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DUANE WOERTH The federal government is acting more and more like a private sector business. They are cutting cost...
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ANDY SCHNEIDER Acceleration in U.S. growth and rising energy costs will likely translate into higher long-term [int...
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MARK ROSEKIND The commentary on next year's earnings will disappoint but, obviously, reflects the extra interest c...
JAMES LINDSAY But, we see a continuing effort by schools and the federal government to keep tuition costs down.
JACK JOYCE Working with our global partners to better train our customer base will drive higher levels of custo...
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RANDALL PRATHER We expect very significantly higher prices, higher deductibles and tighter terms and conditions as a...
KEITH TRAUNER Staggering increases in the price of gas are having serious ripple effects throughout the economy an...
COLLEEN KELLEY The volume was slightly higher than we were expecting. And they're passing through costs.
ELI LUSTGARTEN We are not in a situation where we have to form a federal government at all costs and there is no re...
ZORAN DJINDJIC By eliminating the slots, we estimate that IT support costs for these systems will be 20 percent to ...
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BILL NOVELLI We're optimistic (higher gas prices) won't affect people's interest in skiing, ... but it will affec...
TRACY MILLER The first focus for companies is reducing operating costs, squeezing the most out of your employees ...
ARNIE BERMAN The first focus for companies is reducing operating costs, squeezing the most out of your employees ...
ARNIE BERMAN I think airlines are going to find other ways of compensating for higher fuel prices, by either eati...
JACQUES KAVAFIAN The big question now is how much companies will be able to raise prices for finished products to off...
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BRETT ANDERSON We have tremendous concerns in three areas: transportation, because of rising fuel costs; utilities,...
WAYNE BLANTON The impact on the economy isn't really that big. The main impact is that of the higher costs on corp...
JUNICHI MAKINO Costs have shot higher in the trucks unit in a manner which they must explain.
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DANA GOLDMAN There is a higher level of federal oversight with the negotiation panel. There is a certain level of...
DAVID OLSEN We had no choice. Our federal appropriation this year from Congress has a requirement for a 'signifi...
MARC MAGLIARI We expected higher research and development costs, but the revenues were also on the weak side.
HENRY SCOTT Instead of proposing a repeal of the tax breaks he handed to the oil, gas and pharmaceutical giants,...
BILL BURTON We?ll tell Islander East that the Long Island Sound is not the Wild West, ... The costs for the stat...
GINA MCCARTHY Global demand has pushed oil prices to a new higher platform, and risks of serious supply disruption...
DAVID THURTELL
KENT CONRAD In my case, I pay a standard premium to participate in the Federal Employees' Health Benefits Pl...
VIRGIL GOODE For our industry, it will mean lower worker benefits and increased employer costs. The bill increase...
CLIFF FINCH The differences in expectations of construction executives versus their peers in other industries is...
GREGG STEINBERG Over the long run, if costs of fuel stay high or go higher, then the higher costs will be reflected ...
FRED ADAMS The rising costs of higher education coupled with the stress of paying student loans are putting inc...
HANK JOHNSON This 11% rise in average revenue, combined with higher output and lower costs, will see earnings ris...
LEON ESTERHUIZEN
I don't think we will put higher-ed out of business. I think we'll evolve it. More access, h... SEBASTIAN THRUN We believe that Japan's premium (price-to-earnings) multiple is justified given the lower level of i...
KATHY MATSUI Our Fly Smart philosophy is about investing only on those points of differentiation that pay for the...
GERARD ARPEY A slight premium to the market is about as far as the P/E multiple should go until management provid...
EMME KOZLOFF A slight premium to the market is about as far as the P/E multiple should go until management provid...
EMME KOZLOFF These are the lowest average premium increases since the late 1990s. The plans' interest in affordab...
JULIE BRUNNER There is a wage premium in the Bay Area. The critical question, however, is whether that premium is ...
JEAN ROSS
Costs for liability insurance are higher than costs for many procedures. There is a need to reform l... TEMPLE GRANDIN The higher the price of oil goes, the higher your costs are, even with hedging.
KLAUS BREIL Land is at a premium in the area. We're going to be seeing a trend in these higher density developme...
DWIGHT KROLL Many people feel if regular is good than premium must be better, ... and that's not the case. Due to...
