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CATHERINE KRUPPA Our current view is that our forecast is likely to be significantly exceeded. Higher prices are refl...
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JACQUES ROUSSEAU Clearly, high gasoline prices took quite a toll on the typical consumer.
DAVID HUETHER We are very disappointed in our performance this quarter as we continued to feel the effects of reco...
DAVID NEELEMAN these back-to-back hurricanes hitting a really significant part of our energy resources.
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FADIA SAADAH Increasing home prices and the ability of consumers to cash out their growing home equity has been a...
DENNIS JACOBE It's even more urgent than it was in these other hurricanes or tsunamis.
JAN EGELAND The stronger consumer confidence, the more likely the Fed will keep hiking rates for longer. Yields ...
ALEX LI Funds are viewing commodities such as oil and metals as investment tools, so these prices are likely...
CAI LUOYI we believe that the impact of these hurricanes on pump prices will soon be behind us. As more refine...
BILL GREEHEY From an inflation perspective these are reassuring numbers: If manufacturers can't raise their price...
ROSS WALKER The overriding theme of these numbers is that these guys are pretty much tied, and will likely stay ...
ALBERTO MARTINEZ It's more of a feel-good bill than anything else. The bill does nothing to reduce our dependence on ...
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COFER BLACK Prices are in the toilet. Everything I've read and everyone I've talked to in the industry, they all...
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DANIEL KASPER More fortunes are made by energy than prudence
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ANDREAS HAHNER While the rise in core prices is a bit uncomfortably high, this stand-alone report is not evidence t...
SHERRY COOPER If gas prices are just holding steady and not increasing, and if incomes are rising, your gas bill i...
STEVEN WIETING The market has shifted. Instead of land prices tending to push upward, more than likely, they're fla...
BRAD HUNTER More mature regions like the U.S. and Europe were significantly affected by consumer conservatism an...
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BOB DUGAN Consumers are clearly being impacted by the three hurricanes, ... That, combined with natural gas an...
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MICHAEL SOLOMON With debt servicing ratios at record highs, house prices likely to remain soft and petrol prices str...
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FAROOQ KATHWARI We're looking at companies which are taking advantage of high energy prices, and we've been buying e...
MARKUS STEINBEIS I've been surprised by the numbers of local businesses that have showed interest. That is high consi...
ERNEST COLLINS The low energy prices are more beneficial than any tax break, particularly for discount shoppers.
BILL DREHER The employment picture remains fairly grim, and that's having a dampening effect on measures of cons...
JOE ABATE Retail sales were soft, energy prices were high and the disasters affected people in the Southeast.
JUDY MENDENHALL
Right now, every American is affected by high energy prices. Working families, small businesses and ... DAN LIPINSKI Concerns about inflation are well tempered by concerns about how quickly economic growth will be und...
LOUISE PURTLE The rise in oil prices was always likely to hit these numbers with a vengeance, and the petroleum de...
IAN SHEPHERDSON People are focusing on the impact of higher energy prices on the consumer instead of focusing on the...
DREW MATUS Some people are saying these high prices haven't affected demand much, and others say of course it h...
LARRY ALVERSON Today's higher prices are a function of longer-term supply and demand trends and lost energy product...
JAMES MULVA The Central Valley, particularly the San Joaquin Valley, receive high numbers of first-generation Me...
HANS JOHNSON Historically, shocks have had a short-term impact on consumer confidence, especially on consumers' e...
LYNN FRANCO High interest rates have affected car and motorcycle sales. The high interest rate climate has affec...
HENRY HO The longer you see energy prices at these levels, the more likely it seeps into broader measures of ...
BILL DAVISON Our programs are intended to either ease the financial burden generated by growing worldwide fuel pr...
ARMANDO OLIVERA The consumer numbers look fairly strong, although at least some of that strength is likely to fade i...
MAURY HARRIS In contrast to recent consumer confidence surveys, Canadians seem to show some strong resilience tow...
BRUCE GORDON The (durable goods) numbers show us the slowdown is accelerating more than expected and the jobless ...
BOB MCINTOSH Low-end, ultra-low-cost mobile phones are being pushed into emerging markets in large numbers. Meanw...
