Rising energy costs aside, the key difference between today and a year ago is the fact that businesses have far more confidence in future economic conditions, and this gives executives comfort when signing new leases.
Ross Moore
Prices are rising, but I think the message still has to go across that chicken and eggs are safe.
Shashi Kapur
Small-business salaries are rising from the dead. That's good news for small business employees, but it may not be great news for the overall economy. Inflation is rearing its ugly head and may soon stifle economic growth.
Michael Alter
Overseas investments are coming in every sector, from manufacturing to services. New jobs are being created. Demand for manufactured goods, services and manpower are rising and that's keeping the economy buoyant.
Saumitra Chaudhuri
Steel and metal companies are on a long-term rising trend. Demand will continue to increase.
Tomokatsu Mori
Health care costs have skyrocketed. A lot of costs have been rising.
Steve Miskin
The charge was left entirely to himself from midnight until the rising of the sun; and if all the shepherds in the Forest had been there to have assisted him, they could not have effected it with greater propriety.
James Hogg
The catalyst for deals is generally rising corporate profits, ... We should have rising activity next year.
Richard Peterson
There is no question that the demand for traditional sport utility vehicles has been affected by rising gas prices.
Steve Lyons
Rising health-care costs are pushing more people into public coverage from private coverage. I don't know how long that can last.
Paul Fronstin
I think investors are somewhat nervous about the economic data coming out. Once investors do become more convinced that we are near the end of the rising interest rate cycle, the market will turn around.
David Presson
The accumulating effects of rising oil-related costs, both on consumer confidence and on our business, are a cause for concern, but we remain confident that we will make further progress in the second half.
Terry Leahy
Despite rising rates and competitive products elsewhere, such as money market funds, Wells Fargo posted strong deposit growth.
Mark Batty
We're insulated a little bit from the recession because of our cost structure, but our business is to some extent cyclical, ... With pressure on network TV, rising (interest) rates against inflation and lower, declining audiences, clearly clients are looking at alternatives.
Martin Sorrell
If peace doesn't prevail, there will be some fall on the aid front and that will hit the currency. We could see inflation rising and interest rates coming under pressure.
Hasitha Premaratne
He's passed from rising hope to elder statesman without any intervening period whatsoever.
Michael Foot
Be sure to get your tickets early. You may be witness to another rising star.
Jackie Barrick
I equate this to Noah and the flood. Noah had a lot of rising water. At the end of the boat ride was a promise of hope and restoration. We want to point them to the rainbow of hope and restoration.
Bobby Martin
Metals are rising very fast, but this bullish trend should stay during the first half of the year.
Hiroyuki Kitakata
Given the fact that the total number of attacks are up and Iraqi casualties are rising, it is real hard to say we have seen any light in this tunnel.
Daniel Goure
When a market is rising because the supply of funds is greater than the supply of assets, it is difficult to say when the ride will end.
Roland Nash
With the rising cost of health care, we really need to stay ahead of this.
Stephanie Nelson
After that, there's not much positive about the outlook. There are no job gains, and wages aren't rising at the moment.
Carey Leahey
Earnings are likely to continue to become more favorable, and I believe that will counteract the negative effect of rising rates to provide for higher stock valuations by year-end.
Robert Balentine
Bonds are a little bit expensive right now. Consumers are spending a little bit aggressively, which may make the central bank nervous about rising prices. It may push the bank to tighten further.
James Dutkiewicz
These new jobs will mean rising incomes.
Stephen Happel
The good news is that the risk perception is sinking, and attitudes are rising as the current economic and political situation overshadow the past. The future of the market depends on where the economy goes and how the 2008 presidential elections go, and how these factors are seen by investors.
Michael Lange
It's urgent and necessary that we begin moving aggressively — and immediately — to restore New York as a leader in innovation, entrepreneurship and economic progress. Innovation will be the engine. Innovation will be what creates high-paying, high-skill jobs for New York and provides all of New York with rising standards of living.
Linda Sanford
The surplus will continue shrinking as oil prices push up imports. The biggest concern is that rising oil prices could derail growth in the U.S. and other countries, which would be a blow to Japanese exports.
Naoki Iizuka
He (Kazmir) has good stuff. You can see when his confidence is rising. He's not afraid to throw the off-speed. It was good to get him off the mound. He was rolling.
