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BALA KEILMAN The strong economy would normally have contributed to stronger growth in demand for goods and servic...
RONALD J. PLANTING Growth, geopolitical risk and potentially higher energy prices point to the possibility of another r...
JACK MALVEY It looks like all stores are having clearance specials, summer sales. It's very competitive out ther...
STEPHANIE BROWN Oil and natural gas prices, as well as heating oil costs, are much higher than they were a year ago,...
ED MARAN Consumers appear to be weathering the steady rise in gas prices quite well,
LYNN FRANCO We know that if people are confident in their discretionary income and the health of the economy, th...
CATHY KEEFE![]()
Consumers will see higher prices on coffee beverages and even chocolate if the raw supplies get back...
MARK ZANDI It's going to be a significant, really, a shocking increase in prices this winter that we're anticip...
KATERI CALLAHAN![]()
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JANET YELLEN If bond yields keep rising which I think they will, then not even stocks are safe from a welcome dec...
DAVE GILMORE It will be good for consumers, therefore, and it will lower prices.
ED SELOVER I'm planning to accumulate more Treasuries. Higher oil prices are going to depress consumption. It's...
AKIRA TAKEI I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES Consumers are beginning to feel the impact of higher oil prices in their pockets. Less confidence me...
LARRY PERUZZI![]()
My instinct is to assume that we consumers are an inconsistent bunch. We like competition if it deli...
EVAN DAVIS All of us as consumers have gotten spoiled, ... We expect customized goods and services at commodity...
ROBERT RUBIN The federal government has to factor in these new fuel prices. That 50 cents a gallon suggests consu...
JASON MARK![]()
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MARK ZANDI As we get toward the end of the winter season and early spring, we'll probably go through another wa...
MICHAEL SOLOMON There's a very widespread fear that if property prices go down and the refinancing boom goes away, t...
DAN MCNEELA This is going to expand the music market, ... Internet consumers -- particularly music consumers on ...
EDGAR BRONFMAN As long as housing prices don't go down, consumers have more equity they can borrow against. If mort...
PETER MORICI We're looking at companies which are taking advantage of high energy prices, and we've been buying e...
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MICHAEL DICKS![]()
If global oil prices or commodity prices are high, then it is bound to create inflation. So, we shou...
ADI GODREJ Consumers will bring forward purchases because of the VAT increase, but it's a flash in the pan. It ...
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JOE BARTON Today's figures show that in the fourth quarter of 2005, consumers simply ran out of steam. When con...
CHRISTIAN WELLER [Consumer prices are likely to catch up eventually, say economists.] I'm not a big inflation hawk, ....
DEAN BAKER Gains in consumer prices will probably accelerate at a gradual pace as wages rise, consumption picks...
HIROMICHI SHIRAKAWA When the market prices of stocks goes down, don't get discouraged. Instead, it is an opportunity to ...
RYAN ALCACHUPAS ORCULLO There's a lot of redundancy in these stores. If the idea of this merger is to make these department ...
BARBARA KAHN The increase in gasoline prices and the prospect of a long, expensive winter is depressing sentiment...
JOSEPH ABATE Less tension in the Middle East is always a positive, and any drop in gas prices will essentially ac...
JEFF DUNCAN![]()
Consumers will continue to spend money on some products, even if prices are rising,
ASHLEY SMITH The bottom line is this bill is likely to bring higher prices and no increase in energy supplies, wh...
JOE SPARANO We've had much debate here about the holiday season, ... Higher gas prices have mostly taken more mo...
JAY MCINTOSH A decline of more than 40 cents in gasoline prices this month and the improving job outlook have com...
LYNN FRANCO This is only a projection. We don't know what the prices will be in the dead of winter, we don't kno...
BETH MARTIN It is this negligence and indifference by the two departments that has precisely emboldened the oil ...
ERNESTO HERRERA Anything 40-inch and above is still quite expensive for the consumers. We are making very active inv...
CHU WOOSIK These consumers don't really care about the prices.
YALE ZHANG We see slippage in retail construction as a function of increases in energy costs, which cuts into d...
CLIFF BREWIS The weakness in the household sector of the economy has helped to contain core inflation despite ris...
ANDREW HANLAN Though China's textiles and clothes might impact local textile manufacturers, they will bring more p...
HAN LICHENG Though many consumers are more financially comfortable now than they were a year ago, they are still...
PHIL RIST Moves in oil prices are prompting people to sell energy stocks.
JUNICHI MINAMI The recent strong rise in German car sales suggests that consumers are finally replacing their aged ...