SCOTT SMYSER The local market is likely to continue to adopt a more cautious tone, brought on by the current high...
CARMEN LEE These recent decreases at the pumps are more likely to be temporary. The U.S. concerns over Iran's n...
ROSE ROUGEAU These are circumstances created by a sustained high oil price scenario -- the level of which was une...
KARR INGHAM Set high standard of life with wisdom & creativity.If expectation in these areas are low, we are not...
DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA China's overall crude oil consumption is about 8% or 9% of world consumption and per capita consumpt...
ZHENG JINGPING The company performed well in the second quarter despite soaring energy prices, leading to high raw ...
FRITZ CORRIGAN Their reproductive potential is quite low and because of that the time it takes to increase their nu...
BARRY BRUCE
Consumers are likely to pay more for lumber, coffee, chocolate, perhaps sugar _ anything that we imp... MARK ZANDI As far as energy prices and core consumer prices, so far it is all smoke and no fire. Rising energy ...
CHRIS RUPKEY [Consumer prices are likely to catch up eventually, say economists.] I'm not a big inflation hawk, ....
DEAN BAKER The company's sales were affected by deflation in food prices, lower disposable income for consumers...
FERNANDO TRACANELLA
Russia has done more than any other country to support the independent Ukrainian state, including fo... SERGEI LAVROV There is further weakness ahead for consumers. House prices are falling, home construction is soft, ...
JARROD KERR The question is -- and this is why the market hasn't reacted too negatively to the durable goods rep...
TONY CRESCENZI Investors are fast losing confidence in the numbers that companies are reporting. There isn't necess...
MARC COHODES We haven't yet seen the negative effect of gas prices on consumer spending. It's certainly not here ...
DELOS SMITH The moose are getting eaten by the high number of wolves. With moose numbers so low, we would have e...
JOHN VUCETICH Short-term benefits from a surge in demand and higher selling prices are likely to be offset by high...
LISA WRIGHT Our taxes are too high. They deter foreign investors and hurt consumer confidence alike.
JUERGEN THUMANN
Emotional roller coasters tend to emphasize the lows, tend to be more affected by the low, by the di... RUSH LIMBAUGH These are abysmal numbers, suggesting a deeply pessimistic consumer in the first half of September.
CHRISTOPHER LOW All the fundamentals would suggest that we are going to stay at these high prices. Inventories are l...
FRED DEMLER Those who think that energy prices are headed back into the $30's are dreaming. A $50-$60 trading ra...
DAVID KOTOK The shipping markets are low and margins are narrow. That means we have to be cautious. The prices o...
IVAN CLARK Growth, geopolitical risk and potentially higher energy prices point to the possibility of another r...
JACK MALVEY It was not great, just good. The consumer spent a little better than many expected. Consumer confide...
DAN POOLE The prices of $51 for 2006 and $46 for 2007-2008 are considered a more realistic option. Because the...
ANDREI KLEPACH Our real big concern is that the combination of rising bond yields, sustained high energy prices and...
ABHIJIT CHAKRABORTTI Probably the most critical impact of higher energy prices is their ability to weaken consumer spendi...
GAIL FOSLER Unless you see substantially weaker growth and low core inflation, if energy prices remain high and ...
BILL MEEHAN Confident individuals set the bar high and aim high. Lack of confidence leads to weak goals, setting...
DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA Certainly Katrina eliminated boating activities in that part of the Gulf Coast, but for West Marine,...
ED AARON
The crisis in Europe has affected the U.S. economy by acting as a drag on our exports, weighing on b... BEN BERNANKE Those high oil prices are a burden on U.S. families, on firms' production costs. But the good news i...
BEN S. BERNANKE Given how low that U.S. production is, prices are extremely low, but that's the effect of these worr...
SHARON JOHNSON If you're riding for more than an hour at a time, you need some kind of nutrition to keep you going....
CATHERINE KRUPPA Our current view is that our forecast is likely to be significantly exceeded. Higher prices are refl...
LIAM BAILEY The recent hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico highlighted that crude oil prices are following those of...
JACQUES ROUSSEAU Clearly, high gasoline prices took quite a toll on the typical consumer.