Russ Adams
Rate increases for lodgings are mostly a result of supply and demand, especially in major markets. Rising energy costs as well as salary and benefit costs are certainly having an impact on the hospitality industry.
Catherine L. Rossi
Entrepreneurs are not as optimistic as they were earlier in the year, which is an indication our economy may be leveling off to some extent, ... Certainly, small-business owners are experiencing more cost pressures than they were in the spring, and it is no secret small businesses are coping with rising gas prices.
Gregg Thompson
Prices have been supported by the ongoing geopolitical concerns (particularly Nigeria), colder weather and higher gasoline prices (which are rising on the changing U.S. petroleum-blending specifications).
Matthew Parry
In areas where values are rising by 15 to 20 percent in a year, they don't care about the principal as much. After a few years, they are refinancing anyway.
Mark Hicks
The general trend is that our campaign is clearly rising at a steady, very solid pace. We are winning people over.
Felipe Calderon
Japanese companies are regaining pricing power by gradually reflecting rising manufacturing and labor costs in their product prices. The Bank of Japan may raise interest rates as early as August.
Ryutaro Kono
The bottom line is we have a very well-educated work force. The retirees are the same way. They see it for what it is. They understand it. Times are what they are. Health care costs are rising rapidly.
Mike Sheridan
Further downstream in the oil chain, retail, marketing and petrochemicals suffered as a result of rapidly rising raw material costs.
Thierry Desmarest
The recent strong rise in German car sales suggests that consumers are finally replacing their aged car park and the rising fuel prices certainly provide an incentive.
Juergen Pieper
War is not the answer, and more people are feeling that as opposition is rising. We must join our hearts and minds in seeking an alternative to war.
Bob Brammer
The short-term yield has to increase when there is a rising concern about the policy change.
Shinji Hiramatsu
Upon closer inspection many of the allegedly negative implications of rising international trade and investment for jobs, wages and living standards are belied by the evidence.
Joaquin Almunia
If people were aggressively concerned about falling house prices, rising interest rates, you would not expect to see a leap in consents being issued for houses.
Tony Alexander
We have some inflation at the pipeline level, rising commodity prices, crude, material prices, things of that nature, but that inflation doesn't always get passed on to the consumer level.
Charles Reinhard
The greatest glory never comes from falling, but from rising each time you fall.
Clay Aiken
It's no secret the level of the oceans is rising, something that's been accelerated by climatic warming.
David Bernstein
At this point, real wages are falling [and] profit margins are rising, so the offset to the stupid behavior on the part of the governments is that business profitability is improving, and that's all connected to the euro going down.
Charles Dumas
Pipeline prices are easing, but because companies weren't able to put up prices a lot when oil was rising, they may not cut them so much when the pendulum swings the other way.
Stephen Webster
The problem is that all those shares had already risen enough. People who bought them now keep asking: 'Why our stocks are not growing?' - and they are not rising exactly because those people already bought them. The price is high.
Marcos Basaglia
This good news supports the view of continued economic and employment gains with limited upside risk of rising interest rates.
John Silvia
We always were afraid the bowl that is New Orleans would fill quickly. Now with the water rising today, it appears to be filling slowly.
Walter Maestri
The expectation of rising costs indicates that hedge fund managers as a whole recognize that, for better or worse, hedge funds are entering into a new era of regulation.
Karan Sampson
If you examine anyone's contributions, you find they receive contributions from the people they know and they work with. People know that Tom Gallagher has a record of fighting for consumers in this state and he's the only candidate who's announced a plan to deal with rising insurance rates.
Albert Martinez
They are starting to realize that they are one of the better teams in state, and their enthusiasm is rising. The kids were looking forward to this match ever since their spectacular finish at the Papillion Invite. Everyone played hard and with intensity right from the beginning.
Scott Bethune
We are in a situation where we have rising raw material prices, which are very important in China, and a rise in food prices, which are important to Chinese laborers. That's inflationary, and these costs are being passed around.
Anirvan Banerji
Anticipation for good earnings seems to be leading to gains for Sony as well as Toyota and Honda. In the mid-term most investors expect the market to continue rising and that is proving to be a strong reason to buy when prices dip.
