It's definitely a consolidating sector. With few assets likely to come on the block, you can definitely command a premium.

Philip Olsen

The telecom sector pushed us up, these shares are really cheap and they've got a lot of room to grow.

Bruno Otero

This says to me we could see some inventory replenishment in coming months. As a consequence, I think the manufacturing sector is still in an upswing phase.

Michael Keenan

This probe will reveal whether Poland had to change its banking sector this way over the last 17 years, or are there people who have erred. Surely, no foreign investor will be worse off because of it.

Przemyslaw Gosiewski

The New York state economy continued to expand in February, adding 7,700 private-sector jobs over the month.

David Trzaskos

The volatility of Hong Kong's property sector places an added burden on its financial institutions.

Ryan Tsang

Flat-panel televisions is a big sector for semiconductor makers to tap. Supplying to an industry leader will be a significant breakthrough.

Phil Chen

I'm not in favor of hitting the panic button just because a sector is well out of favor.

Tim Rees

We want to totally reconfigure this model so that the purchasers have available information before they make a purchase. Our concern is how soon can consumers get the info how soon can NMVTIS get the information. If we're dependent on federal agencies, we're not going to get it as fast as if the private sector is allowed to leverage that info manage it and interpret it and send it back out.

David Regan

Islamic finance is currently the growth sector of the global financial markets. It has been growing in the range of 15 and 20 per cent over the last five years and is expected to grow at around 10 to 15 per cent over the next three year period.

John Weguelin

More importantly it's names like Wal-Mart. [Wal-Mart] is a sentiment indicator for the whole retail sector.

Katie Townshend

I think some of these things have brought about growth in the retail sector.

Jerry Bach

Competition is very fierce in the health-and-beauty sector in the Netherlands. When prices drop, we can maintain profitability only if we keep costs in hand. By carefully monitoring inventory and turnover, we are able to save several million euros in stock value.

Harm Harmenzon

This is a year of unusually low S&P index turnover due to the low number of mergers and acquisitions in the large-cap sector. So we are making the change at a time when the impact on index investors will be minimized.

David Blitzer

One can argue that the market might've gotten ahead of itself, and might have pushed up prices of some of these companies a bit too high. But the recent drop is an overreaction. I see this as a buying opportunity. Prospects for the sector are still extremely positive.

Mark Kelleher

Growth in euro-land economies is starting to come through, particularly in the industrial sector. It looks to us as if there will be strong growth in the third and fourth quarter of around 1 percent.

Gwyn Hacche

While a few manufacturing industries--in particular, the auto industry -- face challenges, the overall manufacturing sector appears to be on very solid footing for at least the near term.

Donald A. Norman

The economic environment remained supportive of overall loan growth in 2005, while the rate of growth in the home loan sector moderated toward a more sustainable level.

Craig Bennett

We want to make a step forward, in which the public sector also takes responsibility.

Rocco Buttiglione

The damper is the financial sector. That's probably just because of bond concerns.

Matthew Ruane

It's clear that there's a message to the private sector. The message is, they want their broadband and will find a cheap way to deploy it. They will do it for themselves if the private sector doesn't do it fast enough.

Michael Gallagher

Back in the good old days, marketing and PR for libraries consisted of a flier or a bookmark. Now, we have to be just as commercially minded as the private sector.

Valerie Maginnis

We're looking for a moratorium on state and local taxes to allow time so the government and the private sector can make recommendations regarding a future Internet tax policy.

Bruce Hahn

People in the healthcare sector are continuing to see good job opportunities.

Steve Hine

We will send an appeal to the Prime Minister tomorrow for re-imposing the ban so that the country's textile sector could be saved from ruination.

Ma Awal

Tech is a great place to be at the moment. Merger and acquisition activity and good company earnings make it a sector you have to be in.

Mariano Sancho

During the last four months the oil sector was highly affected by the smuggling of crude oil and fuel to neighboring countries.

Motasim Hassan

It's very bad news. Numbers such as this put a dent in the view that exports can pick up to counter a slower consumer sector. Growth this year isn't going to be that great.

Gavin Redknap

The over-regulation of banking sector can be avoided because they affect the entry into the market of poor migrant workers. The remittances give a lifeline to people in poor countries.

Dilip Ratha

Given a high likelihood of a slowing economy, moderating demand from the service provider sector, and unexpected first quarter 2001 seasonality, we see an increasingly likelihood of deceleration going forward.

