Three-to-four years ago, in the worst of the downturn, the only money they spent was because got they got a really good return on investment and got it quickly. It was all about saving money. Now, companies are spending money on technology to become more competitive and to gain new capabilities.
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It was one of Carlyle's best investments. We did make more than a billion dollars on that deal, and we are very pleased that we served our investors quite well.
We will as soon as possible reexamine our laws and policies and eliminate all obstacles to genuine investment.
We hope it will save money, but it is so costly to do this, with maintenance and upgrades, that it's not clear. We're doing it not so much because we believe it will be a return on investment, but because it's a return on quality and safety.
Investment funds are pushing gold. The drive for it is still fundamentally sound.
Any prudent business looks at the reality and how to maximize our investment.
Obviously, the housing market has benefited them, but they're also doing other things. They're also selling some higher margin products, and you can go in and get the upscale products that you need. This company also has done some amazing changes in the last few years getting their working capital down relative to sales, getting a better return on their investment.
I have made a very large capital investment. I can guarantee you these will not be run-down shanties.
We remain concerned with the company's longer-term positioning, given its choppy sales showing despite significant store-level investment, and its poor return on capital. The majority of its remodeled stores should have yielded their most significant same-store sales impact in 2002, and we see few tangible growth drivers ahead.
Investors' heightened attention will make it easy for the proposed fund to attract investment.
It's a premium we think is a very good investment.
Communication leads to buy-in which fosters ownership and accountability. Accountability gives you return on your investment.
Investment banking continues to be pretty strong pretty much for all these players. Goldman yesterday talked about a record backlog and I think that would also be true for Lehman. Morgan Stanley will be reporting tomorrow. That's been a pretty steady drumbeat. Underwriting activity was a little slower. Fixed income business has been picking up with the Federal Reserve seeming to go on hold.
Investors are starting to exercise one of the golden rules of investing, ... And that's buying when the news is the bleakest.
As we go forward and make investments, we have to make sure we're making wise investments and the decision on what gets funded and what amount gets decided on merits and not just political muscle, ... That's what's been happening in the Corps' budget. You can have one of the most important projects in the country, but if it happens in a freshman's district, it's probably not going to get funded.
For a bank our size, this eliminates an investment in a lot of expensive hardware, and hiring of more technically oriented staff. At a small bank, there's a lot of people who wear a lot of hats.
You want to start a discipline. Get with the program. See what it's like to be in the investment markets.
While fundamentals are tight in several of the metals, they cannot justify current valuations. Markets are, instead, held hostage by the growing amount of investment and speculative money out there that is increasingly finding its way into commodities.
Each airline is making a significant investment, ... What we're trying to do is make sure we're satisfying our customers' online travel needs. We expect by 2003 that 20 percent of bookings will come to us via Internet.
We plan to pound away at the fact that we are the party of fiscal responsibility and investment.
The time spent identifying your base of contacts is an investment in your success and the success of others with whom you share your resources.
Even if the Fed got very concerned about these headwinds -- business investment, consumer confidence, stock market frailty -- they'd be asking themselves if cutting another 25 basis points one-quarter percentage point would do any good whatsoever. That I seriously question.
The bottom line is we have a very strong growth profile at the moment, with no real signs of any softening in investment,
From a U.S. energy policy perspective, the focus has been on environmental and fuels investments, not on investments that add to production capacity,
Part of the mission of this event is to give back to the communities that we visit. As an investment in the future of California's children, the education curriculum is a core element of that mission and will help ensure that we leave a positive footprint on communities throughout the state.
You can't control the weather, but there are definitely things you can do to protect yourself and the investment you've made in your boat. The key is to get started early so you have the supplies you need and you have a plan for what you're going to do with your boat.
We are seeing the government's commitment to solve its fiscal problems more aggressively. That will translate to more investments.
We knew that if this league and this sport were going to work and our investments are going to work, we are going to have to work in New York. This is the most important marketplace anywhere in the world. We knew we had to get this done.
I think this industry got drunk on roller coasters. Big roller coasters simply do not get the return on investments that they used to.