Junichi Misawa
Overseas demand for autos, IT goods and construction machinery which had long supported the overall economic activity in Japan, is now set to slow down, while input cost for Japanese companies is rising.
Junichi Makino
The data point to the dilemma facing the Bank of Canada. Rising economy-wide labor cost pressures are likely to push core inflation above the 2 percent target in the second half of 2006, implying a need for further reduction in monetary stimulus.
Ted Carmichael
While sanctions would be aimed at coercing Iran to abandon its nuclear testing program, the world is reliant on Iran continuing to export crude oil into the global markets in order to keep prices from rising, which is a point that Iranian officials have been quick to make.
Jean Jacques Rousseau
The Bank Negara meeting today (Jan 20) could be a key event. They may wait to hike rates but core inflation is rising and the market is demanding more monetary tightening.
Craig Chan
The most important reason for rising costs is that we are so good at developing new ways to diagnose and treat disease. The typical new drug, imaging test, or procedure increases health expenditures rather than decreasing them.
Alan Garber
Also the good news out of Asia is continuing to push other resources stocks higher, metals prices are rising, we're seeing more mergers in the resource industry and all of those kinds of things are generally good news for those stocks and companies.
Kate Warne
Those who think that energy prices are headed back into the $30's are dreaming. A $50-$60 trading range for oil is more likely to be a plateau on the way to even higher prices. Demand for energy is rising unabated.
David Kotok
Consumption is strong and wages are rising, so the CPI trend is improving. In six months, deflation will be over.
Masaaki Kanno
When you've got inflation rising above the bank's target it reinforces the view that we don't need more rate cuts this year.
Ross Walker
Prices are rising, but not fast enough to prompt the central bank to raise interest rates. Inflation will pick up slowly toward the end of the year.
Im No Jung
Because the bill strengthens the state's energy efficiency programs, it will help protect consumers against rising utility prices due to increases in fossil fuel prices.
Charlie Higley
We're going to have to see economic data that suggests capital spending is on the rise and corporate confidence is rising before we can move up significantly. We need to see concrete results.
Peter Coolidge
Rapidly rising house prices can leave an economy vulnerable to a subsequent price correction with ensuing negative wealth effects.
Klaus Regling
Rising raw material and energy prices have continued to push up costs and hit profits.
John Cridland
[Floodwaters were still rising as much as 3 inches, or 7.6 centimeters, an hour in parts of New Orleans late Tuesday. In other areas, they were beginning to subside.] I don't want to alarm anyone that New Orleans is filling up like a bowl, ... That isn't happening.
Michael Brown
Since 1999 when natural gas prices began rising, 22 nitrogen fertilizer plants have closed.
Mike Bennett
In general, a rising rate environment slows down growth, so most companies are not going to go as good as when rates are low.
Jay Bryson
I think it smells good, like rising bread, but some don't like it.
Robert Mitchell
There is still a fair amount of apprehension among manufacturers, especially with rising energy prices and political uncertainty, but the overall atmosphere is optimistic.
Bob Willis
I don't see any changes at this week's meeting. Besides, ending that policy and raising rates are completely different issues, and rates won't start rising for a while.
Hiroshi Yoshida
Recent gains suggest to me that shares are rising too fast and it's natural to expect selling.
Tomokatsu Mori
We are glad to give one of India's rising stars the wild card and an opportunity to play alongside a true champion. It is a triple bonanza for the Chennai Open because Pat Cash will be conducting coaching clinics for promising juniors.
Ravi Krishnan
It was partly due to more people voluntarily leaving to look for better jobs as wages are rising, as opposed to companies laying off workers.
Naoki Iizuka
The bonds hold up better in down markets and they also have some percentage of shorts to protect on the downside, yet they get enough upside on the convertible bonds, which act like stocks in rising markets.
Dan Mcneela
Helping customers get the right devices designed in and right products designed in time to meet their market windows is a rising priority.
Roy Vallee
We welcome the commission's 'get tough' approach with those who are dragging their heels on implementing EU competition directives. But change will come far too late to help millions of UK households whose gas and power bills are rising very sharply.
Roy Gardner
The affordability of light vehicles has been quite stable over the past ten quarters. Family incomes have been rising faster than vehicle prices, but higher interest rates have increased the cost of financing a new car.
