Sharply Quotes

You've seen a big rotation over the last two or three days out of the 'new economy' toward the old, and it really continues the scene that we saw yesterday with the Nasdaq falling and the Dow rising quite sharply. - Peter Oppenheimer

Yesterday there were rumors that (OPEC president) Ali Rodriguez was going to push for pretty substantial production increases from OPEC, but what we've heard is that these production increases will be less than what was speculated... Yesterday had crude prices down sharply but they're rebounding today. Inventories are still low and demand, globally, continues to rise. - Mike Ryan

With the weather still relatively warm, the market is unlikely to sharply focus on the bullish heating oil market that is in the works. Refiners are making gasoline late in the year. - Antonio Szabo

With sharply higher energy prices buffeting both families and businesses, we want to be sure that we fully consider the environmentally sensitive development of the vast domestic oil and gas resources off our coasts. - Johnnie Burton

With energy costs up sharply in recent months and some disappointing developments in the global economy, there is no doubt UK manufacturers still face a challenging business environment. Nevertheless, this survey provides some encouraging news. - Ian McCafferty

With a market as nasty and negative as it is at the moment, there's little room for error. The Nasdaq has contracted very sharply in a short period of time. Its drop in a year is approximately 60 percent, but this is not representative of all companies that are publicly traded. - Alan Ackerman

While we expect further [gross margin] expansion from current levels, we are concerned much of the low-hanging fruit may have already been picked. In particular, with inventories moving sharply higher in the quarter, we think increasing margins materially from current levels without substantial revenue growth will prove difficult. - Sumit Dhanda

While there have been some encouraging signs that Japan's economy is declining less sharply, most forecasters do not see a recovery this year or into next. - Lael Brainard

While the U.S. consumer appears to be in reasonably good shape, the risk lies in the potential for higher heating bills this winter to sharply curtail discretionary household spending. - Adrienne Warren