JUERGEN PIEPER I think the next move by the Fed will be to take a neutral stance. I think the economy is probably s...
ANNETTE GEDDES The report focuses on prices paid by consumers without insurance and in doing so excludes manufactur...
PAUL FITZHENRY A decline of more than 40 cents (a gallon) in gasoline prices this month and the improving job outlo...
LYNN FRANCO By selling more stock, stores can increase their volume and use the extra buying power to negotiate ...
KARL MCKEEVER![]()
It appears that the threshold has been reached where consumers are feeling the pinch of higher gas p...
RON PAUL These divestitures ensure that consumers of milk, an American staple, continue to get the benefits o...
CHARLES A. JAMES Consumers are very concerned with value given high gas prices, interest-rate increases and high debt...
JACKIE FERNANDEZ![]()
We hope that this move, along with other efforts being made at international level, will help bring ...
TONY BLAIR Consumers are obviously more aware of gas prices, but I don't think you can attribute all of that to...
REBECCA LINDLAND People want producing assets to take advantage of the high commodity prices. You may be seeing a bit...
GREG ECKEL The rise in gas prices due to Hurricane Katrina left a lasting impression on the minds of consumers.
BETSY METER At a time when high energy prices are wreaking havoc on consumers, the Department of Energy should b...
KATHERINE KENNEDY After a long, cold winter, consumers are ready to pack away their scarves and gloves and hit the sto...
TRACY MULLIN You'd think higher energy would put a lid on stocks, but the market's going up. People seem to be mo...
BOB BASEL Consumers end up getting more products with better prices and greater value.
ANTHONY NOTO Stocks have been losing steam as a result of higher rates and higher energy prices. We could see a c...
CARL BIRKELBACH![]()
As we begin the year, retailers should focus on encouraging consumers to redeem gift cards to help s...
PAT CONROY An exchange will help to stabilize the price of pigs, reduce related risks for producers and consume...
ZHU YUCHEN The increase in energy prices may impact the holiday season,
JOE WINTER Mobile phones have inherent difficulties in the way content can be searched and discovered by users,...
BALA KEILMAN There's been concern about how much higher oil prices will be felt by consumers, but people are now ...
BARBARA MARCIN Retail sales were soft, energy prices were high and the disasters affected people in the Southeast.
JUDY MENDENHALL China is emerging as a key growth engine for the world economy, contributing over a quarter of total...
SCOTT ANDERSON Refinery shutdowns will have a big impact on gasoline prices, ... and that's a tax on consumers.
JOSHUA SHAPIRO![]()
The economy is going to be hit hard by Katrina, and it is going to be hardest on consumers who are a...
MARK ZANDI I see more interest rate hikes and this will dampen domestic consumption. Also, the coming 50 percen...
IRENE CHEUNG There's been a lot of speculation as to how consumers will react to higher gas prices, ... I think c...
ELLEN DAVIS Use your heart. Understand. Learn to see things
in the now, not as they were or will be, or as ...
E.J. PATTEN Increasing home prices and the ability of consumers to cash out their growing home equity has been a...
DENNIS JACOBE In general, the economy is proving to be resilient to energy and gas price pressure. It's on a growt...
MICHAEL ENGLUND
ESMAEL ADIBI Consumers are benefiting from the decline in retail gasoline prices and that should continue going f...
DEAN MAKI These losses may reflect the fact that consumers facing higher energy prices and falling real [infla...
JARED BERNSTEIN
With gas prices hitting record levels, consumers need to secure their fall and winter 2006 vacation ... JONATHAN CARROLL Consumers will continue to battle through the high energy prices as Christmas approaches, so look ou...
ANTHONY HILL This is coming in an environment where consumers are being challenged by higher interest rates and e...
CARL TANNENBAUM Energy stocks will fall more if oil prices pull back further.
GORDON HIGGINS February was a successful month for clearance merchandise and many retailers are relieved to have wi...
TRACY MULLIN Coming into the winter season, you're going to see consumers take a hit with their heating bills, so...
AMRIT TEWARY In the wake of record oil prices, consumers and fleet managers are looking for relief on ways to mee...
BEVERLY MILLER Because the bill strengthens the state's energy efficiency programs, it will help protect consumers ...
CHARLIE HIGLEY Inflation is the wild card for 2006, with rising oil prices, an increase in commodity prices, slow p...
JOSEPH SENECA Consumers come to retail stores to have a choice. As the industry consolidates, we need to provide t...