Dana Johnson
The federal government's near-term fiscal improvements give us the chance and the responsibility to deal with the long-term budget challenges posed by demographic changes and ever-rising health care costs.
Scott Milburn
We have to be fanatical about power consumption. It's not just about longer battery life, but when you look at rising oil prices, it becomes more and more important.
Sean Maloney
What we found is that sea levels are rising and increasing with time.
John Church
The earnings evolution is definitely slowing in Europe. Combined with rising interest rates and an excellent performance over the last few months, we can expect the market to take a pause.
Patrick Casselman
Looking forward, the accumulating effects of rising oil-related costs, both on consumer confidence and our business, are a cause for concern.
Terry Leahy
I am surprised that folks in general seem a bit peeved that their minimum payment may soon be rising. I think it is a wonderful thing, frankly the first real pro-consumer move this industry has made in my adult lifetime.
Cherry Hill
Alcohol consumption in Britain is rising rapidly. The recent rise in mouth cancer cases appears to be one of the unfortunate outcomes of excessive drinking in this country.
Alex Markham
We believe that with inflation rising rapidly, and concerns among the hawks that it will be harder to bring under control ... the door has been closed to further cuts.
Alan Clarke
Silicon Valley certainly has a very cheap funding base that makes a lot more money in rising rate environment. Comerica is kind of pure play on commercial lending side.
Denis Laplante
Gold prices are going up thanks to the concerns over high international oil prices that are rising mainly due to tensions between the US and Iran.
Tanvir Abid
The board takes its deliberations regarding tuition very seriously. Although we regret having to raise tuition, it is necessary in order to meet rising costs and to address quality issues.
Aubrey Patterson
I like that I'm a Gemini. I just like the duality of it but I don't check my moon rising or anything like that.
Corey Hart
Rate increases for lodgings are mostly a result of supply and demand, especially in major markets. For both lodgings and restaurants, rising energy costs as well as salary and benefit costs are certainly having an impact.
Pam Maiolo
We do have some concerns with the weather pattern coming in. With the river rising, the water won't have anywhere to go but through those neighborhoods.
Chris Badger
We had a confluence of negative events -- the hurricanes, gas going for over $3 a gallon and a rising death toll in Iraq, all in September. All that combined to create a sense of anxiety.
Melinda Jackson
The sense of urgency is rising.
Tom Humphries
[Rising home values] are making people feel they don't need to save.
Lakshman Achuthan
China plans to increase imports, so it will tolerate gains in the yuan. A rising yuan will help to slow exports and help lower the cost of imports.
Xiao Minjie
As employers continue to struggle with the rising costs of providing health benefits to current and former employees, more of them might be induced to maintain retiree health benefits if they can purchase more affordable coverage.
Cathy Schoen
Tourism is a barometer of normalcy, and tourism is doing exceptionally well. Of course, we are starting from a low base, but we are a rising star in Europe.
Alan Clarke
Rising inflation will exacerbate pressure on the central bank to raise interest rate again. The tightening policy will persist as the central bank tries to reverse the negative real rate.
Vickie Hsieh
The hope is there. The sun is rising. Our best days are yet to come.
Senator John Kerry
It was no more than a black slash in the ground, a poignant contrast to the lofty white marble and limestone of this monumental city. It was cut into a gently rising slope of grass An al fresco mortuary.
Nelson Demille
Worries about rising U.S. inflation and what that will mean for Fed rates may hurt consumer spending. Those concerns are negative for shares.
Taiji Yoshida
Manufacturers have probably adapted to rising oil prices, and the drop in the euro is part of the reason why. There's still too much uncertainty in the outlook for the ECB to raise rates.
Stephen Webster
Instead of rising rapidly in the beginning and flattening out later, the earnings curves of most those who eventually become millionaires was the reverse; their income increased slowly, if at all, for many years. And then after two to three decades, it suddenly went through the roof.
Srully Blotnick
With exports now recovering and domestic demand rising steadily, production activity is likely to maintain its rising trend in the near-term.
Taro Saito
These two currencies see an overbought condition against the dollar and technically may face some slides for now. Their rising trends will remain in place but we need to have a downward correction first.
