We faced one of the most difficult challenges in bargaining that we have in a good many years, ... the Ford workers probably knew that more than anyone, given the amount of downtime they've had, given the uncertainty, the media speculation of workplace closures and layoffs.

Buzz Hargrove

There's still a lot of uncertainty. Cisco had a good quarter but that doesn't mean that there will be another one out there like this one.

William Becklean

There is a degree of uncertainty, yes.

Julian Roberts

Today the Supreme Court has unleashed a new era of legal uncertainty on America's innovators. The newly announced inducement theory of copyright liability will fuel a new generation of entertainment industry lawsuits against technology companies. Perhaps more important, the threat of legal costs may lead technology companies to modify their products to please Hollywood instead of consumers.

Fred Von Lohmann

A new CEO, a new approach to doing business, and clear up this kind of unfinished business -- that's the strategy here, ... It's a steep price to pay, but markets hate uncertainty. It's a price worth paying for Boeing.

Richard Aboulafia

Despite uncertainty related to Katrina and other economic conditions, we remain optimistic about global trade and expect continued economic expansion in the U.S. and in the international markets.

Frederick Smith

If we are right that both the pace of economic activity and corporate earnings are still fraught with near-term, downside risk, equity values and risk spreads will carry a recession uncertainty premium for some time -- a premium that the Fed will still want to counter.

Richard Berner

If North Korea started going on the offensive, it could cause uncertainty in the region and could lead to deterioration in the economy and further fright in the stock market.

Matthew Ellis

The power of the lawyer is in the uncertainty of the law.

Jeremy Bentham

You have this uncertainty. People will not contribute money in times of uncertainty.

Darryl Paulson

To me, their outlook looks very good, but to hedge or not to hedge is the question. I think the uncertainty about what the euro will do probably has some people worries about the revenue potential.

Manny Goldman

There is a lot of uncertainty. Higher prices caused by simply shipping products could last for six or eight weeks. Our suppliers are saying it's too early to tell the impact. They are advising us to get product but not to do anything radical.

Mike Hundman

Political uncertainty is the main factor for the market decline. Buying sentiment was very weak as the crisis appeared to be continuing for a while.

Sukbir Khanijoh

There's so much uneasiness and so much uncertainty as it relates to holding positions that at any opportunity, people just gather themselves and get back into their shells and wait for the next move.

Marty Cunningham

His admission in Australia has only added to the current uncertainty and sense of drift.

Menzies Campbell

When people report that consumer confidence and business confidence are down, those things have less to do with the fundamental state of the economy than with this kind of funk, this uncertainty, this uneasy feeling. So anything [the government] does to say, 'Look, we understand, try this remedy' -- I'm all for anything like that.

James Padinha

Uncertainty over Congress alliances is affecting the market. If it is not resolved -- if the president stays without allies there -- the market reaction may be quite strong.

Marcos Basaglia

There's going to be these lingering problems. There's still too much uncertainty in the New Orleans area. I think we are headed back to $70.

Mark Waggoner

I think the challenge Kmart really faces right now is whether it's going to be able to keep pace with Wal-Mart and Target, and can they improve the big investment in store value. ...To close the gap between your peers casts a lot of uncertainty on the numbers and expectations.

Jeff Stinson

There's a high degree of confidence the Fed is going to conduct itself in a non-surprising fashion tomorrow. The greater uncertainty with the Fed will occur next year, so I think (investors) are going to take tomorrow in stride unless the Fed surprises us.

Jim Awad

The problem in crude oil and transportation fuel markets is that it's very volatile with the unrest in Nigeria, the uncertainty regarding Iran and continuing problems in Iraq. It just leads to unexpected prices in the crude oil market.

Tancred Lidderdale

The fight against terrorism is a long, tedious and emotional battle. Along the way here are hits and misses. Every news of an accomplishment, big or small, signifying a dent on the terrorists capability to instill fear and uncertainty in the lives of the Filipino people, is welcome news.

