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Bob McAdoo

After removing the special bankruptcy charges from United, the last three quarters' results actually show that United has generated net income levels slightly better than American but not quite as good as Continental.

The months of October and November were terrific for Jefferson Parish -- on both banks of the river. They were selling record numbers.

The money you pay to the bank as interest has zero percent chance of it returning back to you. Save on that and reinvest that on any other things. Now that is lean financial management.

Compare what those viruses did to what happens today: If a worm steals your bank information or hacks into your accounts, that is it. You have been robbed.

Companies look at the overall level of support they get from their banks, and in return they tend to steer more business to those banks they're closest to. We don't cover every client, but of the ones that we do, we strive to be one of their top relationship banks. That strategy often results in improved league-table performance.

Companies have finally cleaned up excessive debt and are turning to banks for funds. This shows the Bank of Japan that consumers and companies are confident about the economy and don't expect price declines to resume.

Compared to Americans, Chinese people are more inclined to save their money in banks rather than spend it.

Companies that have disappeared through going out of business or bankruptcy or gobbled up by others, most of them haven't had a reason for being. They are mediocre stores. And when the market gets 'over-stored' companies that have no reason for being will go away.

Despite the protests of politicians and some business people that we were nowhere near recession, obviously we're very close. I think the bank will ease, and the market will undoubtedly move to price it in earlier.

Developing a more diversified income base, whether it is fee-based or from trading, is always a good strategy. Interest rates will remain low in China and Bank of Communications needs to develop more retail products.

Depositors' incomes will be lower if banks drop the deposit rate. Most banks are not ready to face the aftermath.

Depending on the structure of the partnership, the benefits can be different from bank to bank. But it is certain that having outside investors, the bank's transparency will improve further.

Tom Kenny

An unexpected surge in wages would likely see the bank raising its inflation forecast and needing to tighten rates, so keeping a close eye on wages and inflation data in the coming quarters will be important.

Any major calamity we've witnessed, the banks have been some of the best performers.

An increase in domestic fuel prices will be inflationary and controls will have to come through rates. But the central bank will likely hold back this month to let the effects of its previous rate hikes materialize.

An improvement in the outlook for the services sector, a stronger housing market and expectations of a reasonable Christmas for retailers should be enough to keep the Bank of England on hold (in January).

An exchange rate below 10.60 gives the central bank margin to cut interest rates by 50 basis points.

The situation in the West Bank and Gaza involves a military occupation amid urban guerrilla warfare, analogous to the British security measures in Northern Island, that hopefully will end with a cease-fire.

These losses emphasize the need for the urgency with which we have to pursue route network and revenue improvements and the use of the bankruptcy process to reduce the cost and complexity of our business.

These latest comments are quite worrying, as it's the first indication that the central bank is thinking about cutting the rate. The suggestion that we're going to get lower rates is likely to lead to a weaker currency.

The strength of today's report certainly will not be lost on the Bank of Canada ... as a result, we still believe the odds favor another rate hike from the bank in April.

Jones Very

The stream of life, - which, in other men, obstructed and at last stationary as the objects that surround it, seems scarcely to deserve the name,- in them rolls ever onward its rich and life-giving waters as if unconscious of the beautiful banks it has overflowed with fertility.

The story is one of continuing boom conditions in mining and very strong nonresidential construction activity. The Reserve Bank is still very much on hold, watching both the inflation outlook and domestic demand.

The Sogo bankruptcy marked a major turning point in Japanese economic history.

The smartest or luckiest thing UAL did was stay in bankruptcy for three years. Had they rushed to confirm a plan, they would likely have needed a return visit to Chapter 11.

The stage is now set for the World Bank shareholders to fulfill their part of the bargain tomorrow.

The simple fact that the trade sector has ceased to be a significant drag on growth will be enough to convince the Bank of Canada to move on September 7 (and beyond).

The signs are the bank won't move soon to cut rates, ... We see the euro falling to 83 cents later this year.

The signal from the central bank is that they won't increase the size of rate cuts.

The technologies which seem to be receiving interest from the Bank include those with damaging social and environmental impacts, such as nuclear, large dams and so-called 'clean coal'. It is widely understood that these technologies will not help to bring people out of poverty, which is the World Bank's mission.

The system was academically and financially bankrupt before the storm. We think there were a lot of good teachers and administrators working in the system, but there was just a lot of mismanagement.

The survey seems to be a little bit worse than people had anticipated. It does show that the manufacturing sector is struggling under the weight of the strong pound. It shows a squeeze on profit margins. It will raise a little bit of doubt about whether the Bank of England will have the courage to raise interest rates next week.

The surge in personal bankruptcy started a few years ago and has been building,