Tsutomu Soma
In southern Africa HIV is still rising. Tanzania does not have the highest rates but it is one country where it is still going up.
Audrie Pattenn
Global warming and rising temperatures in the Arctic jeopardize the polar bear's very existence. Polar bears cannot survive without sea ice. Polar bears could disappear in our lifetime if we don't take action.
Melanie Duchin
We're going to be in a hostile environment against a very good team. It's going to take us rising to the level of our competition (to win).
Dave Esquer
This approval is another example of our agency's endeavor to counter rising health care costs by approving safe and effective generic alternatives as soon as the law permits.
Dr. Scott Gottlieb
Treasuries are near the levels where investors think they offer value. Core inflation looks calm, so rising oil prices are primarily a threat to growth as they are like a tax hike for consumers.
Masayuki Yoshihara
Funds with the potential to make money in both rising and falling markets are likely to attract the same target audience that with-profit funds used to. But investors must always make sure that they are comfortable with everything their fund invests in and also that, as far as possible, they understand what the fund actually does. That way there are less likely to be any disappointments.
Paul Ilott
In any year, there is always a certain percentage of dealers losing money. [Rising ] interest rates are starting to pinch some consumers.
Paul Taylor
People have accused me of being in favor of globalization. This is equivalent to accusing me of being in favor of the sun rising in the morning.
Clare Short
It is unfair to blame China for rising international oil prices.
Lu Jianhua
People are anticipating good earnings and that is perhaps keeping the market from falling considering you have oil prices, metals and bond yields all rising.
Ron Kiddoo
We consider sterling to be overvalued and expect it to weaken against the dollar in tune with rising expectations for a rate cut by the BOE. Until we get further confirmation that BOE will cut, sterling will be volatile.
Teis Knuthsen
The country was fortunate last year during the hurricanes because we didn't see a drastic effect in insurance rates rising. Florida stood their own because of the regulations from Andrew.
John Benson
Fair daffodils, we weep to see / You haste away so soon: / As yet the early-rising sun / Has not attained his noon.
Robert Herrick
Rising energy prices will further subtract from already-falling real income growth in Japan. In our view, a one or two percentage point subtraction from the growth rate of consumer demand at the margin will prove catastrophic to all hopes of substantial economic expansion.
Carl B. Weinberg
I loved making 'Rising Sun'. I got into the psychology of why she liked to get strangled and tied up in plastic bags. It has to do with low self-worth.
Tatjana Patitz
The market's recent rising pitch was a bit too fast, so it's logical that it takes a breather. But investors are still eager to buy on dips.
Takahiko Murai
The council's debt levels in the near term are likely to remain at levels consistent with the current ratings, despite rising.
Danielle Westwater
The FBI understands how unusual the circumstance is and they've attached extra resources to expedite this. Everybody seems to be rising to the occasion to take care of things in the time available.
Clay Johnson
Industrial production will strongly contribute to growth in the fourth quarter. Order backlogs have been rising in Germany. There's more than sufficient evidence that one should reduce the amount of accommodation in monetary policy.
Klaus Baader
We have rising energy and a handful of other commodity prices moving up. So the risk is we get more inflation. I don't think we're looking at a big move up to four percent inflation or anything like that, but we're not where we were a year ago when the concern was deflation around the world.
Kathy Jones
I think we're in a significant inventory correction in the economy. What's happening now is people who make cars and barbecue grills are getting their inventories in line, then they're getting their product in line. But the number of cars and barbecue grills being bought is still rising.
Lloyd O'carroll
The whole experience is rising to the challenge every time. You never know what might happen. You might be talking to the future world champion.
Damon Hill
With rising demand and lower supply, obviously that's going to put pressure on parking rates.
Ross Moore
Lloyds is rising on speculation that BBVA will make a bid. There's been talk of a tie up between the two for ages. BBVA pulling out of BNL is going to reinforce that rumor.
Simon Payne
We can only progress by beating historic rivals, gaining respect, rising step-by-step.
Luis Fernando Suarez
Maria pays such little attention to issues affecting the black community. She's coming in here with a black politician who is a rising star because I announced my candidacy, and my strong base is the black community.
