Richard Yamarone
Richard Yamarone
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The argument is that Venezuela is not willing or they're not going to be able to (comply with the cuts). Here it is eight, nine days later and they're already backing out. We knew it wasn't going to last, but this is a little on the ridiculous side.
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I don't think these high energy prices are going away any time soon. Consumers are pulling back.
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Inflation pressures are rising, but at a subdued pace.
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All of these corporate chieftains are saying new hiring is in the cards, around the corner, down the road -- but that doesn't mean March.
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The February drop in retail sales is not a sign that the economy is losing momentum. It is simply a payback for extraordinary numbers in January.
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Higher prices are back, which bodes ill for those expecting a quick end to Fed rate hikes. It looks like inflation is going onward and upward in the first quarter.
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I'm not at all convinced this recovery we're having is going to be as smooth as we've had in previous recoveries.
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I can't imagine that these energy prices aren't elevated through the winter. We anticipate even higher prices. Companies don't want to hire ahead of uncertainty.
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Americans are not going to be happy, but they now face considerably higher energy prices. That's going to be the norm, not the exception.
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The economy is motoring along and we are indeed creating more than a decent amount of jobs. But there are a number of hurdles that lie in our path of prosperity ? record energy prices and the economic consequences of Hurricane Katrina.
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The labor market is very healthy. The most important economic indicator for the average person is their job. As long as people are working, they're earning and that's offsetting a great deal of the pain from record prices at the pump.
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With job-market conditions being what they are, I don't see how consumers will be out there spending up a storm in coming months,
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There are a number of things weighing heavily on corporate decision making. They're hesitant to go forward with anything above the bare necessity to keep their business profitable.
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We've passed the complaining stage and entered the actionable phase.