Ignacio Bunye

We're taking these actions to better control retirement plan expenses, position the company for business growth and competitive strength, and preserve employees' earned retirement benefits. We also believe these are prudent and balanced steps at a time of uncertainty and conflicting legislative and regulatory directions about defined-benefit retirement plans in the United States.

Randy Macdonald

While there is uncertainty about the economy at present we still expect the next move in interest rates will be down and that this is likely early in 2006. But while the market responded quite swiftly to the rate cut in August, we do not expect a cut to cause annual house price inflation to accelerate back up to levels seen in early 2005.

Fionnuala Earley

But in the short term, there's a lot of uncertainty, about terrorism, the presidential election and interest rates.

Peter Brodie

The economy could slow down, and there is still uncertainty about interest rates.

Gerard Cassidy

The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and the establishment of the new, constitutes a period of transition which must always necessarily be one of uncertainty, confusion, error, and wild and fierce fanaticism.

John C. Calhoun

Market participants are generally wary of the uncertainty over the rate increase outlook, and are selling to hedge against such worries.

Tatsuo Ichikawa

Given what's happened in Africa recently, there's obviously some concern of expanding terrorism around the world. This just adds to that uncertainty. But I think ultimately, the markets will focus on primary economic news.

Patricia Chadwick

There's a great deal of uncertainty associated with this cutoff low system as to where it will stall, where it will come across. So people need to remain in touch and don't assume the forecast won't change.

Rob Hartman

All this talk about a war with Iraq is adding a tremendous amount of volatility in all the markets. We see it in bonds, gold, oil. The uncertainty of what's going to happen is weighing on the markets.

Alan Kral

I think this was good news even if it was not totally unexpected. It took away some of the remaining uncertainty related to the company's strategy.

Andrew West

The future is uncertain... but this uncertainty is at the very heart of human creativity.

Ilya Prigogine

It's amazing to me, the similarities between all of these counties as far as the percentage of contracts that are left. To me, it shows that there is still a lot of uncertainty among our producers about the tax liabilities they face and cash flow concerns.

John Bartee

The projected path of movement swings it away from Central Florida and then curves it toward the Panhandle by the time we get to Monday with a projected landfall roughly between Apalachicola and New Orleans. That is the uncertainty we still have with the next landfall. But the path of Katrina takes it toward the Panhandle and well away from Central Florida.

Larry Mowry

We are clearly in a state of economic uncertainty and the prudent thing to do in such times is to do nothing at all.

David Rosenberg

Over the next two or three weeks, there will be uncertainty associated with (market) volatility. But it will be resolved.

David Brady

If the crisis continues, it could create an image of instability and uncertainty in Thailand.

Panitan Wattanayagorn

Another big factor leading to strong demand for gold is the uncertainty over Iran.

Hiroyuki Kikukawa

U.S. employers are still void of the business confidence needed to increase their employment projections for the third quarter, ... Employers have expressed uncertainty in hiring intentions in recent Manpower Employment Outlook Surveys, but this quarter represents the weakest job outlook in 12 years.

Jeffrey Joerres

The market is reacting to the day-to-day news, which reflects the continuing uncertainty that an economic recovery is on the way. We see that with the numbers this morning.

Robert Bloom

The action in equities has been impressive in the face of the uncertainty in the Middle East and surging energy and commodity prices. And even the mixed earnings news we've gotten so far has not derailed the train. But look out, because volatility is back.

Randy Diamond

It adds a lot of uncertainty for the business environment. But for the folks who already have a house, these appreciation rates are generally good news.

Andrew Leventis

The combination of a low federal commitment, the absence of a state commitment and the railroads' uncertainty about how much of a commitment they're willing to make makes us very, very concerned. We need to make sure it gets done.

Jim Labelle

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 think what we're seeing in the market is the reflection of a lot of uncertainty right now.

Howard Ward

Investors basically don't expect him to have any serious participation in the election. The uncertainty element of economic policy just doesn't exist in this particular election.

Jonathan Binder

I think our view is the market needs to continue to be adequately supplied. There is a lot of uncertainty about demand and therefore it's best to let the market determine how much it wants to take up.