Aaron Dixon
The relatively high inventory levels are providing some cushion to the market, but of course demand is rising in the U.S.. We are in a more comfortable situation than a few months ago, but the structural problems this market has haven't gone away.
Francisco Blanch
The view that borrowing costs in the U.S. will keep on rising is weighing on stocks.
Minoru Takada
As long as they are rising, the ECB tends to raise interest rates.
Joerg Kraemer
Typically, we see flat or slightly rising prices in December, because people are usually willing to pay more.
Stephen Baker
The global market is one big swimming pool. Tomorrow the workers go on strike in Nigeria, and we pay the price here although we don't import oil from Nigeria. The story is that global oil prices are rising and there is nothing we can do about it.
Fereidun Fesharaki
First, rising prices decrease consumers' disposable incomes.
Angela Veitch
Fukui's remarks today fueled speculation that the end of the policy could come as soon as March. With consumer prices projected to keep rising this year, the BOJ may raise rates as soon as October.
Hideo Kumano
We know that if people are confident in their discretionary income and the health of the economy, they tend to worry less about rising travel costs, including gas prices.
Cathy Keefe
Oil and gas shares are shining at the moment: Rising oil prices are lifting the shares which are also undervalued and offer attractive dividend yields.
Markus Steinbeis
In the morning, when you are sluggish about getting up, let this thought be present: 'I am rising to a man's work.'
Marcus Aurelius
If the primary cause of rising interest rates is growing demand for capital, then this should be regarded as a 'good' rate rise.
Kathy Matsui
Consumers have a lot on their mind ? rising interest rates, a cooling housing market. They're riddled with debt and the holiday season thus far is shaping out to be just okay, not exceptional, not terrible but okay.
Vera Gibbons
Long term care insurance is more important than ever for consumers to consider, especially in light of the rising costs of care and impending changes to Medicaid that will make it harder to qualify for services under the program. Our efforts are designed to give people the information they need to plan more effectively.
Laura Moore
I guess what happened last year was kind of similar to what happened in the early 1990s where you had a recession that was officially over and then you had several years after that of rising poverty.
Charles Nelson
I'm from New York. I have a big mouth, and I hope we raise lots of money tonight and, more than that, the spirit of Mississippi because that has to happen. We have to bring it all back together again and feel it rising again.
Doris Roberts
We believe that demand for steel will remain healthy through 2006 as inventory levels remain low and steel imports have not been price disruptive. Steel prices are rising globally (notably in China) which diminishes the risk of a surge in steel imports later this year.
Michael Gambardella
It was a combination of long liquidation and fund selling. We do see rising copper stocks and that is some of the impetus behind the recent pressure.
Dave Meger
Domestic demand is clearly the driving force. With strong capital spending plans and signs of rising bonuses, there's a good chance that the economy will grow more than an annualized 2 percent in the fourth quarter.
Takuji Aida
Many of these jobs require people in highly competitive fields. In the last two years, we've lost three managers and three rising stars to higher-paying jobs elsewhere. These are talented people recognized in their field.
Mike Shore
The weather is cooperating and helping us replenish supplies. The speculative frenzy that followed the hurricanes has cooled down. Lower refinery operating rates have led to rising crude-oil stocks as products have arrived from elsewhere.
Michael Fitzpatrick
We had no rising water in our warehouse areas, and don't expect food inspectors to look at our buildings. There's no need for it.
Kevin Kelly
Rising petrol prices and reduced domestic travel is a concern for regional Australia as few tourists will be passing through country towns, staying in local hotels and contributing to local economies and jobs.
Christopher Brown
The nation's 925,000 restaurants -- even through the challenges of rising energy costs and major hurricanes in 2005 -- are entering 2006 with solid performances and optimism on both the national and state levels.
Hudson Riehle
We'll get there on the back of rising oil prices.
Jeffrey Rubin
If the past is any guide, the effect of rising interest rates is likely to be felt most visibly in housing markets.
Donald Kohn
Consumption continues to rise on higher farm incomes, rising employment and increasing consumer loans. Still, rising material costs slowed construction.
Ampon Kittiampon
Once again, this adds another brick to the building that people keep discussing that's rising around the world of voice.
John Styers
Rises in prices may not accelerate, but it's unlikely that they will fall back into negative territory once they start rising.