Christopher Stix

We have a pretty steady five-day work week, so city work is good for people who want to have a family life. In the private sector, there's more of an attitude that the business is here now, so the work has to be done now.

Polo Cervantes

We have been watching the digital publishing sector very closely over the last few years and have now decided it is time to ramp up our activity.

Duncan Edwards

This is good for the sector. People will think more about takeovers.

Anthony Polini

Those outside the industry often do not realize the capital intensity of the wine and grape sector. As the vast majority of holdings are private, often family businesses, the main source of investment capital continues to be private resources, with support from the commercial banking industry.

Barbara Insel

Extending emissions trading to the aviation sector will limit these emissions and ensure that aviation, like all other sectors, contribute to reducing the harmful greenhouse gases. Through emission trading, airlines will be able to do so at the least possible costs.

Stavros Dimas

The deterioration of the financial markets, particularly in the technology sector, and a worsening corporate earnings outlook, was particularly marked in the second half of the year.

George Russell

Basically, this is something the management of a private-sector financial institution has made and is carrying out, and the government is in no position to say whether this is good or bad.

Heizo Takenaka

We expect growth from most of our core businesses (in 2006/2007). Earnings from the leisure sector would depend on developments in the security situation.

Krishan Balendra

Private sector users have the same security and critical operations issues as government workers. Shutting down the RIM network for anyone seems like an extreme measure.

John Halamka

We would only deal with public facilities. That's how I see it. I'm a little skeptical of government injecting into the private sector.

Glen Casada

We were awarded the new contract based on our track record, experience in the public sector and the approach and methodology we proposed.

Brandon Smith

The service sector accounts for 37% of the jobs in the economy. 2.4 percent is the normal job growth, which amounts to about 100,000 jobs.

John Connaughton

Domestic institutions were looking for reasons to unwind a good slice of their long positions in the tech sector. The yen and the Nasdaq gave them two very good ones.

Masayoshi Okamoto

The inventory adjustment in the technology sector is coming to an end and will finish as exports to China start picking up. The leading index should be able to maintain a level over 50 percent in the coming months.

Naoki Iizuka

In the IT world they talk about having domain knowledge of the sector you are selling into, like banking. For me it was all about getting domain knowledge.

Neal Mccarthy

The services sector is showing some inflationary pressure, and wages are starting to climb.

William Hummer

With the opportunity opening up of the Chinese market it's providing greater confidence in the market that all the exploration spending going on is actually worthwhile. If it was possible to add more enthusiasm to the whole uranium sector this has done it.

Gavin Wendt

I really don't feel my tax dollars should be involved in renovating something that belongs in the private sector. To be perfectly honest, the fact that it's an architectural jewel doesn't really push my buttons.

Mike Vogel

Mobile is the key revenue generating service emerging in China. Money is being made in the mobile sector as Internet downloading is huge but almost entirely pirated.

Richard Robinson

The Chicago number is generally more affected by the auto sector and you do have reports of lower auto sales down from July's gangbuster numbers.

John Shin

This is an exciting company, ... This is a leader in an emerging sector within technology. These guys are in the space called applications hosting. These guys are sharing a consortium technology and have explosive top line (revenue).

Brian Clifford

The big raids will be for project management staff so you need to ensure these staff are content and that means providing clear career paths and training opportunities. Many firms haven't been doing this because over the past few years they haven't felt the need to, but that is going to change with all these public sector projects.

Philip Virgo

The large-cap bank sector hasn't done well in the past few years -- we were overdue, in some respects, for a rally in this sector.

Anthony Polini

We expect Alcoa to kick off a relatively strong fourth quarter 2005 earnings season for the metals and mining sector.

Chris Olin

Rather than trying to discredit a valid report, we should perhaps look at the need for cost reforms here in La Crosse, and get the business sector and consumers involved.

Tom Kennedy

That's a good number. It shows that manufacturing is recovering and it bodes well for the economy that the sector is recording decent rates of growth despite the strong currency.

Nico Kelder

Although some government officials and ruling bloc lawmakers remain reluctant toward an early policy shift, there are nearly no objections in the private sector, including the banking industry, the insurance industry and business lobbies.

Masuhisa Kobayashi

I'm excited about it. The whole idea was for kids to be able to do a project that would count as the community service they need. This will give them something to show off in the public sector, something the community can actually see and enjoy.

