In a perfect world we would bring corporate tax rates down to 25% or less so we can get competitive in the world economy. Ultimately, I would love to see a flat tax.
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The bottom line for us is the utility market remains the largest category in the industry. We are anticipating we will maintain our share of a stable market that is still very profitable.
But no, the record industry refused to embrace the idea and so what happens is, people just go ahead and do it anyway, which means there is less and less money going into the industry.
They played better. Opportunities are limited in this business. When you get them, you have to take advantage of them. We didn't take advantage.
It's a lot like what they do on the border. They'll try to send 70 cars through thinking a few are going to get picked off and that it's a cost of doing business.
If we're going to become the kind of company we talk about in terms of business acumen, we have to have a pipeline of really great business leadership coming through,
There are still economic illiterates out there who think that a catastrophe is good for business. After all, it will lead to increased employment in the construction industry. But this analysis ignores the fact that nobody was ready to spend this kind of money voluntarily prior to the hurricane. There are winners, but there are far more losers.
Tech lobbyists are already sharpening their arguments. I'm sure some states are eagerly watching what happens in Europe and may try to use the implementation as an excuse to say, Why can't we do the same thing in U.S. ... But we think the European VAT tax should be a substantial concern to anyone interested in free trade and open markets.
You cant build a great company without great people. But how do you know them when you see them Over the past few years, a number of companies in a wide range of industries from airlines to steel, computers to hotels have asked themselves what separates their winners from their losers, good hires from bad, and they all arrived at the same answer what people know is less important than who they are. Hiring, they believe, is not about finding people with the right experience its about finding people with the right mind-set. These companies hire for attitude and train for skill.
We had strong pricing and had volume growth in beer for the first time in a decade. On top of that we are taking costs out of the business.
We now have to play three games in 24 hours with two tomorrow. This is exactly where we wanted to be and now we just have to take care of business first thing in the morning. Hopefully we will get in the finals.
We need to step back from the day-to-day rhetoric of the negotiations. We're on a slippery slope if we put protection of sectors ahead of an outcome that expands trade.
It's all business. We come to win. Even in Vegas, you can't go romping around until after the fight.
Bravo takes character development to new heights as viewers are reunited with the brash and abrasive, yet lovable and charismatic charmer Brandon Martinez in this look inside the competitive world of high-end hair. It's the ultimate collision of art and commerce, and will determine whether an independent spirit can help grow an established business.
This is a testament to Dan Snyder's ability to run and manage an entertainment-based business, ... His success with the Redskins has been nothing short of phenomenal. It shows he knew what he was doing when he paid a then-record 800 million for this franchise.
The case for lower interest rates is a strong one, ... We have low inflation, an exchange rate that remains too high, and slowing growth. Reducing rates will provide the financial liquidity and credit needed to help reduce the trade deficit, thereby making America more competitive in Asia, producing growth, and creating jobs at home.
A lot of it is looking at yourself, looking at what your business is and what your business is going to be in the future. Kind of analyze what your needs are.
We think, at the end of the day, it will not be about the campaign money but instead the 1.3 billion in tax increases Bauer has ruled out of order, and his many other accomplishments.
The UK is a vital part of the bank, and we won't achieve our goals unless the UK business is successful. But I expect the rate of growth of our international business to exceed the rate of growth of our UK businesses.
Miramax under them had basically become a major studio. We're still in the Miramax business, but it will be reconstructed to look more like what they started.
Epictetus was a peasant child born about 50 A.D. who grew up to be a well-known Stoic philosopher, ... In modern buzz-word speak, he was the inventor of 'What people think of me is none of my business.' So I got really hooked on him.
Marshall is a brilliant financial strategist. When it comes to working with Wall Street, he is a star in the food industry. Marshall closely cultivated relationships with analysts and institutional investors.
If (the portal strategy) works, this business looks like our publishing business, it looks like our TV business, it looks like our local cable advertising business, ... If this doesn't work, then you start to think about AOL much differently. You start to think about AOL in somewhat the same way I think about the cable company... it would have its own currency to go out and do acquisitions or other deals.
By any measure, 2000 was a great year for Blockbuster, ... Building on the strength of 2000, we remain confident that we can continue generating solid cash earnings growth in 2001 and beyond, led by continued success in our retail store business.