Guy Caruso

You just can't play around with the uncertainty at the moment.

Peter Adams

Uncertainty! fell demon of our fears! The human soul that can support despair, supports not thee.

David Mallet

For the most part, we hope it will minimize the uncertainty someone considering law school usually feels. Advice on applying to law school will be beneficial, and those who choose to come to USD Law will already have a friendship with another law student here, which can be extremely valuable when you need someone to go to with questions.

Siri Buller

Right now, it's such a wild card, ... The uncertainty is what is putting people on pins and needles.

Robert Mattson

We still have political uncertainty but investors were focusing more on the Bank of Thailand meeting (Monday).

Kanang Duangmanee

Sentiment amongst institutional investors is very poor. There's a lot of uncertainty surrounding the new management's strategy.

Charlie Lanchester

What people don't like is uncertainty. What they really don't like is a president who doesn't acknowledge uncertainty and deal with it. Americans can take bad news, but they want a way out of it and they don't see that from Bush.

Dick Bennett

From a yield perspective, the pound is looking attractive as the trend appears to be to buy yield. For now, the pound is likely to remain strong on uncertainty over the outlook for U.S. rates.

Kamal Sharma

There are multiple factors influencing bond prices right now, not the least of which is the uncertainty about what the Fed is going to do going forward.

Larry Jones

This is the latest sign that the economy is slowing down, and because these are labor numbers, they're going to have particular weight with the Fed. This is the kind of news that could take some of the uncertainty out of the markets and get stocks going up again.

Bernard Baumohl

People don't want to trade ... They don't even want to hear ideas. They just want to know their books are hedged. If an event -- God forbid -- happened, the market could swing pretty hard. But this uncertainty doesn't create more activity; it (depresses) activity because no one wants to do anything. Things kind of grind to a virtual halt.

James Caron

There's a lot of uncertainty about the outlook. There are a lot of risks, mainly downside risks.

Henry Willmore

In this painful period of uncertainty, it is clear to me, as it was to the players, that it would be inappropriate to resume the normal schedule of play. Sports have their time and place, but when an issue of this gravity is in question, it is not the time to be playing games.

Richard Brodhead

Much of the dollar's move is coming from uncertainty as to what is going to happen with the Fed, ... There is speculation the Fed can pause, or they will raise rates but release a fairly dovish statement, putting rate hikes after September in doubt.

Johan Javeus

The real question here is we don't know how large that impact is yet -- so this is a big source of uncertainty for the Fed and that does give them good cause to take a pause in their measured pace of tightening.

Marvin Barth

Following the proposed acquisition of Siebel by Oracle many existing Siebel employees may be concerned about their career prospects, ... We want to offer them an alternative to an environment of declining commissions, confused customers and uncertainty around career viability.

Marc Benioff

Another certainty points to the uncertainty of who will be in second place, Lourdes Flores or Alan Garcia. It will be a photo finish.

Alfredo Torres

Uncertainty about interest rates will make meaningful progress difficult to achieve. This week will be big in terms of economic data and this can cause volatility in the market.

Philippe Gijsels

The producer price numbers on Wednesday and the productivity number on Friday are the most important events we have ahead of the Fed meeting. There's still some uncertainty in the market about what the Fed will do and those numbers will be key to figuring that out.

David Greenlaw

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

There's a lot of uncertainty in the market right now. If the Fed stops raising rates, people seem prone to sell dollars.

Matthew Lifson

Walter Forbes's decision and the corporate governance changes approved today end any uncertainty about the future direction and leadership of Cendant. That uncertainty was a serious impediment to conducting our business and the process of restoring trust in our company.

Henry Silverman

We're taking this proactive approach to alleviate any uncertainty for our customers. We continue to work with our customers to assess their personal financial situation and the condition of their property in an effort to provide them with a reasonable payment solution that best fits their individual needs.

