It's very hard to track money in Russia, ... If Russia destabilizes, the cost to the United States is going to be vastly greater. |
Larry and I have been true partners through this whole period, and it's been a wonderful, wonderful partnership, |
Nobody knows the answer to that. |
Nothing in my 26 years on Wall Street or my six years in government suggests that there is any predictive capability even remotely reliable enough for such a system, ... In addition, the early warning itself could create precisely the instability and even panic that such a system is designed to prevent. |
Obviously, the present atmosphere makes it more difficult, ... It is imperative we get together as quickly as possible. |
Our initial reaction is that we are intrigued by how this merger is going to be positioned and structured; in principal we think it could work as the deal is not simply two companies combining for a lack of something else to do. |
Our initial reaction is that we are intrigued by how this merger is going to be positioned and structured; in principle we think it could work as the deal is not simply two companies combining for a lack of something else to do. |
Size matters, and they [CSC] are a very large catch, ... This could be a transformational acquisition. |
Size matters, and they [CSC] are a very large catch. This could be a transformational acquisition. |
That is a very substantial challenge for Japan, |
The answer to that is no, ... I think the strong dollar policy has served us exceedingly well over the past several years and still does. |
The Bureau of Economic Analysis has estimated that in 1995 Americans spent roughly $300 billion on financial services ... Even if increased competition were to lead to savings of just one percent, that's $3 billion |
the financial architecture of the 21 st century, an architecture that is as modern as the markets. |
The floating exchange rate system is the worst possible system, except for all the others, |
the focus will be very largely on Japan and the urgent importance of Japan implementing effective measures to lead to a sustained, domestic, demand-led growth, which is critical not only for the Japanese people but for the people of Asia and, indeed, for recovery in the rest of the world. |