Something might not go exactly the way other teams wanted, either in the coming weeks. That might refocus things on something we talked about. We still might make a trade. We'll see.
Enterprises are becoming increasingly dependent on business applications, and even the shortest of outages may have a severe financial impact. Therefore it is imperative that enterprises deploy well-managed data protection solutions that include CDP technologies -- as CDP will dramatically change the way data is protected, decreasing the recovery time and the amount of data lost. It will also change the way in which the replication market is structured, creating replication and backup in a single product.
Commercial products can kill viruses because the flu is not resistant to disinfectants. Washing hands before and after handling pets is a good start in maintaining good health.
Major labels didn't start showing up really until they smelled money, and that's all they're ever going to be attracted to is money-that's the business they're in- making money.
It's been a Mexican stand-off in continual bad weather, but today is fine. If your business is hunting whales, today is a good day for it.
The design business is a blessing, ... because it has allowed me to stay in a game I love. I'm going to be more selective about the projects I take in the future. I want fewer jobs, but I want to be more involved.
We're going through puberty. There are a lot of pulls and tugs from business, governmental side and residents What should we be as we grow up
Trade cannot be the totality of our considerations, ... It is not too much to ask our trading partner ... to stop sending technology, raw materials, people, goods and so forth that enhances the capabilities of these rogue nations that increasingly pose a threat to this country.
It's really historic it's amazing. What else in California do the L.A. Chamber of Commerce and the SEIU agree on
I feel good. We struggled big time in San Jose, so that was not fun. The trade worked out good.
This news is likely to contribute to the investor notion that Oracle's ability to grow its database business is constrained.
It's a business. I realized that after being through it for a year and a half. You don't get down. You never know when you can go to another team and be on their 53 (man roster).
I have never participated directly or indirectly in any business related to the United Nations.
On the federal front, we achieved an historical win with the House passage of the bill updating the Endangered Species Act, and we will continue to work with the Senate as they take this issue up this year. In addition, we will continue to bring attention to the permanent repeal of the Death Tax.
It's going to be really tough and we know that. We're just trying to concentrate on ourselves, and if we handle our business, I think we'll be OK.
It's a big shock. It is obviously impossible to move onto a normal day's business, so we really have to step back and take stock.
If you're thinking of eloping over the holidays, you may want to consider the tax consequences of ending 2001 as a couple (romantic, isn't it). Although some accountants will tell you that the IRS doesn't keep track of your exact marriage date, technically you are required to file a joint return for this year. For some couples, particularly those with big differences in their income, filing jointly can be advantageous. If a husband and wife each make a lot of money, however, they are apt to pay more in taxes than they would on their own. If both people make 300,000, they'll pay more than 18,000 in taxes by filing jointly, ... That's about the cost of the wedding.
Virtue and a Trade are the best portion for Children
The South won the war. We've already seen a political shift to the South. Business is not far behind. There's better infrastructure, more land and everything is cheaper while the Northeast is expensive with aging infrastructure.
You don't have a filing requirement because you don't have a tax due. But if you had withholding, you've paid tax. It's worth your while to file a return to get your money back.
There have been healthy increases in the number of weekend nights booked from people in neighboring states as well as a lot of business travelers bringing their families and spending a long weekend in Atlanta.
Most oil companies will exceed estimates. If they don't, then there is probably a big problem underlying that. Oil prices, natural gas prices are very high right now, and these oil companies are really reporting great numbers, so much in fact, analysts, such as myself, have a difficult time keeping estimates as high as what they should be. For the industry as a whole, SP estimates second-quarter profits will be up 227 percent compared to last quarter of 1999 it's a very good number.
That space between the white lines, that's my office. That's where I conduct my business.
He has a very extensive public relations apparatus that is paid for by the taxpayers of this state. They are some of the best in the business. and he is a master at getting not only television but other media exposure on the basis of confrontation and chaos.
The WTO reflects an enormously narrow ideology, ... People who favor trade, who would really like the world to become closely integrated, have been frustrated in their efforts to have that done in a way that is environmentally responsible and that will raise the standard of living around the world.
These issues are larger than any one company or any one industry.