168 Quotes by David Brown

Over the next few days the euro zone markets will be watching the German opinion polls very carefully in the run-up to Sunday's general election -- especially at the growing risk of a hung result and a grand coalition being formed,

These numbers will be a fillip for the European Central Bank, who will be looking at the stronger recovery tone in Germany as leverage to justify higher rates ahead.

Our players did a good job in bouncing back from those losses. We settled in and it became a well-played game. We had good at-bats with runners in scoring positions.

It's really bleak news because it comes just at the moment European stock markets are beginning to feel we might have seen the worst of the recession in the States.

Our patients will be able to get access to very advanced, cutting-edge therapies not typically offered by a hospital of our size. This is huge.

That measurement is a straight line from start to finish.

Right now the emphasis seems to be on asset price deflation. The key questions concern just how far these markets can correct and whether there will be a domino effect as other markets are affected.

That's a lengthy process. A lot of the fire is high up on the hill, and it's hard to get water in there.... The dry mop-up, it's breaking up the organic matter on top of the ground. We're mixing it with the soil. You kind of dig up some dirt and mix up and help put out the embers.

Looking ahead, this swift regulatory response, an increasing number of private equity deals and a continued surge in outbound investment bode well for future M&A activity in, and by, Chinese companies.