DAVID HUETHER We are very disappointed in our performance this quarter as we continued to feel the effects of reco...
DAVID NEELEMAN these back-to-back hurricanes hitting a really significant part of our energy resources.
DAN KELLY Despite the strong domestic demand, high oil prices and rising food prices, inflation remains relati...
DENNIS DYKES Improved consumer choice and improved airline profits represent a win/win situation. Airlines that p...
CHRIS BARNES If you are working with high quality products, you can elevate the flavors more by cooking it at a l...
DANIEL HUMM I want to stress that these are indicative numbers, if tomorrow one of the countries is affected or ...
FADIA SAADAH Increasing home prices and the ability of consumers to cash out their growing home equity has been a...
DENNIS JACOBE It's even more urgent than it was in these other hurricanes or tsunamis.
JAN EGELAND The stronger consumer confidence, the more likely the Fed will keep hiking rates for longer. Yields ...
ALEX LI Funds are viewing commodities such as oil and metals as investment tools, so these prices are likely...
CAI LUOYI we believe that the impact of these hurricanes on pump prices will soon be behind us. As more refine...
BILL GREEHEY From an inflation perspective these are reassuring numbers: If manufacturers can't raise their price...
ROSS WALKER The overriding theme of these numbers is that these guys are pretty much tied, and will likely stay ...
ALBERTO MARTINEZ It's more of a feel-good bill than anything else. The bill does nothing to reduce our dependence on ...
DAVID PURSELL We have 18 more total events, five more significant events and 13 more nonsignificant events than or...
COFER BLACK Prices are in the toilet. Everything I've read and everyone I've talked to in the industry, they all...
CHRIS KELLEY We're getting close to the weekly level of new claims that was typical of the months leading up to t...
PATRICK FEARON
We have record high temperatures and record high energy prices across the country, and we've see... LOUISE SLAUGHTER While the economy has not turned around yet, the worst may well be over. The upturn in confidence is...
LYNN FRANCO Shells overcame several external challenges during 2005, including hurricanes which further affected...
CEO LESLIE CHRISTON Inflation is going to continue to rise based on the disruption from the hurricanes, high oil prices ...
CARL RICCADONNA What we have seen over the course of the last year is that with [passenger] load factors very high a...
DANIEL KASPER More fortunes are made by energy than prudence
VAUVENARGUES MARQUIS DE Going forward, [sales] volumes will be dampened by high gasoline prices and other energy costs, now ...
CARLOS GOMES Our energy costs increased more than expected in the fourth quarter. Production and sales volumes in...
JAN OKSUM
Let us be about setting high standards for life, love, creativity, and wisdom. If our expectations i... GREG ANDERSON The risk with the high oil price is that it hits the U.S. consumer more than the European or Swiss c...
ANDREAS HAHNER While the rise in core prices is a bit uncomfortably high, this stand-alone report is not evidence t...
SHERRY COOPER If gas prices are just holding steady and not increasing, and if incomes are rising, your gas bill i...
STEVEN WIETING The market has shifted. Instead of land prices tending to push upward, more than likely, they're fla...
BRAD HUNTER More mature regions like the U.S. and Europe were significantly affected by consumer conservatism an...
LOREN LOVERDE We published several papers explaining how these crystals produce X-rays and electron beams, and the...
YARON DANON Economies are embedded inside ecosystems. Companies dependent on tourism, for example, are affected ...
PAOLO BACIGALUPI The president's pollsters are telling him that high energy prices and his drill-only energy policy a...
PHILIP CLAPP Strong employment and income gains, coupled with low mortgage rates continue to bolster consumer con...
BOB DUGAN Consumers are clearly being impacted by the three hurricanes, ... That, combined with natural gas an...
JEFFREY SAUT As we get toward the end of the winter season and early spring, we'll probably go through another wa...
MICHAEL SOLOMON With debt servicing ratios at record highs, house prices likely to remain soft and petrol prices str...
BILL EVANS We are starting to see a change in consumer behavior. Consumers are cutting back because of high pri...
MICHAEL FITZPATRICK Some districts have already started school, and also the record-high gas prices ... have sort of aff...
CYNTHIA HARRIS
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