Debbie Ward

The DRC has been successful recently at turning its economy around, from contraction in the early 2000s to estimated growth of seven per cent in 2005. This is particularly impressive considering the challenges this country has faced. The DRC is rich in human and natural resources, and IFC will continue to promote private sector development in support of the country's economic regeneration.

Lars Thunell

I feel pretty certain he would have been given a position in the government or the public sector if we (the JLP) had won in 2002.

Arthur Williams

Our importers are in apprehension as 2006 is the election year. The prospects or problems of the RMG sector will largely depend on domestic political situation.

Tipu Munshi

The main point of the talks will be economic relations, especially cooperation in the energy sector.

Bela Anda

Russian energy supplies to Hungary in accordance with the current long-term contracts and ambitious joint projects in the oil and gas sector will be high on the agenda.

Sergei Prikhodko

Every time inventories build, people in general get very nervous. You get a little bit of panicking, especially when things have been as good as they have [in the semiconductor sector] .

Tore Svanberg

I would much prefer to see the arena not only owned and constructed but operated by the private sector. That takes it totally out of the government's hands, and it would be much better promoted. That, in itself, brings dividends to the city. That's the economic payoff to the city.

Jerry Shuster

In spite of my Peace Corps background, my heart really is in the private sector. The commercial world is something that the nonprofit sector can't ignore.

Ted Johnson

We're acting to protect the US financial sector from this network's tainted drug profits, as well as ensure Wei and his cohorts can't use the American financial system to move or launder their opium proceeds.

Robert Werner

As a mater of fact, Singapore has already taken the lead in expanding cooperation with China in the financial sector.

Zhai Kun

A city not in the market for students will try to maintain the number of public sector employees instead of provide a higher level of services.

Ned Hill

Clients throughout the Middle East really appreciate sector expertise. Things move very quickly here.

David Church

If you're not going to use private sector, who are you going to use? The only countries that do provide peace-keeping services are among the poorest countries in the world, so it's no small wonder that UN peacekeeping fails.

Doug Brooks

We're honored to be recognized for the second consecutive year by Lotus Advisor Magazine for our technology development work and commitment to the Lotus community. This award acknowledges the importance of issues related to compliance and corporate governance for enterprises in every sector, and we believe our offerings constitute the best technology and services on the market.

Bill Lyons

We need to promote competition, which will benefit the Chinese banking sector over the long haul.

Dong Chen

We will get behind the Governor's Commission on Recovery and Redevelopment and break it down by various areas. At the end of the day, it's the business sector that will drive the recovery of the Coast. They will do it with their investment dollars and with their leadership.

Anthony Topazi

Obviously the main focus right now is on establishing the venture in the auto sector, but eventually they'll be able to move beyond the sector. This name makes that somewhat easier than if we had 'auto' in the name.

David Barnas

It's certainly part of our cultural heritage, ... We've been predicting for a while that by 2015, 60 to 70 per cent of the Canadian retail sector will be foreign-controlled.

Wendy Evans

There are no signs of stress in the financial sector.

Thomas Pickering

The gain in employment over the last 12 months, especially in the business and professional services sector, points to general economic improvement.

Barbara Riley

We are proud of another record revenue quarter in our advertising business and are pleased with our overall 2005 results in light of the continued challenging environment surrounding the mobile value-added service sector in China.

Wang Yan

The biggest dilemma for people coming in is you need experience of the finance sector. To earn big money, you need a sound understanding of finance.

Ann Swain

We're very pleased to have this guy. I guess any time you hire someone, you run the risk of someone taking a shot at them for any reason. But he'll be a real asset to the department. He comes from the private sector. But that's where you get people who have expertise.

Terry Mcelroy

We are also planning to start a $100-million fourth fund from Europe next year to invest in other areas such as the service sector.

Tran Bac Ha

The polarization between households and the corporate sector is a phenomenon seen in the course of the economic restructuring process.

Park Seung

At this stage a correction would be healthy, ... One should take advantage of (a correction) by adding to the sector.

Alberto Vilar

The delirium of omnipotence of one man, and the whole banking sector, is over.

Bruno Tabacci

The acquisition of Guggenheim Alternative Asset Management is a further step in this plan and will provide us with products and expertise in the alternative investment sector, which is an increasingly important segment of the investment market. We believe their sophisticated fund of hedge funds platform will be an attractive option for our institutional clients.