RIK PAUL The findings again call into question the whole approach of shifting more costs onto consumers with ...
CAROL PRYOR What we're seeing right now is a dangerous combination of higher costs, lower confidence and a still...
JENNIFER OPENSHAW Results missed our estimate of $5.07, reflecting higher operating costs than we expected and lower t...
TINA VITAL We still expect economic activity to slow over the next several quarters as consumer spending slows ...
STEVEN WOOD We were really surprised that so many of these Medicare drug plans had lower costs than the Canadian...
SUSAN CROWLEY They are coming out with costs too high. They are going after the premium customer, and they believe...
MICHAEL ROACH
I do think there is a lot of potential if you have a compelling product and people are willing to pa... ELON MUSK If you turn down Medicare Part D now and change your mind later, you'll pay a higher premium, a pena...
DAVID HOLDEN
Higher costs naturally translate into fewer employers offering insurance coverage, and fewer employe... RISA LAVIZZO-MOUREY You can't assume contractors will automatically pass on higher costs.
KEN SIMONSON These new enterprise-class enhancements… will empower IT professionals to deliver higher productiv...
CHRISTOPHER PAYNE There is enough competition for (these) workers that they are receiving a 15 percent premium over th...
CHARLOTTE YEE
The food costs [were] higher than normal. WILLIAM GOLDMAN
In the four decades after World War II, manufacturing jobs paid more than other jobs for given skill... CHRISTINA ROMER It's all relative. Housing costs might be high is some small pockets in Florida, like South Florida,...
MARC PERRY I think you?re going to pay a premium for the hotels, but you probably would pay a premium anyway be...
TOM PARSONS Investors are now going to build a higher risk premium into their bottom line.
DARIUSZ KOWALCZYK In spite of 70 years of federal flood control efforts and nearly 40 years of federal flood insurance...
GERALD GALLOWAY What it comes down to is whether you want to pay for that premium right up front... or pay for it in...
MIKE JACKSON
The costs of doing business in Southern California are much higher than the costs of doing business ... CARLOS GHOSN Once any airplane goes over the speed of sound, it goes into a very different fuel regime. The opera...
CRAIG MARTIN No one wants to pay higher fuel costs and Americans don't want to be told what to do.
BILL FLEISCHLI
My question becomes, 'If we want to empower people with higher pay, there are probably better wa... MARCO RUBIO In terms of production output costs, Thailand is approximately 20 percent higher and the Philippines...
MICHAEL AUSTIN Under current law, the only way an airline can avoid burdensome pension costs is by entering bankrup...
DUANE WOERTH The out-of-pocket cost is usually about $50 to $55 a day (per inmate) that we pay to another county ...
GARY HANSON The city must determine whether they wish FEMA to complete the site and house these 34 displaced fam...
DARRYL MADDEN There's no getting around the fact that we're incurring higher costs for the insurance protection th...
MICHAEL TREVINO It's a 25 percent premium to the sector average, which is the normal strategic premium that trade bu...
HARALD GRUBER The Republicans have chosen to neglect young Americans who need assistance with the costs of higher ...
JOHN CONYERS
While a reverse mortgage can indeed be a viable way to generate income, it is very important to unde... SUZE ORMAN We know it will be an uphill battle. Establishing a state minimum wage higher than the federal wage ...
FARRELL QUINLAN We are well way to meeting our 2001 target of $7.5 billion in capital spending having deployed just ...
ANDY BRYANT
Strict adherence to these guidelines will ensure that federal employees will respect the rights of t... BILL CLINTON What it does is replace higher-salaried employees with new people at the bottom of the pay scale. It...
ALAN SBARRA It's difficult to say with a degree of certainty whether it (wind) will lower or increase the costs.
CLAUDIA RAPKOCH
Most companies can survive even if their debt ratings are lowered below investment grade, although t... ALEX BERENSON Higher oil prices will raise material costs and that is a blow to the U.S. economy. Exporters are th...
ATSUSHI OSA Increasing the Pell-Grant is critical as students face higher college costs across the country. As c...
LUKE SWARTHOUT The price of gas downstream is always going to be higher because you have costs that have to be reco...
ROBERT DAVIS Companies are finding it difficult to pass on their higher input costs so they're looking at labor c...