Patrick Carey

I think the main impact of the election has been a degree of uncertainty. Once we know who the president will be it will be very much like Y2K -- it will come and go. You have to focus on sales and earnings, and those have been pretty robust.

Phil Dow

It won't be good for foreign investment not now. The political uncertainty is too great.

Benjamin Diokno

I would find it very hard to predict the outcome. I know it's going to be a close issue. And that uncertainty can't be sitting well with the leadership of the Scouts.

Robert O'neil

It is always a concern when an important institution like the Bank of Italy comes under some uncertainty.

Raghuram Rajan

The election is a minor uncertainty that the market would like to get out of the way. Over the next couple of months I do expect stock prices will be better. I think corporate profits will turn out to be OK and the market will view some of the tensions and anxieties of the third and fourth quarter as a bit of overkill.

Christine Callies

The fact that they're moving up the timetable is less indicative that it's going so well and more indicative of the fact they need to go ahead and get it done. I think it is something they have to do to compete effectively with UPS. Certainly it brings some uncertainty to the next year or two for them in terms of profit and their ability to execute those plans.

Alex Brand

This is a phenomenal decision. The regulatory environment has been the number one uncertainty for the investment community. This long-term program provides the certainty we have been sorely lacking.

Howard Wenger

You want to persevere when times are difficult and we did just that. Our players showed character and really, in the first game of the season, there is always some uncertainty about what is going to take place. We still have a long ways to go but the main thing is that we won.

Kevin Flanigan

As the industry endures continued economic uncertainty, this agreement will ensure that nearly 10,000 workers are united in their fight for fair treatment and job security.

James R. Hoffa (jimmy)

This past year can be characterized as a period of volatility and uncertainty in the global economic environment.

M. Douglas Ivester

The [election] uncertainty makes the investment community a little nervous. I think they just want closure one way or another and then the markets will move higher short term.

Robert Harrington

His ability to engage with ordinary Iraqi citizens and military personnel enables CNN's viewers to gain a better understanding of how everyone involved in the future of Iraq is coping with the on-going altercations and state of uncertainty in the country.

Rena Golden

We've been through a couple of quarters with a lot of uncertainty around the subscriber numbers, so the last thing I want to do is put out a number that is a stretch.

Cfo Dennis Kavelman

After a period of uncertainty in the property market, investors are choosing now as the right time to buy, as the prospects for capital growth are good. There is still a strong and healthy rental market as first-time buyers struggle to get on to the ladder.

Nick Clark

We're a bit tentative about going through the high. There's still a bit of uncertainty around.

Jim Mccafferty

It converts them from a national to an international company. There's been an uncertainty as to where (the companies' relationship) is going. Now that's cleared up.

Sean Hennessey

Due to uncertainty over interest rates, along with the bull-run on the stock market, institutional investors are hesitant to buy debt paper actively.

Katsutoshi Inadome

When we talk to customers, they are talking about hiring more, they have plans to hire more, ... But they're still being cautious because of the amount of uncertainty surrounding ... interest rates, oil prices and conflicts overseas.

Jeffrey Joerres

There is so much uncertainty with energy prices, and that is why we are caught in a tight trading range here. Over the next few months you will see how Katrina will benefit or hurt the market, and there is a wait-and-see attitude among investors.

Brad Pleimann

The next 18 months are to be very tenuous given the financial conditions and the uncertainty in the productions schedules. The cost structures are still elevated and the prices pressures are still downward.

David Andrea

There are opportunities to invest in these stocks even given the uncertainty because they're strong companies and they're poised to recover when things start to look better.

Linda Bannister

There's no question there's a range of uncertainty involved that is quite large.

David Houseknecht

Getting European Commission approval is a key step ... but the fact that there has been such a disconnect between the takeout price of $76 (per Guidant share) and the current share price tells you there's more uncertainty and nervousness out there than normal.

Benjamin Andrew

I expect a dull market here, especially given uncertainty in the Iraq war.

Hiroichi Nishi

Those who believe that they believe in God, but without passion in their hearts, without anguish in mind, without uncertainty, without doubt, without an element of despair even in their consolation, believe only in the God idea, not God Himself.

