Richard Grasso
Richard Grasso
Richard A. "Dick" Grassowas chairman and chief executive of the New York Stock Exchange from 1995 to 2003, the culmination of a career that began in 1968 when Grasso was hired by the Exchange as a floor clerk. After the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, Grasso became the public face of the Exchange and was praised for his role in helping restart operations...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
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A separate entity would remove the cop on the beat, ... is not viewed as a profit drag, but ? as an investment in our brand and in building public confidence.
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Think of the metrics; eleven Fed actions in the last year, a stimulus package that will come from our leadership in Washington, ... The economy was sputtering prior to the 11th of September. We're now seeing clear leadership on both the fiscal and monetary standpoint. We're getting some good news from corporate earnings. There is a lot to be optimistic about.
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They paid me what they believed to be fair and reasonable.
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There are those who will say that the markets could have opened on some abbreviated business before Monday,
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We have rebuilt the infrastructure to the point where I'm confident that 85 million Americans can be back in the greatest market in the world,
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In the course of the next few days we will do all the required stress testing that's required of our industry, ... To make sure that by Monday morning the American people are served by the finest capital market the world has known.
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Clearly access to the facility will be tightened,
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informed of the comments and the intentions of the New York State attorney general concerning his nomination.
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For the past 36 years, I have had the honor and privilege of working for what I believe is the greatest equities market in the world, the New York Stock Exchange.... I believe this course is in the best interests of both the exchange and myself.
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I don't think there's any reservation, that Monday at 9:30 (a.m. ET), the opening bell as we've come to know it will ring here and trading will commence,
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It's fitting and appropriate that the New York Stock Exchange remains silent during the memorial services,
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It will not be appropriate in my view, or that of the commission, for me to take a seat on the New York Stock Exchange board,
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It will be a market that will have very little to do with Eastern Standard Time,
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It should strengthen investors' confidence. This is done through transparency, high quality financial reports, and a standardized economic market. This is not just for China, but also for the world market as a whole.