reported. That's another sign that domestic demand is ... HUW MCKAY Global demand is stronger than the existing supply. LEE EDWARDS The industry did better than expected, due in large part to price cuts by vendors and demand for mob... CHARLES SMULDERS With still strong domestic demand and improving international demand, the factory sector is continui... STEVEN WOOD The market is extremely strong, ... The office market has been improving steadily and there is a gre... JACK KYSER Imports growing more than expected means domestic demand continues on a very strong path. BERTRAND DELGADO Underlying the rise in prices is a strong world economy. The IEA is showing that demand continues to... EUGENE X. HODGE In terms of pluses, the industry's current profitability is slightly above average, demand is strong... ANDREW WEST It shows quite clearly that Europe's benefiting from strong global demand, and there are now signs t... DARIO PERKINS There is strong commodity demand still emerging from Asia, which is expected to grow further as most... BHARAT SHETH The seasonal effect of cold weather, stronger demand for heating oil, will pull higher the whole ene... DARIUSZ KOWALCZYK There was a notable pick-up in the buy-to-let sector in the second half of last year, so that lendin... MICHAEL COOGAN Strict justice would demand total confiscation of your property, personal imprisonment and fines. ZEBULON PIKE Women are also property in our bible; adultery is a property crime in the Old Testament, not a sex c... BILL MAHER As long as my property taxes are high, I have to raise rents or make adjustments. SAMUEL RICHARDSON The demand is probably higher than it's been in the last three years. DOROTHY HERMAN For a $3 million-plus property, the average amount spent is about $10,000. ANITA TAUBER The strong economy would normally have contributed to stronger growth in demand for goods and servic... RONALD J. PLANTING Demand is very strong for all sectors in mining. The reason I buy the coal mining sector is because ... CHOLIS BAIDOWI The demand is higher at this point than people were expecting. EVAN WILSON There is nothing in the market demand indicating that we need to slow down the ramp at Fab 36. HANS DEPPE This will increase the political pressure from outside for China to allow the currency to appreciate... FRANK GONG The cost of the expansion is higher than we expected, but diamond prices and demand have been buoyan... ATUL LELE The prices are much higher this year, as more people are in need ... the demand is higher. JOSEPH KUPPENS Orders for the first quarter of fiscal 2006 were $23.8 million and are expected to approach $30.0 mi... DON MITCHELL Demand has been very strong and China is a big factor. We are in the process of expanding right now ... LEO KIPFSTUHL We obtain the property for our investor, and then do all the work of getting a qualified tenant thro... JASON SANT Whatever action the Senate takes on ESA reform should reflect the national, bipartisan outcry for st... DAVID RIDENOUR While experts continue to predict that residential real estate markets are slowing, it does not appe... LEONARD ZUMPANO Airlines have done a very good job in pulling through price increases earlier this year to cover a l... RAY NEIDL In a market economy you can't have demand higher than supply, LAWRENCE GOLDSTEIN There's definitely a greater demand for guarantees. People feel they are selling in a strong market,... DAVID NORMAN Copper prices fell because processors are reluctant to buy now, and demand on the spot market is not... SHEN HAIHUA The world produces about 85 million barrels a day. That's where demand is now, too. And I've seen fo... BOONE PICKENS Global demand for China's pharmaceuticals is strong. CUI BIN The upgrade was based on improving business and financial performance driven by strong Internet ad d... ANDY LIU I suppose the market should've shown some respect to the Prime Minister, but expectations that deman... HITOSHI ICHIO Perhaps more than any other, the food industry is very sensitive to consumer demand. MICHAEL POLLAN The demand story is very robust. We are quite upbeat. ALFRED WONG It's been a very warm winter in the U.S., so prices are pressed to fall as inventories build and dem... FRANCISCO BLANCH Communism is inequality, but not as property is. Property is exploitation of the weak by the strong.... PIERRE JOSEPH PROUDHON Communism is inequality, but not as property is. Property is exploitation of the weak by the strong.... PIERRE-JOSEPH PROUDHON Buoyant market demand for the group's portfolio of commodities, except titanium dioxide feedstock wh... CON FAUCONNIER The forecast may suggest weaker-than-expected computer monitor demand. FRANK WANG Demographics, the strong growth in financial wealth and the increasing shift of financial responsibi... D. MILLER There is a big change, which