Miguel de Unamuno

Uncertainty of future government programs was the biggest response.

Troy Louwagie

With all the uncertainty, you were the right person for the job. The ship's been righted. I'd like to say, 'No, we're not going to accept your resignation.' I guess that's not possible.

Andrew Taylor

The nomination process did not go well and the uncertainty persists, causing negative reactions at the markets. Most probably there will be small falls until the uncertainty ends, but I don't see any major fall.

Haluk Burumcekci

We would expect the Fed to say something about Katrina and what it means for the immediate and long-term impact on activity and I think there's a lot of uncertainty about what they may say.

Adam Cole

Although the FBI is legally forbidden from monitoring the communications of citizens who are not targets under Carnivore, the mere knowledge that government agents have the technical capacity to read e-mail messages will greatly increase the uncertainty of innocent citizens.

Jeffrey Rosen

Businesses have been through a lot over the last few years, and many of them don't have a great deal of tolerance for uncertainty.

Stephen Gallagher

This is not meant to predict a downgrade, but it is to focus on the uncertainty.

Alex Fraser

Despite the past year's events and the uncertainty it has created in the city -- it is an honor to have the Peppers be the first act to sign on. I think it speaks volumes about the influence New Orleans Music and musicians have had on the world.

Stephen Rehage

And so they had to live with all that uncertainty. I was basically unconscious for 12 days of it, and then I was going in and out of delirium for another five weeks. ... I didn't have to live through the worst, and they did.

Trisha Meili

There is practically no chance that lethal injection as such would be thrown out. I would like to see the uncertainty done with.

Kent Scheidegger

There's always risk and uncertainty when you're dealing with Mother Nature. She's given us a couple of storms that have put us in the situation that we're in now.

Brayton Willis

The market did not go very far in either direction due to continuing uncertainty over Chen's final decision on the unification guidelines.

Alvin Teng

We think everybody is anxious and uncertain. We want to minimize uncertainty, ... We want to make sure people aren't reacting based on rumor. We want to learn from people what they need to know.

Rush Holt

Euro-dollar dropped about 40 points in the aftermath of the release but recovered some of the loss, reflecting the market's uncertainty about the veracity of the figures.

Boris Schlossberg

I don't think anything they've done is wrong but it adds to the uncertainty.

Angela Kohler

They're in transit they don't know how long they're going to be in the apartments they're in. The uncertainty and the unknown and no final decisions being made is really having an impact on these individuals. That's why we're pushing the system as hard as we can to try to get those answers.

Tom O'brien

It's a big boost because there was some uncertainty within himself. I don't know his family situation but to have him back for next year is massive.

Shaun Maloney

This week has been characterized by a lot panic selling more than anything. There's a lot of uncertainty.

Todd Kapala

Investors are saying to themselves that the uncertainty over the election is already priced into the euro and now it's time to buy. A coalition is not going to be much of a surprise now.

Neil Jones

The uncertainty that would accompany a weakened or likely falling Parliament within a year, year and a half, is not there. All things equal, that should be a positive shock to the Canadian dollar forecast beyond a year.

Jeremy Friesen

The market has been pretty volatile. There's a lot of this uncertainty about earnings and the hurricane, but that might be worked into the current prices already.

Joseph Kalinowski

Right now it seems like the uncertainty would make senators more circumspect with Roberts.

Carl W. Tobias

We can now put the uncertainty of the past few months behind us and focus on the future, which looks very exciting indeed.

Nick Fry

We wanted a horror film that removed that buffer of fantasy. We wanted to create a growing feeling of confusion, that moral uncertainty of actually identifying with the killer.

John Mcnaughton

The fog of war does exist, and that's why you have to be so clear and drill, drill, drill. When you inject uncertainty into a situation that was already filled with uncertainty, my experience is that this is exactly what happens.

Walter Huffman

Today, things look much rosier for American Home. The degree of uncertainty at the company is much less today than it was four or five months ago.