STEVEN LEE Commodity stocks are moving in line with the prices of raw materials. Higher commodity prices are fe...
MASAYUKI ITO We are starting to see a change in consumer behavior. Consumers are cutting back because of high pri...
MICHAEL FITZPATRICK What we're waiting to see is whether the increase in commodity prices will sift through into core in...
WILLIAM FITZGERALD If there is blip in production costs or commodity prices, that's another thing, ... But right now, i...
KAREN SACK It's a very delicate balance for retailers to decide when to transition into the next season, ... So...
ERIC BEDER When commodity prices and energy prices weaken, technology stocks usually pick up the leadership and...
PAUL MENDELSOHN The retail establishment in Onslow County has figured out that Marines and sailors today have a lot ...
BRUCE GOMBAR What's happening is consumers on the Internet can find great deals, both way in advance and last min...
BOB DIENER We believe that the revolution in handheld media devices demand a variety of simple, user-friendly w...
BALA KEILMAN The strong economy would normally have contributed to stronger growth in demand for goods and servic...
RONALD J. PLANTING Growth, geopolitical risk and potentially higher energy prices point to the possibility of another r...
JACK MALVEY It looks like all stores are having clearance specials, summer sales. It's very competitive out ther...
STEPHANIE BROWN Oil and natural gas prices, as well as heating oil costs, are much higher than they were a year ago,...
ED MARAN Consumers appear to be weathering the steady rise in gas prices quite well,
LYNN FRANCO We know that if people are confident in their discretionary income and the health of the economy, th...
CATHY KEEFE
Consumers will see higher prices on coffee beverages and even chocolate if the raw supplies get back... MARK ZANDI It's going to be a significant, really, a shocking increase in prices this winter that we're anticip...
KATERI CALLAHAN
Household spending growth has been particularly solid in 2015, with purchases of new motor vehicles ... JANET YELLEN If bond yields keep rising which I think they will, then not even stocks are safe from a welcome dec...
DAVE GILMORE It will be good for consumers, therefore, and it will lower prices.
ED SELOVER I'm planning to accumulate more Treasuries. Higher oil prices are going to depress consumption. It's...
AKIRA TAKEI I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES Consumers are beginning to feel the impact of higher oil prices in their pockets. Less confidence me...
LARRY PERUZZI
My instinct is to assume that we consumers are an inconsistent bunch. We like competition if it deli... EVAN DAVIS All of us as consumers have gotten spoiled, ... We expect customized goods and services at commodity...
ROBERT RUBIN The federal government has to factor in these new fuel prices. That 50 cents a gallon suggests consu...
JASON MARK
Consumers are likely to pay more for lumber, coffee, chocolate, perhaps sugar _ anything that we imp... MARK ZANDI As we get toward the end of the winter season and early spring, we'll probably go through another wa...
MICHAEL SOLOMON There's a very widespread fear that if property prices go down and the refinancing boom goes away, t...
DAN MCNEELA This is going to expand the music market, ... Internet consumers -- particularly music consumers on ...
EDGAR BRONFMAN As long as housing prices don't go down, consumers have more equity they can borrow against. If mort...
PETER MORICI We're looking at companies which are taking advantage of high energy prices, and we've been buying e...
MARKUS STEINBEIS Consumers need an uplift, not a kick in the teeth. If we don't get them spending soon, policy makers...
MICHAEL DICKS
If global oil prices or commodity prices are high, then it is bound to create inflation. So, we shou... ADI GODREJ Consumers will bring forward purchases because of the VAT increase, but it's a flash in the pan. It ...
CHRISTIAN JASPERNEITE
We need a fresh new approach that will encourage Internet providers to expand and improve broadband ... JOE BARTON Today's figures show that in the fourth quarter of 2005, consumers simply ran out of steam. When con...
CHRISTIAN WELLER [Consumer prices are likely to catch up eventually, say economists.] I'm not a big inflation hawk, ....
DEAN BAKER Gains in consumer prices will probably accelerate at a gradual pace as wages rise, consumption picks...
HIROMICHI SHIRAKAWA When the market prices of stocks goes down, don't get discouraged. Instead, it is an opportunity to ...
RYAN ALCACHUPAS ORCULLO There's a lot of redundancy in these stores. If the idea of this merger is to make these department ...
BARBARA KAHN The increase in gasoline prices and the prospect of a long, expensive winter is depressing sentiment...
JOSEPH ABATE Less tension in the Middle East is always a positive, and any drop in gas prices will essentially ac...
