Stockpile Quotes

Zinc stockpiles keep coming down. Consumers are still buying at high prices. - Andrew Silver

Zinc is a base metal. And it is an internationally traded commodity and its supply source is not limited to small areas. This falls outside the definition of metals for stockpiles. - Koichi Fukushima

World energy supplies are more than adequate to compensate for any disruption... The response by OPEC and major producers like Saudi Arabia, and if needed, our large strategic stockpiles, will ensure that our economy will have the ample supply of energy it needs. - Spencer Abraham

With revenue growth slowing, Ballmer has tried to squeeze more down to the bottom line to make the company more appealing to investors... Even the cuts that seem trivial have dampened morale. Just whisper the word 'towels' to any Microsoft employee, and eyes roll. Last year, Microsoft stopped providing a towel service for workers who used company locker rooms after bike rides or workouts. Employees who helped the company build its huge cash stockpile were furious. And don't even mention stock options. Employees long counted on them to bolster their salaries. Microsoft minted thousands of employee millionaires as the stock climbed 61,000% from its 1986 public offering to its peak in 2001. Now shares are trading exactly were they were seven years ago. Microsoft has doubled its payroll in that time, adding more than 30,000 new employees, not including attrition. That means more than half of Microsoft's employees have received virtually no benefit from their stock holdings. - Jay Greene

While surging high imports likely allowed total U.S. gasoline stockpiles to start rebuilding in the week ended April 28, it may take time for depleted East Coast stocks to reach desired levels ahead of the peak summer driving months. - Antoine Halff

We've been working on and implementing training and policy guidance to make sure we're prepared globally. We have to ensure we have the surveillance in place, installation preparedness, global understanding and a stockpile of necessary components to mount an effective medical response. It's an enormous task. - Ellen Embrey

We will see the bullish stats, which will show the effects of the hurricane on U.S. crude and product stockpiles, so I believe prices will rise from here. - Naohiro Niimura

We see domestic inventories being reduced as customers are buying. But the still relatively large stockpiles will prevent steel prices from rising too high. - Wang Zhixiang