Robert Kirby

Everyone knew that (the Fed) wasn't going to tighten or ease. The only thing disconcerting to investors was that they had no guidance going forward because of the uncertainty about the war.

Matthew Ruane

We are seeing U.S. investors consistently selling the Canadian dollar to buy the U.S. dollar as there is still uncertainty in the election.

Reid Farrill

A bit more good news could push the markets higher but any uncertainty could still shake them out.

Howard Gorges

We've started talks with the Native Land Trust Board and we're treating this as priority because we don't want a similar problem like the sugar industry to have to go through. We don't want our supply to drop. These farmers do not want to invest in their farms because of the uncertainty. Those who have come into the industry do not have the capacity these farmers had.

Savenaca Seniloli

If you go into something you haven't done before, there is a feeling of uncertainty. They played well in that first game, better in the second and miraculously in the third.

Skip Roberts

Uncertainty creates lower markets.

Arthur Gray

The failure to get a decisive vote in the German elections has left uncertainty.

Joe Francomano

We have to be prepared for uncertainty after the announcement of the candidates.

Karl Eikenberry

A lot of the uncertainty has to do with EFG and it's retail driven. That's caused much of the downturn.

Yasser Hassanein

There's a potential end in sight but as Yogi Berra said 'it ain't over till it's over,' so there's still uncertainty out there. When the market believes it's over, then we're going to get, if nothing else, one heck of a short-term rally.

Peter Chandler

The uncertainty is whether rates will go up and how much. And interest rates are among the most difficult things to forecast.

William Wood

Even with imperfect data and some uncertainty, it's hard to imagine what kind of errors might be in the data set to give you a long-term trend.

Judith Curry

Given the uncertainty on both service provider and corporate IT spending, visibility is the poorest in several years. We expect Cisco to be cautious on its near-term outlook despite indications that business in some segments has improved.

Michael Ching

A further significant upward shift in rate expectations seems unlikely in the near term given the current Fed language and the uncertainty about the strength of the data ahead of the March meeting.

Jens Nordvig

The probability of a large and damaging earthquake in the San Francisco Bay Area in the next 30 years is 70 percent, and that has an uncertainty of plus or minus 10 percent.

David Schwartz

We identified (global warming) as a big source of uncertainty. There's a lack of data and a lot of uncertainty.

Brian Murray

The statement may be changed to suggest, because of a high degree of uncertainty, that they'll just wait and see how the data unfolds.

Mark Chandler

Investors are going to shy away from Peru until they see a clearer electoral outcome. What hurts the markets more than anything is the uncertainty.

Carola Sandy

In periods of uncertainty or crisis, markets do tend to perform together. Over a time frame of five to 10 years, that volatility would ease and diversification between markets would become more visible.

Jay Pelosky

It definitely wasn't one of the better years. The effect of the economic crisis in Asia, which started at the end of 1997, was felt first, then the fall in the price of oil and finally the overwhelming electoral uncertainty.

Hector Perez

An impeachment itself would reduce the uncertainty. An impeachment would take the volatility out (of the market) to the extent that the volatility was caused by questions of who would be president.

William Niskanen

We are encouraged by September's revenue strength and, unless the recent stock market volatility and uncertainty disrupts the general economy, we expect this strength to continue in the fourth quarter.

Gerald Greenwald

The question is whether companies will be reporting better numbers or negative numbers over the next week, ... Many investors are shying away as a result of the uncertainty.

George Rodriguez

This is not an insignificant thing. It creates some uncertainty.

George Vredeveld

The prudent capitalist will never adventure his capital . . . if there exists a state of uncertainty as to whether the Government will repeal tomorrow what it has enacted today.

William Henry Harrison

We're now going to have a legal battle on the recounting of the contested ballots, so I expect the uncertainty to continue.

Roberto D'altimonte

Even at the open, we knew it was just going to be Libby, and if nothing else, at least the uncertainty is gone.