is to create a balance between the work and family. The industry has be... ALVARO DIAGO It is also a reflection of demand. In a county that isn't particularly wired up, there might not be ... LEE RAINIE We keep finding out the hard way that private property rights aren't quite as sacred to some as they... GEORGE JOHNSON In our industry, Oracle is not only expected to lead, but to lead by example. Our applications devel... CHARLES ROZWAT The demand for the large-screen, high quality televisions is certainly increasing. HIROSHI SAJI We found an increasing number of people who like the property but would not use 13 weeks but wanted ... ED KINNEY Less-than-expected household spending is a big concern. People are speculating that domestic-demand ... KATSUNORI HIRAI We continue to see very good demand out of developing economies in India and China, and Middle East ... WAYNE MURDY Like any business, the oil industry runs on the basic premise of supply and demand. The more supply ... RON WYDEN The fact is that housing demand has not slowed meaningfully, nor have supply constraints been notice... STEPHEN KIM The fact is that housing demand has not slowed meaningfully, nor have supply constraints been notice... STEPHEN KIM It's just another layer of protection for the residents, ... You're preserving property values. You ... KIM ALLEN The first quarter was better because of better-than-expected extra demand for personal computers. LORA HO Demand is better than expected. A gallon of regular unleaded gasoline is now under $2 a gallon in so... EUGENE X. HODGE The demand is far higher than our ability to fill because of our limitation of carriers. JACK CHURCH It's everything from the warmer weather (pushing up demand) to the political situation in other coun... CLAY INGRAM We continue to see a rising demand for custom home and large-scale remodeling in Loudoun. We won't b... JOE BURKE The most reassuring thing is they are seeing very strong demand, APJIT WALIA Demand for tech talent in Waterloo Region is intensifying. From software developers to seasoned sale... IAIN KLUGMAN Developers now have the ability to use the power and sophistication of Eclipse to build on-demand ap... ADAM GROSS This quarter, the demand for wireless infrastructure was better than I think most analysts and most ... MARK ROBERTS In the industrial machinery area I've noticed Ingersoll-Rand has really created a wonderful base and... BERNADETTE MURPHY The demand for home appliances whose power consumption and electricity costs are low is steadily inc... BART LADD The important thing is that global growth continues. Demand for technology goods remains strong. YOJI TAKEDA A second-half of the year Vista launch was expected to be a large DRAM demand driver as Vista is exp... SHEKHAR PRAMANICK I think the take-up for the placement is not too good and other property developers may be discourag... ANDREW TO As conditions in our markets continue to firm up, we are encouraged by the improving leasing environ... BILL HANKOWSKY There's quite a bit of speculative selling because of the doom and gloom on the demand side. That de... ORRIN MIDDLETON There is very strong demand and we don't see that demand receding. Prices are not going back to the ... RODRIGO RATO I think it shows demand is better than expected. If they can get a premium elsewhere, why would they... JESSE TOPRAK There's a big demand for information on Section 8 [low-income] housing assistance and a big concern ... DAVID MENDOZA Trading volume is increasing at a faster pace than in the previous few sessions. Investors are locki... HIROYUKI FUKUNAGA We received 30-plus offers on the property. BILL MILLER Funny thing how it is. If a man owns a little property, that property is him, it's part of him, and ... JOHN STEINBECK A string of good earnings is testament to strong demand for electronic products. Concerns about over... TOM FU I think the economy is growing at a very nice pace. We are seeing strong demand in our hotel busines... JAMES TISCH Protection of private property is a fundamental right protected in a strong democracy. JIM RYUN What was marriage but sex plus property. HANIF KUREISHI Unfortunately, a stronger economy may also signal that energy demand will increase, driving up the p... DAVE CARLSON Raising property taxes in Alabama is never going to happen. The people are never going to vote for t... ROBERT J. BENTLEY Strong demand is creating markets here. JAKE LEWIN They should also consider owning their property as tenants-in-common, rather than jointly, and they ... JOHN WHITING What we are seeing here is the very natural and logical response of this industry to the pricing sig... GEOFF KIEBURTZ We're building this second store because of the demand in the market, ... Plus, this is a great spac... CAROLYN BROWN
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