Once they get that debt paid off, it's just free cash flow. |
Once they got the uncertainty of Katrina out of the way they just got back to their boilerplate statement, |
Once you really start having bidding wars over people and you're willing to employ just about anyone who breathes, it's amazing what happens to the labor force participation rate. |
Retailers ordered extremely conservatively for the holiday season. The shelves aren't overly abundant with goods, and controlling inventories has finally made it into broad retailers, not just Wal-Mart, ... That's important because it means a lot of the early promotions we've seen have brought the consumers in, but has left less on the shelves with less selection. |
Retailers ordered extremely conservatively for the holiday season. The shelves aren't overly abundant with goods, and controlling inventories has finally made it into broad retailers, not just Wal-Mart. That's important because it means a lot of the early promotions we've seen have brought the consumers in, but has left less on the shelves with less selection. |
Spread of violence into Iran. That's what I worry about. That's not in my control, though. |
Steakhouses all of a sudden don't look so good, but people don't stop eating, |
That doesn't mean that competition is getting any less. It just means that companies have to turn inward to innovate in order to boost profits and customer satisfaction, |
That's basically what the statement says: 'If [the economy's weakness] is not [due to] Iraq, we'll ease. If it is Iraq and things clear up, and we get the economy springing back, we'll leave things unchanged,' |
The bond market is just overwhelmed by problems abroad, |
The bottom line is the hiring is not going to be there. |
The bottom line is, you're going to be waiting in more lines. |
The Chinese don't respond well to bullying. |
The consumer is not about to die on us, but let's face it, it's time for them to give a little slack to the business sector. |
The difference is really starting to show. |