Jim Paulsen

There's a lot of anxiety. There's uncertainty about what's going to happen, what's going on. It's devastating because of what happened to the city, what happened in Mississippi and other places. . . . I watched. I tried to keep up with it and see what's going on. . . . Unfortunately, you have to expect the worst. Many of the worst things that could have happened, they happened.

Deuce Mcallister

We found no compromise. This uncertainty can escalate rather than calm down the political situation.

Vaclav Klaus

With the courage which only comes of justified self-confidence, he dared to rest his case upon its strongest point, and so avoided that appearance of weakness and uncertainty which comes of a clutter of arguments. Few lawyers are willing to do this; it is the mark of the most distinguished talent.

Learned Hand

It was a tight budget year, but the administration's support for Guam is evidenced in the renegotiated Compacts of Free Association, which made the Compact mandatory rather than subject to the uncertainty of annual appropriations. The revised Compacts also increased Guam's impact aid from US$5 million annually to US$14 million annually.

Alex Conant

It's the U.S. presidential situation ... markets don't like uncertainty. It's notable that the Nasdaq fell 15 percent in the first several days after the U.S. election.

Ben Funnell

The only regret I have is the leave of absence. It puts that (uncertainty) of if I'll have a job. I really enjoy working for this department.

Tony Spencer

There's definitely a lot of uncertainty. The only certainty is that we have seven games left. When it comes down to basketball, we just have to put all distractions aside and try and win these last seven games.

Matt Cadwell

I think the rise in the price of gold and gold stocks is certainly a reflection of the uncertainty today (Thursday), as those stocks tend to do well when people are nervous.

Tom Shrader

The takeover is creating uncertainty for an industry which at the moment is working well in Spain. The lack of an industrial plan heightens this.

Jose Montilla

The longer this uncertainty persists, the more money I believe customers will remove from other subsidiaries.

Tom Foley

We still believe that what you tell people should reflect the available data, even if you are a little more inclined to act in the face of uncertainty. We didn't find the sudden-death data very persuasive.

Robert Temple

It was the first time they lowered expectations since going public in 2002. It created an uncertainty.

Bob Simonson

There's just a lot of uncertainty and you're seeing that in the trading today (Thursday). Tomorrow's (Friday) our only big economic day of the week. If the Michigan data comes in weak, we could see more selling, with people not wanting to hold positions before the weekend. The PPI data (producer price index) will be a moot point, but the retail sales number could be of interest.

Tom Shrader

Investors are hoping that some kind of political compromise will end political uncertainty.

Rakpong Chaisuparakul

Funds with a short-term strategy are moving around. But the lack of visibility in the outlook for Japan's structural reforms and uncertainty over the U.S. economy, U.S. stocks and the attitude of investors there mean longer-term funds sit tight.

Nobuaki Kurisu

The prevalence of severe allergic reactions seems to be increasing throughout the world, but there is uncertainty about the prevalence because of the lack of good, effective means of diagnosis.

Andrew Walls

The ANC is in the weakest position it's been in a while. So there's a little uncertainty and a little profit taking.

Tubby Goodwin

It depresses sentiment more than anything else. Any political instability or regional conflict ...creates uncertainty. But I haven't seen much of an impact.

Doug Beck

(The six-party talks) looked like a breakthrough in September 2005, but based on the subsequent interpretation of that by the Korean Foreign Ministry, there is a lot of uncertainty as to where we are.

Thomas Byrne

Those changes have created uncertainty. Cuba was forced to divert hundreds of million of dollars to alternative markets.

Pedro Alvarez

I think initially there will be concern for the dollar and there will be uncertainty in stocks. It will not be so bad for bonds . . . Bonds have sold off so much.

John Spinello

At this point in time, the board's credibility is in question due to reports that they have yet to interview a single outside (CEO) candidate. Potential candidates, meanwhile, are indicating a lack of interest in the position because of the delays in the search process and the uncertainty regarding when Mr. Eisner will leave the Company.

Stanley Gold

The market is keen to see that evidence of stronger growth and inflation is confirmed in economic data. Uncertainty over that might help the bond market given we've had a big drop already this year.

