John W. Snow
John W. Snow
John William Snowwas the CEO of CSX Corporation, and served as the 73rd United States Secretary of the Treasury under U.S. President George W. Bush. He replaced Secretary Paul O'Neill on February 3, 2003 and was succeeded by Henry Paulson on July 3, 2006, in a move that had been anticipated. Snow submitted a letter of resignation on May 30, 2006, effective "after an orderly transition period for my successor." Snow announced on June 29, 2006 that he had completed...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEconomist
Date of Birth2 August 1939
CountryUnited States of America
These results are disappointing. Our rail and container-shipping businesses are taking steps to regain earnings momentum by lowering costs and improving efficiency,
Completion of this transaction strengthens our balance sheet, increases shareholder value and allows us to focus more of our energies on our core railroad business,
You want the currency to be a good store of value, ... You want it to be something people are willing to hold.
a very important idea ... which would help deal with the whole issue of long-term sustainability of the Social Security system.
What we're dealing with in Iraq are not two-and-a-half weeks of conflict, but two-and-a-half decades of misrule and mismanagement, and there's a major reconstruction product that has to go on there,
Well, I'm not going to review here all the candidates that are on the list, but I will attest to my admiration for Bono, ... He's somebody I admire. He does a lot of good in this world of economic development...he understands the give and take of development. He's very pragmatic, effective and idealistic.
Inflation is still pretty well in check. We do have energy prices that are unwelcome, too high. I hope Congress can take some action on that.
I don't think they will derail the economy but they are a burden on the economy,
It's up to the Treasury Department to take the report, review it carefully, understand the implications and use the report as a starting place for recommendations that we will make to the president,
The banking sector overall remains healthy and strong.
It's important that competitive balance be a part of the final outcome,
It offers the opportunity for far-reaching structural reforms, ... We trust and hope that the measure will be successful.
It may be harder on some than on others, but overall the banking sector remains healthy and strong,
Social Security represents an $11 trillion unfunded obligation. And when I say unfunded obligation, I mean we have to come up with $11 trillion at some point to make the system whole.