JEFF DUNCAN
Consumers will continue to spend money on some products, even if prices are rising, ASHLEY SMITH The bottom line is this bill is likely to bring higher prices and no increase in energy supplies, wh...
JOE SPARANO We've had much debate here about the holiday season, ... Higher gas prices have mostly taken more mo...
JAY MCINTOSH A decline of more than 40 cents in gasoline prices this month and the improving job outlook have com...
LYNN FRANCO This is only a projection. We don't know what the prices will be in the dead of winter, we don't kno...
BETH MARTIN It is this negligence and indifference by the two departments that has precisely emboldened the oil ...
ERNESTO HERRERA Anything 40-inch and above is still quite expensive for the consumers. We are making very active inv...
CHU WOOSIK These consumers don't really care about the prices.
YALE ZHANG We see slippage in retail construction as a function of increases in energy costs, which cuts into d...
CLIFF BREWIS The weakness in the household sector of the economy has helped to contain core inflation despite ris...
ANDREW HANLAN Though China's textiles and clothes might impact local textile manufacturers, they will bring more p...
HAN LICHENG Though many consumers are more financially comfortable now than they were a year ago, they are still...
PHIL RIST Moves in oil prices are prompting people to sell energy stocks.
JUNICHI MINAMI The recent strong rise in German car sales suggests that consumers are finally replacing their aged ...
JUERGEN PIEPER I think the next move by the Fed will be to take a neutral stance. I think the economy is probably s...
ANNETTE GEDDES The report focuses on prices paid by consumers without insurance and in doing so excludes manufactur...
PAUL FITZHENRY A decline of more than 40 cents (a gallon) in gasoline prices this month and the improving job outlo...
LYNN FRANCO By selling more stock, stores can increase their volume and use the extra buying power to negotiate ...
KARL MCKEEVER
It appears that the threshold has been reached where consumers are feeling the pinch of higher gas p... RON PAUL These divestitures ensure that consumers of milk, an American staple, continue to get the benefits o...
CHARLES A. JAMES Consumers are very concerned with value given high gas prices, interest-rate increases and high debt...
JACKIE FERNANDEZ
We hope that this move, along with other efforts being made at international level, will help bring ... TONY BLAIR Consumers are obviously more aware of gas prices, but I don't think you can attribute all of that to...
REBECCA LINDLAND People want producing assets to take advantage of the high commodity prices. You may be seeing a bit...
GREG ECKEL The rise in gas prices due to Hurricane Katrina left a lasting impression on the minds of consumers.
BETSY METER At a time when high energy prices are wreaking havoc on consumers, the Department of Energy should b...
KATHERINE KENNEDY After a long, cold winter, consumers are ready to pack away their scarves and gloves and hit the sto...
TRACY MULLIN You'd think higher energy would put a lid on stocks, but the market's going up. People seem to be mo...
BOB BASEL Consumers end up getting more products with better prices and greater value.
ANTHONY NOTO Stocks have been losing steam as a result of higher rates and higher energy prices. We could see a c...
CARL BIRKELBACH
As we begin the year, retailers should focus on encouraging consumers to redeem gift cards to help s... PAT CONROY An exchange will help to stabilize the price of pigs, reduce related risks for producers and consume...
ZHU YUCHEN The increase in energy prices may impact the holiday season,
JOE WINTER Mobile phones have inherent difficulties in the way content can be searched and discovered by users,...
BALA KEILMAN There's been concern about how much higher oil prices will be felt by consumers, but people are now ...
BARBARA MARCIN Retail sales were soft, energy prices were high and the disasters affected people in the Southeast.
JUDY MENDENHALL China is emerging as a key growth engine for the world economy, contributing over a quarter of total...
SCOTT ANDERSON Refinery shutdowns will have a big impact on gasoline prices, ... and that's a tax on consumers.
JOSHUA SHAPIRO
The economy is going to be hit hard by Katrina, and it is going to be hardest on consumers who are a... MARK ZANDI I see more interest rate hikes and this will dampen domestic consumption. Also, the coming 50 percen...
IRENE CHEUNG There's been a lot of speculation as to how consumers will react to higher gas prices, ... I think c...
ELLEN DAVIS Use your heart. Understand. Learn to see things
in the now, not as they were or will be, or as ...
E.J. PATTEN Increasing home prices and the ability of consumers to cash out their growing home equity has been a...
DENNIS JACOBE In general, the economy is proving to be resilient to energy and gas price pressure. It's on a growt...
MICHAEL ENGLUND
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