Alessandro Tentori

It's really a period of uncertainty.

Bruce Carton

I am not willing for the uncertainty to push it beyond that.

Mike Williams

We've never gone through an adverse economic cycle with this type of lending. The uncertainty is what happens if we have a significant downturn.

Bud Ward

I can tell you that the current process is fraught with uncertainty. I like this proposal very much.

Carl Wilson

The bank's announcement in March that inflation will begin to fall is an important signal that it will cut rates. The elimination of uncertainty surrounding the central bank appointment has also paved the way for a rate cut.

Haluk Burumcekci

The market's...been braced for political uncertainty in Japan and in the U.S., ... Sellers cannot be too aggressive because a consensus now is that the Nikkei below 15,000 could be a bargain.

Kazuyuki Naito

All that's left now is purely poetic work, putting more life into individual places, as I've made so sure of the fundamental mood and dimension of expression that it won't leave me groping around in uncertainty any more.

Oskar Kokoschka

What it will do - and it's regrettable - it will immediately create this cloud of uncertainty, and that's unfortunate. So the sooner it gets put to bed one way or another, the better for business and the better for fans.

Stan Kasten

This ends a period of uncertainty and will arrest the runaway prices in central Mumbai. But there's enough demand and momentum to prevent a sharp correction.

Kekoo Colah

The market is filled with uncertainty. Calm will not return until U.S. markets open and we can reevaluate the U.S. government's response to the attacks.

Tatsuyuki Kawasaki

You can imagine that any further uncertainty with respect to Bolivia will also have an impact on prices.

Wanda Tseng

Any time you face uncertainty, you're going to face opposition.

Jim Murley

Clearly there are some fears about what exactly the future holds for Iran. The uncertainty there is probably having some sort of bearing and perhaps being used as a catalyst or rationale for profit taking after the very strong run we've seen.

Alex Scott

There's uncertainty about the floating voter.

Ian Gunner

The fiasco was just the uncertainty of not knowing where the show was going to be.

Natalie Van Straaten

To the extent that there is some uncertainty, and there's less uncertainty now, then that's a good thing with the bank.

Jonathan Ross

It's a time of great uncertainty, but we are focused on doing great journalism for ourselves because we want to and for our readers because they deserve it.

Amanda Bennett

The uncertainty and lack of compromise boosts the prices. If Iran resolves the issue tomorrow, we might see a price drop.

Sarah Davis

I think the political uncertainty will dominate [the markets] in the next few days.

Koby Akai

We're not anxious that there are going to be accidental occurrences as a result of Y2K for nuclear command control systems. Having said that, we want to have the least amount of uncertainty in everyone's minds as to the implications.

John Hamre

There is uncertainty over the trend of imports of IT (information technology) goods in the US, where IT investment is running at a historically high level.

Junichi Makino

I'm so glad I'm able to be a part of this 50th anniversary on so many levels. Yes, there was all that uncertainty. And now part of it is proving that, hey, we're still here, we made it through all of that.

Suzanne Lopez

Each day the uncertainty surges and investor non-confidence increases amid the rise in cases of creative accounting in the United States.

Gerardo Copca

Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.

Karl von Clausewitz

Any information on advance bookings, with the economy and the overall uncertainty, is important.

Tom Wolzien

We'd prefer to wait until the end of basketball season and then rip the floor up, but we have a short window to get it ready because we're probably going to have to have graduation in the gym again this spring. There's so much uncertainty with FEMA funding that when we're told to move, we're going to move as quickly as we can to get FEMA to pay 100 percent of the cost.

Mike Davis

It just wasn't fun. The pending sale was a fairly long, drawn-out process. There was a lot of uncertainty as to, frankly, who was going to buy the team for some time and what the structure would be. So the first part of the winter was challenging and then once the new ownership group came in, we were really going at it full-steam.

Charlie Dowd

There is a lot of uncertainty out there and bonds aren't a bad place to be. We're going to see continuation of the schizophrenic mood out there -- any rumor is going to really spook the market.

Mario Derose