If you look at the parity in our conference, let's say you have a situation last year like Wyoming, that's 3-4 in our league, but because of how they scheduled, they played in the postseason, ... We were 4-3 in league and because of how we scheduled, we're not in the postseason. Ultimately, you have to beat who you play and execute at that level. But to not address scheduling in that discussion isn't a wise thing to do. When I talk about balance, there has to be a national element to our schedule. It's what is expected at BYU and it's what the standard has been here. Last year, we played three undefeated teams (Boise State, Utah, USC). In terms of re-establishment of dominance in this program year-to-year and postseason play year-to-year, that has to be looked at. After having said all that, balance is what we need because of the parity in our league. It could be realistic that it's 5-3 to win the league. Or 6-2. What about all the teams that are 4-4 That's going to come down to postseason play and what their non-conference scheduling is. Ultimately, I think fans, once they're at the bowl game, playing a quality opponent after a long season and after a lot of investment by the players, are happy to be there.
We look for the report to confirm that economic activity remains strong. Retail spending will slow later this year but that hasn't shown up yet, and business investment should continue to be pretty strong as companies expand offices and factories.
It's funny because I always thought I knew what I wanted to do. It became apparent to me that working for an investment bank for 13 months was 12 months too long.
To say that Citibank has had more than its share of problems would be an understatement. In May, for instance, the bank agreed on a 2.65 billion settlement with investors who bought stock and bonds in WorldCom before it filed for bankruptcy. Later that month, the Federal Reserve fined the bank 70 million for abuses in personal and mortgage loans to low-income and high-risk borrowers. In June, Citigroup suspended two executives in China, citing them for presenting false financial information to Chinese regulators and to the bank itself. In August, British regulators began an investigation of a 13.5 billion bond trade that was executed by Citigroup. Then, in September, Japan ordered Citigroup to close its private banking unit there for, among other things, failing to guard against money laundering. That was apparently the last straw for CEO Charles Prince. After a very public apology to the Japanese people, Prince set about on a daunting task -- changing the corporate culture of the financial giant. Is it possible Yes, ... But it's not probable. There's very little meaningful change that can go on in an organization because of past investments, taken-for-granted assumptions, vested interests in the status quo, inertia and other deeply rooted factors.
The changes that have been made actually make Kentucky less attractive to business investment.
The general feeling is that firms are trying to be more selective about the number of athletes with whom they have relationships. You have to remember that, for the most part, the industry is young and learning how to measure success and get the best return on its investment. The emerging trend is the use of entertainers and retired athletes to market these products.
If the advisers see the cash going to business activities, that is all right. But if it believes too much cash is in interest-bearing investments, that may be objectionable.
This appeal, ... is truly forward-looking in that it attempts to avert hunger and at the same time promote sustainable recovery of livelihoods. Investing in prevention will prove much more cost effective than providing emergency assistance year after year.
Even if it's a relatively small investment, these decisions are very important.
I think at this point in time, with the situation we have in Maryland with the slots issue, we can't play on a level playing field with Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware we don't have the capital to compete with them. It's affecting our breeders' bonus because we don't have better purses. As far as Magna, with the dates, that's got to go before the racing commission to be approved, but in a way I can understand what they are doing. You can only lay money out for so long and not get a return on your investment.
These students are an investment in the state's future. The alternative is to deny them the opportunity to fully participate in our workforce.
We welcome foreign oil investments, no matter they are from Chinese companies, European companies or US companies.
Having a system that the public views as equitable and views as worthy of their trust and their investment is really critical to serving the needs of 90,000 people that need transplants. I feel pretty comfortable that this is not a widespread problem.
The acquisition of Guggenheim Alternative Asset Management is a further step in this plan and will provide us with products and expertise in the alternative investment sector, which is an increasingly important segment of the investment market. We believe their sophisticated fund of hedge funds platform will be an attractive option for our institutional clients.
We believe the savings will be a good return on the investment (by employers),
Our fast economic growth in the past five years has relied mainly on investment and exports. This growth model will increase instability of economic growth, even though it can realize fast expansion in a short period of time.
This will be a real shot in the arm for an industry that hasn't been receiving a lot of investment. It's a real boon for business, and that will probably spill over into the attitude for overall investment in Indonesia.
Our goal is to try to identify the ways this money can be used to have the most leverage, in terms of providing private sector investment.
If you look at the allocation of investment, there was definitely an improvement, so that's a big positive step.
It's a function of the lack of investment in infrastructure.
You have health care assets, and health care research, software, semiconductors and agriculture, ... Put it all together, stir in investment, and we can have a strong bioscience industry here. We don't have to be a big as San Diego or Boston to make a profound impact on the state.