Brian Goggin

We've been playing the telecoms sector. We think consolidation could come and it's a sector that has underperformed for many months.

Matthieu Giuliani

We believe allocated subsidies for the power generation sector may be fully utilized by the end of the second half.

Sailesh Jha

The private sector has a much bigger role to play than ever before.

Jeff Shane

We asked them to provide a prospective view of what they see ahead for their company or sector.

Gary Knight

The finance sector has really emerged as my favorite here, edging out technology by a bit. I recommend that people have about a quarter of their stock holdings in finance.

Robert Robbins

I expect the sell-off in oil prices is a good thing for the stock market. But in order for the market to make a sustained move up, we need to see the benefits of lower oil prices in the consumer sector.

Som Dasgupta

In general, we continue to believe that local governments should not have a competitive advantage when competing with the private sector, and they should not be allowed to subsidize their business plan.

John Williams

We are excited to re-establish coverage of the electric utilities sector and thrilled to add John to our team. John's extensive knowledge of the utilities sector will complement our existing, industry-leading energy research team and allows us to provide insightful and topical proprietary research to our clients.

Steve Pollard

Delay in forming the government does not benefit the Oil Ministry or the sector which provides the bulk of the national budget.

Asim Jihad

AMLI represents an opportunity to acquire a large portfolio of high-quality multifamily assets, an outstanding multifamily management team and organization, strong development capabilities, and a recognized brand name in the sector.

Dave Hardman

BT's current resilience should bring a little relief to a sector that has been reeling from a string of negative announcements.

Morten Singleton

People watch the manufacturing sector most closely in terms of gauging the Canadian dollar's fallout on the economy.

Warren Lovely

More companies in the tech sector are instituting and raising dividends. That's good for investors who are value oriented and realize that a dividend is a piece of a return.

Linda Duessel

Sooner or later, more firms will be given the opportunity to own a majority stake in a nuclear project. The sector is limited right now for security sake.

Shen Wenquan

As we see the first responders begin to ebb, we're seeing the private sector pick up, ... I believe those numbers exceed the number of first responders.

Patrick Taylor

If we don't stop the process now, we're going to be having to negotiate against the private sector and it's not likely we'll be able to compete in that environment.

Randy Hall

What matters for our well-being is the net output -- remember, depreciation charges are not available for consumption -- per person in the overall economy, not the gross output per hour worked in the non-farm business sector alone.

Jan Hatzius

A lot of factors are positive for the sector, there's Christmas turnover, a stronger rand which means interest rates will remain as they are or even another cut as some people are suggesting.

Ferdi Heyneke

This acquisition provides the Group with an entry into the significant social homes segment of the UK housing market. It also provides a foothold for McInerney in a new geographic region, the South Midlands area, which will assist our regional expansion in the private housing sector.

Barry O'connor

The Dow is more a barometer of the economy and not so much the stock market. The photography sector isn't all that crucial to the economy.

Chuck Carlson

There has been a spectacular lack of leadership on CSR from the Government, creating a massive confusion in the corporate sector as a result.

Craig Bennett

There's a greater demand for energy across the board: coal, oil and natural gas, all of which North Dakota is a major producer, so we're reaping the benefits of that energy sector.

Richard Rathge

We need a partnership with the Government of Canada and we need long-term planning. The proposed sector tables are a practical, realistic mechanism for making this happen.

Michael Coleman

It's extremely helpful. It opens up the lines of communication between the public and the private sector.

Chris Henderson

This is just one example of the litany of double standards this budget reflects. We also find it disappointing that, while the Education Roundtable is being made permanent, CUPE - which represents 25,000 employees in the K-12 sector - is still not being invited to participate.

Barry O'neill

Credit growth looked to have stabilized last year, now it's accelerated again and it's a fast pace. The housing sector may be starting to pick up again and that's a sign of renewed confidence.

David De Garis

Maybe the best has gone from the mortgage sector and perhaps more cyclical and business-oriented banks are better places to be.

Stephen Ford

We don't try to pretend that we're doing this just out of the goodness of our hearts to protect Wal-Mart workers. And this isn't just about protecting taxpayers. It's also about protecting good union jobs in the retail sector that are disappearing because of Wal-Mart's business model.

David Groves

This is the only entertainment sector that has shown sustained growth over the past decade. That reflects well for the future of the game market relative to the entertainment industry.

