I don't think I've been too optimistic. The government believes the contraction will be around 1.5 per cent, as the central bank… — Luis de Guindos Copy Share Image
You have to understand accounting and you have to understand the nuances of accounting. It's the language of business and it's an… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Acquisitions have contributed only to 20% of MindTree's growth and 80% has come through the organic engine. Many large acquisition proposals have… — Ashok Soota Copy Share Image
Not one criminal charge has ever been brought to any bank executive associated with the 2008 crisis. And in fact, it gets… — Steve Bannon Copy Share Image
It is so easy to "calibrate" -that is, given the pressures on a smaller company to redefine in less ambitious terms- that… — Kevin Allen Copy Share Image
I think the foundation at Berkshire [Buffett's stake in Berkshirewill pass to the Buffett Foundation upon his death] will be a plus… — Charlie Munger Copy Share Image
At one point, I recognized that Warren Buffett, though he had every advantage in learning from Ben Graham, did not copy Ben… — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
The Federal Reserve's job is to do the right thing, to take the long-run interest of the economy to heart, and that… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Marketing is fundamental to what makes us human. Marketing is not solely about selling chewing gum, cars, cellphones, and tourist packages. Everything… — Gad Saad Copy Share Image
I don't think the Federal Reserve has any role in how high rates are right now. I don't understand why everyone is… — Eugene Fama Copy Share Image
“short-term interest rates above long-term rates (which was called “inverting the yield curve”). Every time that happened, inflation-hedged assets and the economy… — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
Many people dream about being an entrepreneur, starting their own business, working for themselves, and living the good life. Very few, however,… — Fabrizio Moreira Copy Share Image
Going public is 18-month process, while an acquisition is a 6-month process. Going public means going under so much scrutiny, regulatory approval,… — Brian Acton Copy Share Image
“It is on-line that the purest brands are being built: liberated from the real world burdens of stores and product manufacturingg, these… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
Thirty years ago, many economists argued that inflation was a kind of minor inconvenience and that the cost of reducing inflation was… — Martin Feldstein Copy Share Image
“In good years, defensive investors have to be content with the knowledge that their gains, although perhaps less than maximal, were achieved… — Howard Marks Copy Share Image
Starting a business is like jumping out of an airplane without a parachute. In mid air, the entrepreneur begins building a parachute… — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
Again, your challenge is not just to improve. It is to break the service paradigm in your industry or market so that… — Jack Welch Copy Share Image
“I would like to express how I regard salespeople in general. I consider they embody a unified and diverse aggregate of the… — Michael Delaware Copy Share Image
“No longer were the prices of ordinary mortgage bonds allowed to roam inefficiently, for they were now linked to the CMO market,… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
We know, in other words, the general conditions in which what we call, somewhat misleadingly, an equilibrium will establish itself: but we… — Friedrich August von Hayek Copy Share Image
“We each sell alittle piece of happiness. You are elevating someone's spirit in some way, and to do that you have to… — Sonia Marciano Copy Share Image
We expect all our businesses to have a positive impact on our top and bottom lines ... Profitability is very important to… — Jeff Bezos Copy Share Image
“Cullen’s model of selling top brands at cost then morphed into their being sold as loss-leaders, owing to the inexorable need to… — Greg Thain Copy Share Image
One of the most important pieces of advice that I have learned is to listen to your customers. They will be able… — Bill Zanker Copy Share Image
I'll always understand the Schadenfreude aspect to short-selling. I get that no one will always like it. I'm also convinced to the… — James Chanos Copy Share Image
The fear is that if the dollar falls below 50% of the currency basket held by commercial and central banks and insurance… — Porter Stansberry Copy Share Image
I'm not a fan of debt consolidation. In my experience, many people "clear" credit cards and other debt to get the one… — Michelle Singletary Copy Share Image
Wall Street has turned the economy into a giant asset-stripping scheme, one whose purpose is to suck the last bits of meat… — Matt Taibbi Copy Share Image
Your typical business just measures the metrics that have to do with the profitability of the business one way or another. But… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I remember my sense of shock some half-dozen years ago when I read a recommendation to sell shares of a company ...… — Philip Arthur Fisher Copy Share Image
We have to broaden our appeal to more customers than simply high-end customers. We have to understand that, in the aggregate, there… — Glenn Tilton Copy Share Image
One component of the leading economic indicators is the yield curve. Bond investors keep a close eye on this, as it illustrates… — Kenneth Fisher Copy Share Image
To minimize market uncertainty and achieve the maximum effect of its policies, the Federal Reserve is committed to providing the public as… — Ben Bernanke Copy Share Image
Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
When people start talking about venture capital and finances and how to create this and do that, a lot of it, I… — Tony Hawk Copy Share Image
But successful investors tend to be not too self-destructive. They tend to be patient, they tend not to follow the crowd, and… — Andrew Tobias Copy Share Image
'Ick investing' means taking a special analytical interest in stocks that inspire a first reaction of 'ick.' I tend to become interested… — Michael Burry Copy Share Image
Fractional reserve banks are sitting ducks and are always subject to contraction. When the banks' state of inherent bankruptcy is discovered, for… — Murray Rothbard Copy Share Image
The very nature of finance is that it cannot be profitable unless it is significantly leveraged... and as long as there is… — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image