Competition is very fierce in the health-and-beauty sector in the Netherlands. When prices drop, we can maintain profitability only if we keep costs in hand. By carefully monitoring inventory and turnover, we are able to save several million euros in stock value. Harm Harmenzon More Harm Harmenzon Quotes 1
As consumers are clearly changing their spending attitude, the retail sector may continue to benefit. Haruki Takahashi More Haruki Takahashi Quotes 0
I'd like to go back into another sector other than hospitality. Hector Garcia More Hector Garcia Quotes 0
It's very clear -- investors only want to buy blue chips, not the entire high-tech sector. Hiroshi Sato More Hiroshi Sato Quotes 0
We hope international financial institutions will enhance exchanges and cooperation with China's financial sector to further boost the growth of the Chinese financial industry. Huang Ju More Huang Ju Quotes 0
The growth of lifestyle centers is absolutely tied to the strong performance of the luxury sector. Howard Davidowitz More Howard Davidowitz Quotes 0
What's already happening in the pulp-and-paper sector is very quickly about to happen in the steel sector. The next sector will be the chemical sector. Howard Hampton More Howard Hampton Quotes 0
The private sector should have a massively larger role. It is frankly stupid that we are the only country that believes the Soviet system works. Iain Duncan Smith More Iain Duncan Smith Quotes 0
If Wall Street, corporate users and real estate owners are looking to the service sector for information, and those companies don't provide it, they will be on the outs with their clients. Ian Cameron More Ian Cameron Quotes 0
We maintain our overweight rating on the integrated oil sector, believing that the stocks are only pricing in, on average, a $41-a-barrel crude oil price. Jacques Rousseau More Jacques Rousseau Quotes 0
There are clear improvements in the banking sector, for example, where the legacy of directed lending is slowly giving way to a more market-based allocation of credit supported by the involvement of foreign strategic investors. James McCormack More James McCormack Quotes 0
The combined growth and external sector strengths allow Chinese policy makers to better address the country's structural economic challenges, and they have been taking the opportunity to do so. James McCormack More James McCormack Quotes 0
Each $1 of the World Bank Group that we put into a project leveraged $5 from the private sector, government and others. Jamal Saghir More Jamal Saghir Quotes 0
A lot depends on the value of the intellectual property. In the bio sector, no one knows what the future holds and if they have promising technology, there could be support. They are targeting a large potential market. James Barrett More James Barrett Quotes 0
Charlie has a great track record advising clients from across the consumer sector on a broad range of M&A and capital markets transactions. His skills and experience complement those of Keith and David and the rest of our team and will further enhance our industry knowledge and deep client relationships in this important sector. James DeNaut More James DeNaut Quotes 0
The federal government is acting more and more like a private sector business. They are cutting costs, reviewing opportunities closely, and conducting cost-benefit analyses for their IT investments. This is a new era in government spending practices and these cost-saving measures will affect federal IT budgets and, therefore, vendor opportunities. James Krouse More James Krouse Quotes 0
You have News Corp. weaker, you have the banking sector basically steady but with Australia & New Zealand Banking Group pulling back after some strong gains in recent weeks ...outside of that the market is just steady. Jamie Spiteri More Jamie Spiteri Quotes 0
We can only have success in partnership with others in the development community, including civil society and the private sector. There must be effective performance in utilizing development assistance -- corruption-free and reaching the poor. James Wolfensohn More James Wolfensohn Quotes 0
Margins in China are razor thin and they may not be able to withstand much yuan appreciation. The export sector is vulnerable and the government is going to be very cautious in what it does and that's the message. Jan Lambregts More Jan Lambregts Quotes 0
The home improvement sector really benefited in Florida last year. We're a very self-reliant country and people start fixing their places very soon. Jay McIntosh More Jay McIntosh Quotes 0
It is very difficult to take call on the oil sector as it is driven by the global crude oil prices. These are difficult to predict as any negative event can spike the prices. I think it is best to avoid the sector in 2006. Jayesh Shroff More Jayesh Shroff Quotes 0
Many of us who work in the private sector, your boss would pretty much tell you to cancel your vacation. The public already has a perception that too many of our state leaders don't feel the rules apply to them. This type of activity does nothing but buttress that perception. Jay Stewart More Jay Stewart Quotes 0
We have previously worked with Global Payments to serve a number of customers, including prominent clients in the government sector. Their responsive service and dedication to excellence are the foundation for our confidence in this successful partnership. Jeff Thorness More Jeff Thorness Quotes 0
There aren't many consistent big summer stock winners. In our sector watch, biotech is the one sector that tends to perform well in the summer months, starting in August, and July tends to be the best summer month overall for the S&P 500 stocks. Jeffrey Hirsch More Jeffrey Hirsch Quotes 0
The staffing sector is notorious for its lack of visibility. Today's sell-off is an overreaction, exacerbated by the lack of a conference call on this news and its timing during the holiday season. Jeffrey Silber More Jeffrey Silber Quotes 0