Doug Lowenstein

The gas industry is therefore looking to increased activity involving new connections in established areas, as well as continuing its growth in the new house sector.

Stephen Parker

A lot of people get discouraged and say, 'Why should I do that? Why should I do another four years of university, when I can go into the private sector?' And that's what they do.

Françoise Stake

The first two years of operations were pretty tough - as they were for much of the commercial property sector - with returns going backwards, about negative 7 per cent a year. But the last five years have been brilliant, with Capital Properties providing returns in excess of 20 per cent per annum.

Mark Lister

The (auto) sector continues to face ongoing competitive challenges, as manufacturers shed a further 1,200 payrolls during December, bringing the 2005 job losses to 100,400.

Sarah Hughes

From a sector point of view, there would be very few 'safe' havens on the Canadian equity landscape if this scenario materialized.

Andrew Pyle

I don't think the fiber-optic sector is dead. I wouldn't take it that far. The IPO market is just comatose.

George Nichols

All those people will go away?. In the end, it is the people who fix their own cities. Private-sector leadership. Political leadership.

Peter Ueberroth

It is a negotiating tool. I have a feeling that the left has seen the light of economic reason and knows that to push social sector spending, you need money.

Abheek Barua

The market has gone crazy, especially in the property sector. Investors are trying to believe that interest rates may be peaking and are forgetting that the oil price is more than US$62 per barrel.

Francis Lun

As with the rest of the sector, sales growth will not meet the numbers we originally expected, but it will still be healthy.

Steve Riggio

The problem is, things can't get any better, or that's the perception out there in the marketplace. In fact we would concur with that opinion. This is a notoriously cyclical sector; that isn't likely to change any time soon. Housing starts are at absolute peak levels. People are concerned where the upside is.

Stephen Kim

These stocks which usually benefit from a weak yen couldn't react to it yesterday because the overall market was dragged down by the falling banking sector.

Hiroshi Sato

I have no doubt that, provided we can keep the training and the security sector reform going, and providing some of the reconstruction will continue at the present rate, we'll reach a point where we can see an Iraq that is self-governing, providing its own security and has a democracy of the form that the Iraqis want.

Michael Walker

It's a fascinating social experiment in using private sector resources to deliver a social benefit. What Congress did was completely unprecedented — they created new markets and new products.

Dan Mendelson

The business environment has deteriorated significantly. The business sector is where things are the worst at the moment, particularly in the manufacturing sector.

James Malcolm

If the market does have a correction, the worst-performing sector in that correction will have been the best-performing sector in the last couple of years.

Graham Secker

The net effect on the economy is always positive. We have more consumers of energy than producers and the result is that the sector that benefits from low inflation and low interest rates comes out ahead.

Michael Englund

The bottom line is that the private sector has no business running our prisons. This is one of the most basic government responsibilities. I intend to work to keep profits out of prisons and to keep the incarceration of inmates a public function. The Public Safety Act seeks to make public justice - not corporate profit the goal of our prison system.

Ted Strickland

I like the fact that there's consistency in the sector, ... Oracle is saying good things and SAP is saying good things. It's more of the news flow being consistent across the board rather than one [company] saying things look great for next quarter.

Charles Ryan

This is increasingly important in the financial services sector, where security is paramount.

Andrew Gordon

The investor will be sensitive to any signs that the sharp spike in energy prices is going to derail the consumer sector, the overall economy and corporate profit growth in the fourth quarter.

Joe Liro

It's been a sector with mixed results. If you have a tech fund manager who is a good stock picker, and who has proven to be good at picking out values when they're there, and also being able to see growth as it starts to happen, investors could be well off.

Karen Dolan

The banking sector plays a key role in national economic development. We will make more efforts to attract strategic investors, improve management systems and enhance the risk management of banks.

Cheng Siwei

The main focus this week is what the beige book is saying about the consumer sector in the U.S. because the consumer is absolutely crucial to the performance of the US economy over the course of this year - and that of course means  the performance of the global economy.

Paul Donovan

It's very important that (a fix) be done through the private sector, and not through a single, one-size-fits-all government program that's going to straight-jacket senior citizens.

Alan Holmer

I think the sector is cranking along and there's a couple of stocks that will do well out of that disaster (the destruction in New Orleans).

