There is a structural problem in the rural economy and a structural problem in the urban economy, that’s really the story. It’s really coincidental that everything has gone bad at one time.

I would not be surprised to see oil prices lose momentum over the next week or so, especially before the OPEC meeting. My hunch here is that as part of the agreement to ease tension...

One good test of whether an economy is humanistic or not is the plausibility of earning the ability to drop out of it for a while without incident or insult.

The economy is showing encouraging signs of recovery.

Momma, a welfare cheater. A criminal who couldn’t stand to se her kids go hungry, or grow up in slumbs and end up mugging people in dar corners. I guess the system didn’t want her...

Much of (Target and Wal-Mart’s) revenue growth depends on the economy and other factors, just like for Amazon. At what point should it be closer to a retail stock than an Internet stock, and I’d...

The strong economy prompted ambitious yearly plans on the part of many companies, especially those in consumer goods manufacturing, … In order to meet those goals, as well as to stay competitive in today’s global...

We don’t live in a free market society… markets are controlled by the major players who influence legislation to perpetuate their control…

the American economy remains in good posture and on a good path.

Record high gas prices are burning holes in peoples; pockets and harming our economy. They are squeezing everyone, farmers and truckers, small businesses and families. When oil prices rise, the prices of all goods increase....

Everybody has to learn a little more economics than they want to learn, now that we’re drawing more and more of a distinction between actual GDP and final domestic demand, which is GDP minus inventories,...

What’s on peoples’ minds is the possibility of a slowdown of the U.S. economy given the accumulation of rate hikes in the past year and a half and on higher oil prices,

There was decent strength across the retail sector. These numbers are consistent with an economy growing at a comfortable rate, a pace that would allow the Fed to continue to raise interest rates in a...

It’s a good thing for the school district. It’s probably a good thing for the economy here in Sioux Falls.

Right now, anything that points to a slowdown in the economy and is less inflationary is good news, … The market wants data that’s modestly positive.

Economics is a study of cause-and-effect relationships in an economy. It’s purpose is to discern the consequences of various ways of allocating resources which have alternative uses. It has nothing to say about philosophy or...

Without the (stimulus package) this would not have happened. They front-loaded everything into the first half and the money is running out. It is too early to say whether the economy is back on track,...

Anyone who understands economics knows radical budget restrictions are in the works.

It’s basically good fundamentals, good pipeline, solid companies, … They’re defensive. They’re not impacted by the slowing economy. And these are some of the cheaper names out there.

The economy is clearly picking up and with the pullback, I like the stock’s valuation now,

It’s consistent with an economy that’s starting to pull back up in Korea, with a bit of consumer demand starting to come through again. I would expect the unemployment rate will start to decline and...

Know something? I’d lay even odds that between the people following us and the people hunting us, we’ve become this city’s principle means of employment. Tal Verrar’s entire economy is now based on fucking with...

We’re going to do what we can to turn our economy around.

The new economy places a lot of value on intellectual property and content.

The better we are at getting out the overall message that the economy is growing and the reasons behind it, the better we’ll be able to deflect the silly political attacks from the Democrats.

Everyone’s worry on the economy was jobs. Today’s report was unexpected by most people and it allayed fears as to whether this is going to be a jobless recovery.

Everyone is waiting to see if the Fed does anything, and if it doesn’t, what it says about the economy over the rest of the year.

Investors are very concerned about the short-term prospects for the economy, and that’s why they are selling stocks.

Higher interest rates are an impediment to companies where cost is important and that’s Old Economy stocks, … What we are seeing is a defensive move into technology stocks.

[In short, it’s the good economy, stupid.] There is widespread perception that other forces have contributed to the economic recovery, whether it’s the New Economy or [Federal Reserve Chairman Alan] Greenspan, … The challenge for...

There seems to be a bit of a switch toward high technology stocks again to the detriment of ‘old economy’ stocks. I won’t say it is euphoria, but a little it of a relief rally.

If the government really wanted to stimulate the economy, it should distribute Viagra and coffee.

The pickup in imports is in line with the sense we had that the slowdown in the U.S. economy is close to its bottom, … To some extent, last month’s trade balance seemed surprisingly narrow,...

No client comes to you when you’re twenty-five. It’s like when you are looking for a doctor. You don’t want the new one that just graduated. You don’t want the very old one, the one...

We believe the door is opening for an interest rate cut early in 2006 if the economy fails to show sustained significant signs of improvement over the next couple of months.

We’re in the range between 50 and 55 (in the ISM index) where the Fed often holds interest rates steady, and with Hurricane Katrina likely impacting the economy, particularly in the South, in September, we...

A brick could help me hold down a job. Hey, in an economy as bad as this, every little bit helps.

The economy will start screaming uncle eventually.

With the economy in a slump and corporate earnings continuing to deteriorate, this pressure is unlikely to subside anytime soon.

If the economy is indeed slowing down, wouldn’t it be nice to have some money set aside?

There is so much stimulus sloshing around in the economy, it’s bound to take hold.

Old Burmese (now Myanmar) proverb: Burmese proverb: Government is one of the five evils along with fire, floods, thieves and enemies.

China is a BRIC country. BRIC country means Brazil, Russia, India and China. This emerging economy really is helping the revival of the world economy.

The economy is going to accelerate but only at a moderate pace and that means the ECB won’t be very quick to raise interest rates further.

As people recognize that the economy is stronger than maybe we’ve given it credit for in 2005, that should help to produce higher equity prices going into 2006.

U.S. yields still need to move higher. The U.S. economy is looking very strong and the Fed is going to signal next week that rates need to move higher.

There’s no inflation anywhere to be found in the U.S. economy, and that’s good for bonds. It’s more than an oasis of prosperity, it’s more like Fantasy Island.

Small business is the backbone of our economy. I’m for big business, too. But small business is where the jobs are generated.

Thus far, the effects on our economy, though real, are relatively moderate and the most likely scenario for the next year is continued solid growth and low inflation,

Generally speaking, amid the slowing trend in the global economy in the first quarter, China’s economic situation was good.