Brian Hicks Quotes (17 Quotes)

I think it's going to be very close. This is one of these elections that there will not be a breakaway winner. Probably in this state we're in for a Gerald Ford-Jimmy Carter race where it may be one vote a precinct. Ohio's going to determine the next president.

They (results) were outstanding, very encouraging. It shows they are finally able to contain costs and benefit from higher aluminum prices.

At first glance the output target is disappointing. But given the company has had so much trouble growing in the past, I think they don't want to set the bar too high.

I don't believe for one minute that anybody got a contract, got an investment, got a policy decision made because they played golf with the governor,

Certainly infrastructure can cover our streets and, you know, our sewers, our water. There's lots of different places for this money to go. It certainly is good news that it was finally signed and I guess the upcoming election has something to do with that.

I think that the market is looking ahead to better imports and higher refinery utility next week.

This is the greatest community in the whole county, and I want to keep it that way. We're all neighbors.

Institutions are looking to hedge themselves against weakness in the dollar and inflationary threat. Gold can go much higher. It hasn't eclipsed its previous highs.

I think that I have an open mind. I try to find what's best for everyone. I'll do the same that I've done these past two years, which is holding down spending and being accountable to the people.

It is absolutely the most economical way to communicate.

That level of production growth is very hard for a company of Chevron's size to achieve. A big part of that has to be from what they acquired with Unocal. Many of their peers are having a difficult time just getting single-digit growth.

New money came into commodities pretty dramatically. The fundamentals are bearish for oil so that's why we're seeing the sell-off. That's dampened some of the other commodities.

Over the weekend traders aren't able to respond to any political news. It's safer to be long than short.

I talked to a local person who's into philanthropy for a defibrillator.

One of the biggest reasons why text messaging is soaring is lower cost. It used to be that you would have to pay a la carte. Every carrier now offers text messaging packages. Some start as low as 2.99.

Right now inventories are below the normal average level for this time of year.

This is just continuing the concern over stockpiles going into the summer driving season. We think it's going to be supportive of prices in the short term.