Matt Willis

HP is finally showing leadership in the home consumer tech sector, ... By standing up and rallying consumers, HP has a very good chance of success.

Peter Kastner

The private sector is also involved in this card since the electronic purse will be managed by major financial institutions following a tender that will be issued soon.

Shaikh Ahmed

Wal-Mart's impact in almost every sector of retail is undeniable. It's hard for any company to stay competitive given Wal-Mart's significant cost advantages. And now Dell's entry into consumer electronics means the competition is becoming more intense.

Sean Wargo

Performance varies quite a bit, although the sector funds have had a lot of success the past few years.

Jeff Tjornehoj

The manager could have made a large sector bet that flopped; he may have made a large commitment to the fund's top 10 holdings, which then underperformed; or the fund may simply have an unskilled manager, someone who can't pick well.

Doug Fabian

Usually around the beginning of the marijuana harvest season, we begin to see an increase in the seizures in this sector.

Roy Cervantes

In the utility sector, the political and regulatory framework is very important.

Stephan Wulf

The increase in business investment now underway will in due course add to the economy's productive capacity. It also offers the prospect of a pick-up in export volumes, particularly in the resources sector.

Malcolm Edey

We used to have the ability to generate our own foreign currency and now we are borrowing. We need to revive our export sector to be able to get back on track.

John Robertson

The entire drug group is not exactly having a stellar performance and may not until the second half of 2002 when we expect a number of positive catalysts, in the form of drug approvals, to emerge within the sector.

Anthony Butler

The underlying strength evident in both durable and non-durable goods orders in recent months explains the momentum of the manufacturing sector.

Michelle Girard

The differences in expectations of construction executives versus their peers in other industries is striking. Growth in the construction sector, coupled with higher costs for construction materials and hiring pressures, will be watched closely by the Federal Reserve as it determines future interest rate policy for the economy in general.

Gregg Steinberg

This is a perfect sector for innovation and new players.

Lee Edwards

The situation for Japan's life insurers raised concerns about the financial sector in general, as well as the implications it could have for the Japanese economy.

Bob Lynch

The overall indication in December is continued economic growth in the non-manufacturing sector with a cautiously optimistic outlook as we enter 2006.

Ralph Kauffman

I don't think you can write the state sector off. They will remain a big contributor to GDP.

Li Hui

The textiles sector looks promising and glamorous now, so there is a lot of investor interest, both locally and from overseas.

Pradeep Bhandari

This relatively positive end to 2005, if sustained early in the new year, could help rebuild confidence in the sector.

Heather Ridout

The city is optimizing its structure by drawing more foreign funds into the service sector and being more selective in introducing manufacturing projects.

Liu Jinping

Our customer base is a microcosm of the market, I have to believe that when we see this kind of strength we are looking at some broad-based economic activity that can drive the electronics sector.

Mark Larson

The private sector revival is not as strong as the government would like it to be.

Seijiro Takeshita

We know that the PC sector won't be good in the first quarter but consumer products are playing a more important role now and that will help boost demand for chips.

Jeff Chang

King's comments are consistent with rates remaining on hold for the foreseeable future. House prices and consumer spending are picking up, while the service sector remains the engine of the economy.

Amit Kara

Standards need to be applied across the board. There was an outcry when a former government employee was seen as benefiting from a huge empowerment deal in a sector he had an oversight of. When the private sector does a similar thing people need to voice their objections.

Lumkile Mondi

Railroads are the primary economic beneficiaries. It's a difficult project for the public sector.

John Gates

Our record third-quarter retail earnings were fueled by industry-leading comparable-store sales and illustrate our ability to execute in this market sector.

Leonard Riggio

There's a lot of optimism in the sector and not a lot of pessimism.

David Land

Despite the cost pressures currently being experienced throughout the sector, the company remains on track to deliver performance for the full year in line with our expectations.

Philip Bowman

This state followed the federal government's lead and totally deregulated our electricity markets. If FERC accepts this settlement and thereby punishes Maine for restructuring, it will be a clear message that they have abandoned the nation's experiment with electric power sector deregulation.

Kurt Adams

No one in the private sector would be taking this long to complete planning.

Bob Baldwin

It is expected that the production would move to Eastern Europe or China, as the growth is there. In this sector the price competition from Chinese manufacturers is fierce.

Hannu Rauhala

The metals sector is red-hot. The economy is growing, companies are working at full capacity and there is demand. For many, buying steel companies is also a way to invest in durable goods.