GRANT LEWIS Why anybody would want them to be able to shed plans and lower their costs is beyond me.
DUANE WOERTH The federal government is acting more and more like a private sector business. They are cutting cost...
JAMES KROUSE Any commodity that sees its price going higher will see new mines opening up. When the supply increa...
GAUTAM ADANI Output has not been increasing as much because of the higher costs of production. Investment is also...
DOUG GODDEN It was a good result considering the environment of higher costs being faced by miners.
JASON TEH
United HealthCare does not and will not raise premium costs to cover the cost of business transactio... JAMES FREY If the federal government shifts large Medicaid costs to the states, some states are likely to turn ...
ANDY SCHNEIDER Acceleration in U.S. growth and rising energy costs will likely translate into higher long-term [int...
AMY CUTTS Acceleration in U.S. growth and rising energy costs will likely translate into higher long-term [int...
AMY CREWS CUTTS As a manager, you want to know hidden costs. What would you give for a 5-percent or 10-percent impro...
MARK ROSEKIND The commentary on next year's earnings will disappoint but, obviously, reflects the extra interest c...
JAMES LINDSAY But, we see a continuing effort by schools and the federal government to keep tuition costs down.
JACK JOYCE Working with our global partners to better train our customer base will drive higher levels of custo...
JAMES HANLEY The pigs themselves would be healthier, so sows could remain in a breeding herd longer and reduce re...
RANDALL PRATHER We expect very significantly higher prices, higher deductibles and tighter terms and conditions as a...
KEITH TRAUNER Staggering increases in the price of gas are having serious ripple effects throughout the economy an...
COLLEEN KELLEY The volume was slightly higher than we were expecting. And they're passing through costs.
ELI LUSTGARTEN We are not in a situation where we have to form a federal government at all costs and there is no re...
ZORAN DJINDJIC By eliminating the slots, we estimate that IT support costs for these systems will be 20 percent to ...
ERIC CADOR This cost-of-living adjustment is being eaten up by rising gasoline and heating costs, another doubl...
BILL NOVELLI We're optimistic (higher gas prices) won't affect people's interest in skiing, ... but it will affec...
TRACY MILLER The first focus for companies is reducing operating costs, squeezing the most out of your employees ...
ARNIE BERMAN The first focus for companies is reducing operating costs, squeezing the most out of your employees ...
ARNIE BERMAN I think airlines are going to find other ways of compensating for higher fuel prices, by either eati...
JACQUES KAVAFIAN The big question now is how much companies will be able to raise prices for finished products to off...
JOSHUA SHAPIRO The vast majority of these programs are available only to active employees. Retired employees are of...
LOUIS YEN We do not see the sort of fundamental changes that would be necessary to reduce the trajectory of fe...
DOUG ELMENDORF In health insurance, what you're seeing is employers having to offer less rich benefits -- higher de...
BOB BISHOP
Higher energy prices are requiring industry and commerce to examine the costs and efficiency of ener... GORDON BROWN I think people are willing to spend more to have a premium experience so they're buying less but the...
BRETT ANDERSON We have tremendous concerns in three areas: transportation, because of rising fuel costs; utilities,...
WAYNE BLANTON The impact on the economy isn't really that big. The main impact is that of the higher costs on corp...
JUNICHI MAKINO Costs have shot higher in the trucks unit in a manner which they must explain.
CARL HOLMQUIST These benefits add up to an inviting package for many car buyers who are willing to pay a premium fo...
CONSUMER REPORTS In the rush to contain health-care costs, the response of health plans has been to raise costs for p...
DANA GOLDMAN There is a higher level of federal oversight with the negotiation panel. There is a certain level of...
DAVID OLSEN We had no choice. Our federal appropriation this year from Congress has a requirement for a 'signifi...
MARC MAGLIARI We expected higher research and development costs, but the revenues were also on the weak side.
HENRY SCOTT Instead of proposing a repeal of the tax breaks he handed to the oil, gas and pharmaceutical giants,...
BILL BURTON We?ll tell Islander East that the Long Island Sound is not the Wild West, ... The costs for the stat...
GINA MCCARTHY Global demand has pushed oil prices to a new higher platform, and risks of serious supply disruption...
DAVID THURTELL
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