Toshihiko Fukui
Extreme weather events, drought and rising sea levels threaten the lives and livelihoods of millions of people around the world. Negotiators must remember this as they enter these talks.
Catherine Pearce
We have a very cautious consumer in an environment with rising prices for (things like) gasoline and natural gas. But in my opinion, it won't cause people to stop traveling.
Aftab Dada
The biggest factor is the rising oil price at $67-$68 (per barrel) ... We have to limit unnecessary imports.
Jusuf Kalla
Prices have fallen 25 percent since their record highs in September. After the New Year, motorists can expect prices to begin rising as refineries cut back production to conduct their annual maintenance and begin the process of producing the summer blend of gas, which must be completed by the end of February.
Carol Thorp
The investor world of the stock widens enormously with an upgrade, so it is now rising on expectations of higher liquidity.
Renato Vercesi
To date, the increasing affordability of our key product categories and the strength of our retail team have enabled us to grow our business despite macro-economic factors such as rising gas prices.
Brad Anderson
Investors are scared of the impact of rising bankruptcies. And on top of that, worries of a war in Iraq and a slowdown in the U.S. economy are really weighing.
Koichi Seki
Acts of injustice done Between the setting and the rising sun In history lie like bones, each one.
W. H. Auden
He who holds back rising anger like a rolling chariot, him I call a real driver; other people are but holding the reins.
The Dhammapada
The cooling off of the regional housing market can be attributed to a combination of job losses related to the airport, rising interest rates, infrastructure problems and growth control initiatives.
Jim Cutter
While there is evidence that GDP growth has touched bottom, the recent tax increases on certain consumer goods, electricity and metro price hikes, more moderate real wage rises, and rising unemployment are probably going to impact consumption in 2002.
Damian Fraser
The rising geo-political risks in Iran and Nigeria have put pressure on oil prices, raising concerns that inflation might escalate again.
Jonathan Ravelas
Finally people are recognizing the economy's in good shape and so are profits. You have rates rising slowly, but you still have a recipe for strong earnings. This actually is good for stocks.
James Swanson
Auto execs are grappling with the dynamics of increased competition, rising commodity and healthcare costs and the need to invest in new manufacturing facilities. All of this is leading to a rather bleak outlook on profitability through the rest of this decade and a trend toward greater consolidation.
Betsy Meter
We had a couple of turnovers, a couple of penalties and a couple of missed assignments, and that's when the game got really tight. But at the end of the game, our kids deserved some credit for rising to the occasion. I'm proud that we didn't let go of the rope. I would like to have less mistakes and I would like to execute better, but again, we're walking away with a win.
Terry Wilczek
Our understanding is that this was driven by food prices rising quite sharply and non-food prices coming off, where our expectation for the rest of the year is for food price inflation to weaken and non-food prices to accelerate moderately.
Paul Cavey
In an era of rising energy costs, the results of the first P3 competition should make people sit up and take notice. In last year's competition, four student projects became new businesses with clients, two of them marketing energy monitoring systems.
George Gray
My basic premise is that, as time moves along, they're going to have to spend more from operating cash flow, and that's going to increase the cost burden in the future compared to more nimble companies like Motorola. Investors are going to be interested in companies with rising operating margins, not ones struggling to raise them.
Sandy Sanders
They won't break me because the desire for freedom, and the freedom of the Irish people, is in my heart. The day will dawn when all the people of Ireland will have the desire for freedom to show. It is then that we will see the rising of the moon.
Bobby Sands
It's a whole different ballgame from years back. It's like any other business -- rising costs and a lot more paperwork.
Danny Murphy
A weaker yen is definitely positive for Mazda and other automakers. Mazda's earnings are also helped by the rising popularity of its vehicles.
Koichi Ogawa
If the Fed ceases hiking, against the backdrop of still rising commodity prices, then the Australian dollar will have few reasons for resisting any topside advances.
Craig Ferguson
The prospect of rising interest rates in the major economies -- Europe, the United States and Japan -- has significantly damaged sentiment in the commodities market.
Tatsuo Kageyama
With consumer spending remaining strong on the back of rising income levels and improvements in the employment climate, conditions would appear to be right to begin passing on price rises to the end consumer sooner rather than later.
Satoru Ogasawara
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