Our customers are inhibited by the high cost of energy and steel. They are concerned that the prices they are forced to charge make them less competitive. |
People also changed their plans and timelines. They traded in older cars that didn't get good mileage sooner than they had planned. |
Reduced and/or deferred capital spending and increased pricing pressure are resulting in lower overall revenues, particularly in the United States, |
Seeds don't matter. It's just wrestling. |
sustainable level of spending. |
The common perception is that you file for an extension to bide your time to get the money together, ... But then you end up paying interest, a late payment penalty and a late filing penalty. |
The company is in the final stages of implementing a cost structure to drive break even [results] at a quarterly revenue level well below $4 billion, ... The structure is expected to be in place in the first quarter 2002. |
The hunting land really is at a premium right now. |
There's also going to be the usual 18 percent interest (from the credit card company), |
They have probably heard every excuse in the book, so be straight with them and they'll help you out, |
They think that won't change in the next tax year and they continue to take the standard deduction, |
This program did not have any impact on the final results for 1998. We are on target for achieving results that are in line with our guidance for 1998 and 1999. |
This tells us that something wiped out enough oxygen so that most species died out. |
We are pleased with our solid financial performance in the first quarter and especially pleased with the growing business momentum we are seeing. Demand by carriers for our data and optical networks solutions has accelerated. |
We are seeing longer than expected delays in spending by our U.S. customers as they continue to assess the impact of the economic and market conditions on their businesses, |