So the question is, do corporate executives, provided they stay within the law, have responsibilities in their business activities other than to make as much money for their stockholders as possible? And my answer to that is, no they do not.
Milton Friedman
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The obvious advantage is the trust, loyalty and dependability that you have from and for your customers, employees, suppliers and stockholders.
Dan Rottenberg
These actions will ensure that Williams retains adequate liquidity and appropriate debt and equity levels to support an investment-grade credit rating -- no matter the amount of our ultimate Williams Communications exposure, ... We also commit that the steps we are taking will offset any reduction in stockholders' equity created by losses resulting from recognizing these obligations.
Steve Malcolm
They need to sell a lot of stuff to get down to the shrink-wrapped size they need to be to make a return to stockholders.
C. David Butler
We're able to make all the decisions here locally... We don't feel the pressure from investors or stockholders, wherever they may be, to drive that bottom line on a quarterly basis.
Tony Baker
Many of our banks have lent money to Brazil, and some of those loans may not look so good today after the devaluation as they did before. so banks will be hurt, or some banks will be hurt and the stockholders in those banks will be hurt.
Gary Hufbauer
The bottom line is that these deals are very good for the stockholders. They're giving each other high-fives when these deals get done. I personally thought when we started this research that these sponsorships were being driven by ego rather than economics.
Stephen Pruitt
We are making excellent progress on improving the business in ways that will both advance our housing mission and reward our stockholders.
Richard Syron
The board believes the process we've embarked on will deliver higher value to stockholders than the BASF offer.
Barry Perry
Oracle's offer seeks to enrich Oracle at the expense of PeopleSoft's stockholders, customers and employees, ... We believe that Oracle's proposed acquisition of PeopleSoft would stifle competition and limit customer choice.
Craig Conway
The benefits of this merger are compelling for the stockholders of both MCI and WorldCom -- powerful synergies and ownership in the best performing communications stock over the past decade. This merger is about growth -- value for stockholders, enhanced products and services for customers and new opportunities for employees.
Bernard J. Ebbers
After careful deliberation, consultation with my financial advisor and consideration of developments since the announcement of the merger, I have decided to vote against the transaction. I believe that Hewlett-Packard can create greater value for stockholders as a stand-alone company than as a company combined with Compaq.
Walter Hewlett
We're fully committed to our sales process, which the board believes is the best way to deliver full and fair value to all stockholders. We've already attracted interest from potential financial and strategic acquirers and believe that Red Zone's proposed action could concern potential buyers and disrupt the sales process.
Jeremy Jacobs
Our only concern is how much cash is left in the end of the day for the benefit of our stockholders and bondholders, ... We believe that there will be enough cash to make a return on investment of somewhere in the 10 percent range.
Richard Ryan
In a proxy contest this close, where stockholders are changing their votes right up until the closing of the polls, it is simply impossible to determine the outcome at this time.
Walter Hewlett
Our stockholders will receive a sizable premium over current market levels and our company will be able to continue its tradition of providing outstanding service to our customers.
Paul Arnold
We believe that our all-cash proposal provides a compelling opportunity to achieve significant value for Engelhard's stockholders.
Juergen Hambrecht
An insolvent company in this case, Enron is not allowed to make payments to stockholders.
Harlan Loeb
I labeled him 'InfalliBill' because of our unwillingness to prod and push for answers. Fans are the stockholders of Cowboys Inc. The media is supposed to be the conduit. But InfalliBill has manipulated us in such a way that we show up to his orchestrated press conferences and do nothing more than cozy up to him. We swoon and spoon. It's all very romantic.
Mike Fisher
The bond market is keenly aware that cash flows have improved and that the chances of investors getting back money they are owed is better. That's not at all irrelevant to stockholders.
Arnie Berman
Our strong earnings and cash flows are enabling us to return cash to our stockholders and at the same time, fund a robust capital program, which in 2006 will be the highest annual spending in our history.
Peter Robertson
Fiscal 2005 was a very good year for Bayer and we would like our stockholders to participate appropriately in our success.
Werner Wenning
Throughout the year, we leveraged the inherent scale in our business and carefully managed our business model to deliver superior results to our users, clients, partners and stockholders. We are well positioned to continue our leadership position in the year ahead, and will continue to invest in growing our business on all fronts.
Timothy Koogle
There's been terrible damage to stockholders, and there will be lots and lots of lawsuits, but I don't know that there's been any damage to people holding positions on the regulated side of the market. The regulated side of the market actually looks pretty good in the midst of an incredible situation where the biggest broker at at least two exchanges disappears in a matter of weeks.
Michael Gorham
I think you would now agree that this would have achieved a far superior result for stockholders.
Carl Icahn
Nothing in the board's letter will distract Hewlett-Packard stockholders from focusing on the real issue, nor change this bad transaction into a good one.
Walter Hewlett
This merger is a logical next step that creates substantial value for customers and stockholders of both AT&T and BellSouth. It will benefit customers through new services and expanded service capabilities.
Ed Whitacre
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