137 Quotes by Robert Brusca

It's like an old Jonathan Winters movie - 'The Russians aren't coming! The Russians aren't coming.' And they'll probably never be here.

It makes sense to take a fresh view of things, and then the market readjusts,

We're getting sort-of mixed results with what is happening in the economy.

It's like saying we're not going to hit as hard if you fall from the 50th floor of the Empire State Building instead of the 100th floor of the Empire State Building. The question is, what floor are you going to jump from and is it really going to hurt you?

We're getting some very good spending going into the first quarter. It's interesting that while there is spending optimism, consumers are still clearly divided into two main categories -- those with lots of money and those that are hurting. That's why these monthly results have shown so much irregularity.

Consumers are conflicted. They feel fine for now, but they are worried about the future.

Worker productivity generally creates a scenario where employees realize they can begin to demand more for what they do. While the year-over-year productivity gains are still quite good, there is some evidence that wage inflation may be starting to creep in. The Fed won't like this.

consumer prices are really going to be under control, as well.

Eventually you have other prices going down to compensate for the fact that energy went up. But that doesn't work itself out in a month or two; it works out over a period of time.