Andre Caminada

If there is going to be a sector that should be naturally inclined towards online resilience, you would expect it to be the retail sector.

John Earley

Anybody who is competing with an Asian supplier is going to have a real profit problem, ... We've seen a continuation of American corporations announcing either that their customers in Asia can't pay or that their competitors in Asia are cutting prices, so it's really tough on the industrial sector.

Richard Hoey

Anecdotal information of poor or nonexistent security in this sector is overwhelming.

Richard Falkenrath

Calgary is leading the country in retail sales increases, staking its claim as the capital city of Canada's retail sector. Retailers are looking for venues to expand.

Michael Kehoe

Our goal is to try to identify the ways this money can be used to have the most leverage, in terms of providing private sector investment.

Andy Kopplin

The left parties opined that disinvestment of shares in profitable public sector units is not the proper way to raise resources.

Prakash Karat

This area of employment activity seems to be going full bore now. That was the characteristic we saw in the last expansion in the 1990 s. This sector was red hot then and it appears to be taking on that pattern again now.

John Shelnutt

[Nichols said the authors wrote the report after they left the Treasury Department last August.] This paper was not prepared at Treasury, by Treasury, or at the request of anyone at Treasury, ... It was prepared after the individuals in question went back to the private sector.

Rob Nichols

(It was) the fact that he had to keep secrets -- and I became a secret-keeper, ... You can't really marginalize or ghettoize a whole sector of the population, because it forces people into a life of shame. That, of course, trickles down.

Libba Bray

He works as a business-development manager for a company that does both government and private-sector security, including work for the Department of Defense and other agencies.

Thomas Egan

When investors start to look for safe havens to put money into, they'll look to energy. Domestic integrated oil companies will do really well. Most likely, the companies that will get a bigger push are the more diverse International integrated oil companies like Exxon-Mobil. That sector is probably going to outperform the market, irrespective of what the market does.

Bruce Lanni

[The bill did not] markedly reduce these imports, ... We need to build a consensus around effective steps to use less oil in our transportation sector, which is the basic cause of our increasing reliance on oil imports.

Jeff Bingaman

We do not want to participate in just one construction, this is only the first step. We hope that other opportunities may arise in the sector of civil construction.

Clovis Martines

The agreements will provide additional security guarantees to gas exports to Europe and serve as a sound foundation for further cooperation between Russia and Ukraine in the gas sector based on market principles.

Alexei Miller

What we want is to obtain information in real time, to be capable of circulating this information in real time to national tourism authorities and to the private sector so they take the best decisions.

Francesco Frangialli

The Peruvian economy, in macroeconomic terms, has performed very well in past years. It's been one of the top performers in Latin America with a very dynamic agricultural and mining, and now energy sector -- very oriented toward export-led growth and has attracted substantial foreign investment. So that's all been very positive.

Peter Deshazo

Both management and union labor realize that things must change in order for us to grow and prosper. Our sector of the industry will not let this decline persist. There's too much at stake.

Michael Cullinane

Investors are showing their displeasure with the whole telecommunications sector. Participants are weeding out the best of the breed.

Sailesh Bhundia

America has what Cuba needs in terms of food, and Cuba has what America needs in terms of oil. The energy sector is the next cornerstone in ending the embargo.

Ruben Bonilla

While energy prices and the impact from Hurricane Katrina are major concerns, the manufacturing sector has regained significant momentum.

Norbert J. Ore

The UK service sector PMI gave a boost to sterling -- sterling came off against the euro yesterday, so the data provided the opportunity for a bit of a correction.

Geraldine Concagh

People are reading these figures as bullish for the German manufacturing sector.

John Shepperd

We are trying to establish whether there is any role for us to play in helping them to move onto the next level and become a real company of scale with turnover in excess of £100m. Historically, the public sector has not been involved in these companies because of our doubts about whether we could add value. But now there is a growing belief that we can.

Terry Currie

There has been a sharp decline in oil prices recently, so people started to come back and pile into the energy sector.

Luc Girard

In just about every sector you can think of, there's been an ongoing process of reform.

Jonathan Pincus

The eastern seaboard has been quite a bit warmer than usual and that's bearish for the whole energy sector.

Mike Sander

We have a very positive view of the energy sector and have the opportunity to be very successful there.

Craig Donohue