The most convincing and enduring foe of the global financial economy ultimately is the global financial economy itself. – Ulrich Beck

Ultimately the buck stops with the president. If people are upset about the economy and want to blame someone, that someone is probably going to be the president,

The only way to sustain this world economy is by changing its definition.

If the economy recovers quickly, the 10-year rate could be 5.2 percent even earlier than what they’re projecting, and it could be 6 percent in the coming years.

We have saturated Europe with oil. And as any economics handbook will tell you, excessive supply makes prices fall. But we do not have the means to decrease supply: all our (oil) exports are directed...

I believe in just enriching the economy. And we’re leaving so much on the table, 72 percent of the planet.

A National Government cannot create good times. It cannot make the rain to fall, the sun to shine, or the crops to grow, but it can, by pursuing a meddlesome policy, attempting to change economic...

The economy will slow more quickly than the Reserve Bank assumes.

With economic growth being driven by consumer spending, the Bank of Japan will want to end quantitative easing soon to avoid the risk of the economy overheating.

The housing market continues to be a bright spot in the Illinois economy.

People used to make money, but somewhere along the way, it started making us.

When I opened the last [401k] statement, I jumped out of the window. True, it was the kitchen window and I only fell two feet, so the whole scene lacked drama, but I thought that...

You know what—gyms make the largest chunk of their profit from clients who pay their monthly dues on auto-pay but never bother to show up and use the gym. The DVD-rental companies make a good...

It’s the higher multiples that have put off buyers for now, … If the economy slows, it will affect technology stocks.

Instead of having a set of policies that are equipping people for the globalization of the economy, we have policies that are accelerating the most destructive trends of the global economy.

Over the next two decades, one of the two deltas will become the pre-eminent leader in China’s economy, … The YRD has the advantage in geography.

You don’t need to chase wealth, just become a real entrepreneur and the world is your oyster.

We’re seeing pre-releases starting in ‘old economy’ stocks – companies that are not leading-edge tech companies but are more affected by this dramatic rise in energy prices.

Several forecasters have recently indicated they believe the U.S. economy is already in recession,

Once you realize that trickle-down economics does not work, you will see the excessive tax cuts for the rich as what they are — a simple upward redistribution of income, rather than a way to...

The economy is coming out of its near-stagnant stage,

Since China moved on the currency last July, the economy has been charging along. China should feel comfortable and confident in driving through reforms. There has been no economic or financial turbulence.

Demand continues to be relatively strong. Supply remains tight. And the global economy seems to be doing OK. As they say, no harm, no foul.

We still got a generally weak economy. There’s uncertainty about the Middle East, Venezuela and Enron,

It’s simple — we lead in truck fuel economy today and General Motors intends to remain the leader in five years.

The report is moderate — it is not terrible. There is nothing wrong with the economy. What it confirms is that the economy is not out of control.

We all too often have socialism for the rich and rugged free market capitalism for the poor.

there were concerns about the economy, weakening in new orders, the strength of the dollar, Asian demand and railroad delays.

From a global CEO and government leader perspective, we remain in a `show- me’ economy,

shows that the foundation of America’s economy continues to be sound and strong.

Men won’t easily give up a system in which half the world’s population works for next to nothing…[and recognizes that]precisely because that half works for so little, it may have no energy left to fight...

Given both the real economy and people’s sentiment, I would say the Japanese economy is now about to exit a dark tunnel and move in a bright direction.

The Japanese economy is getting better and better all the time and that’s why international investors have favored Japanese stocks.

We are talking about an economy averaging about 30 miles per hour in a 60-mph speed zone. That keeps pressure on the unemployment rate, forcing it to continue to rise. By summer, we could have...

Statistics do lag changes in the economy. I believe we will be migrating to one economy that will be a new economy as many companies that have been around for years embrace some of the...

The economy is the main issue because people are worried about their stomach. I will place economic development before lasting peace.

Oh, and 13.1 million American people had their homes foreclosed. Because their debt, it turns out, was real; it was only the debt within the financial sector that was imaginary. It was only the people...

You can see the irony in what’s going on. Big companies need to make those substantial changes while the economy is good to keep pace with the economy.

Excessive trade surplus must be corrected through a restructuring of the economy.

To begin with, I turn back time. I reverse it to that quaint period, the thirties, when the huge middle class of America was matriculating in a school for the blind. Their eyes had failed...

This is a terrible number. The economic recovery is almost three years old, and the economy should be producing 200,000 to 300,000 jobs per month.

Those who are rich cannot see reasons for poor becoming poorer and those who are poor cannot see reasons for rich getting richer.

Global trade is an increasingly large component of the world economy — now accounting for close to 25 percent of global GDP. So when world trade hits the wall, so should the broader measures of...

The question is when does the economy recover and to what extent does it recover?

Japan’s economy demonstrates quite a healthy picture,

Compassion, however, should mean providing a mechanism to escape poverty rather than simply maintaining people in an impoverished state by supplying handouts. By doing this we give them an opportunity to elevate their personal situations,...

People’s feelings about the economy are tied to how they feel about the president … and the feeling is not that strong.

According to our calculation, 30 percent is the maximum increase (if the economy is) to achieve 8.0 percent inflation and GDP (gross domestic product) growth of 5.4 percent.

The economy is way too hot and is generating inflation pressure. And the Fed is going to have to address it with higher interest rates.

The economy is already slowing down without the impact of that 50 basis point hike last month, and I think what you have to look at here is the ending of the interest rate cycle....