JC

John Carlson

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Quotes by John Carlson

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The market got way oversold, so a lot of those things reversed themselves. And a strong U.S. dollar and strong U.S. economy have provided a backdrop for global growth.
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If he gets indicted, there probably will be. He's really done a lot of good in this town. He's given a lot of money away. ... There is a concern (among boosters) about him keeping the building because of the financial problems he's got and whether we'll be able to have it there again.
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Eventually we'd like this to be the largest motorcycle run for charity.
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A buyback would be a great way for Ecuador to reduce its debt burden. We could be talking several hundred million of dollars of debt.
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This acquisition will give us the ability to expand and further develop greater e-commerce abilities in Latin America. The real long-term business opportunities are in B2B e-commerce and we'd like to get more involved in medical equipment and pharmaceuticals,
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The most likely scenario this year is that commodity prices including oil stay firm and these countries continue to attract a lot of revenue. It's hard to bet against these countries in that environment.
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Then, and only then, they should put a small part of their portfolio in this.
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Cyclists naturally latch onto it. But it's a real mix that I've heard from. Some are couch potatoes. Some are people who wonder what it's like to ride that many miles. Some people think it's funny. It's curious that people take away different things from it.
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Contact your banks and let them know how you feel about them lending buyers of these properties money for the mortgage. This is something we don't want.
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Through the years, people said, 'You should write a book.' I was like., 'What about?' All of a sudden, I had something to write about. So you ask yourself, 'Who is this for? Is this a money-making venture?' You kind of have a blank slate in terms of all those thoughts. You realize you're not going to make a lot of money on it. You decide you're writing it for your own sense of satisfaction. I just wanted one published copy in my hands.
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