Declines Quotations

The harsh reality is that if you are middle-aged, write computer code for a living, and earn a six-figure salary, you're headed for the unemployment lines. Your market value declines as you age, and it becomes harder and harder to get a job.

For all of us who have been involved in the recovery efforts to bring back and strengthen wild salmon runs, we fear that this change in policy could lead to further declines in these wild stocks.

Shorts wager on price declines by selling shares that they have borrowed in the hope of buying them back at far lower prices.

There is no question that many households are suffering declines in real incomes.

We believe that January sales may have been even worse had Microsoft continued its marketing push, and believe that sell through was helped in part by deep discounting of new releases during the month. January marked the fifth consecutive month of software sales decline, and we expect a return to double-digit sales declines in February, with an accelerating rate of decline in March.

We remain concerned that continued declines in PC pricing will continue to make PC revenue growth harder for Dell, ... We are lowering our PC growth estimates... We also expect Dell to face tougher competition in the enterprise hardware and services segments.

We believe this position will ultimately bode well with its users and will not have a significant impact on current traffic and consequent advertising revenues. We recommend investors take advantage of any declines in the stock price today as an opportunity to buy.

Unless there is a quick rebound in sales, this suggests further weakness in production and declines in inventories over the months ahead.

With the last few years of consecutive declines in attendance, the trends for live concerts overall aren't particularly encouraging.

We're beginning to see price declines in most eastern markets in the fourth quarter of 2005.

We have mounting scientific proof that cleaning up the source of air pollution results in cleaner air and less illness and death. A study recently released showed that when particle air pollution declines in a city, the death rates also drop in that city.

We also think that the PC market could see growth in the low single digits for fiscal 2003 compared to the low single digit declines we are expecting to see for our full-year fiscal-year with 2002,

We've seen this how many times already this year -- three? ... A lot of these names could have 50 percent downside from here. Our big issue is, are the sequential declines (in revenue) over? I'd say no.

When you can level volume declines off to zero or a slight decline, you've made great progress. This is indicative of tremendous activity and additional wells coming on line.

We're glad that the percentage is lower than the prior year. But our main feeling is that when you have one out of every 10 workers having these significant declines in cholinesterase, you've got a serious problem that needs to be addressed.

Make no mistake. This is a soft landing. Typically, peak-to-trough declines amount to 50 percent.

Since they had been growing in previous years and the state as a whole grew rapidly last year, these declines were clearly caused by hurricanes.

Since quarter end, market conditions for our primary products have continued to weaken resulting in significant declines in average selling prices and higher inventory levels,

Maybe we haven't seen the same magnitude of rate declines that we typically have seen in easing cycles, but directionally it has been a fairly classic bond market reaction to the easing cycle.

On its own, a comp-store inventory increase of 2-to-5 percent is no big deal. But when you've got comp-store sales declines of closer to 10 percent, you're dealing with a possible 10-point spread, which we believe is going to cause retailers to push the promotional panic button earlier than they would have.

No population fluctuates as much as 90% naturally, especially in such a stable environment as the deep-sea. Any changes made to halt these population declines would not be evident for several generations?approximately 100 years.

New television technologies appear ready to take center stage this holiday season, as price declines of 20 percent to 30 percent per annum over the past few years have made flat-panel big-screen prices affordable to upper-middle-class and even middle-class households,

Near term direction will be determined by flows from Mutual Funds and corporate results. I expect stock specific activity to continue. Use declines to buy this market as we are in a structural bull run.

If these declines were part of the normal economic cycle we would now call for a recession in the U.S., but they aren't. The index is responding to a shock, and we expect it quickly to rebound.

Bush is seen as a good protector for the country. The more the perceived missteps, the greater the chances for further declines in support.

I find it strange that we had one of the biggest declines in employment in almost two years and no one noticed, and I'm sure they're thinking the same way over there at the Fed.

Given that the expected pace of the recovery has been scaled down over recent months, sharp declines in stock prices are having a negative effect on consumer and investors confidence,

French unemployment is stabilizing. We see further declines in the jobless rate.

From a biological standpoint, the declines in harvest don't concern me. Turkeys are very susceptible to changes in habitat, food availability and weather conditions during the brood-rearing period. Populations are going to fluctuate. Statistically, I don't think these declines are that significant.

Further improvement in earnings and additional declines in the unemployment rate is likely to boost overall confidence and keep consumption strong.

Further adding, Increased intakes of polyunsaturated fat also probably explain most of the major declines in coronary mortality in the United States, United Kingdom and Australia over several decades.

Global protein sector challenges continued during the past quarter. High poultry inventories depressed retail poultry prices and contributed to declines in pork pricing in the US, although US pork industry volumes increased over last year. At the same time, extraordinarily high US live cattle costs in relation to finished box beef prices, combined with a continued lack of access to major Asian export markets, limited our beef operating results.

If trade relations between the United States and China begin to deteriorate, and the dollar declines in a disorderly manner, then a minor thing such as raw cotton prices could become very important,

If the amount of capital flows into U.S. securities misses the market forecast for the second straight month, that could lead to further declines in the dollar given the current (market) conditions.

Whatever is causing the declines must be something that is affecting the whole of our country.

There is a strong link between commodities and the Canadian currency. If we see declines in commodities prices, it will put some pressure on the Canadian dollar.

We're positive on tech. We think the worst is over and with the declines we've seen - assuming the Fed doesn't tighten more than we think they're going to - we think the higher P/E tech stocks will be fine.

Going forward, stock specific movement will continue. It is advisable to buy on declines and book profits at higher levels.

The only thing that can stop further declines in the market today is a tame ISM figure and lower oil prices,

It is a crucial time to run for office when rights and liberties are being eroded, taxes climb, the education of our children declines and morality erodes while judges tell children they cannot pray,

I think there's still a lot of investors -- particularly the shorter-term investors -- who are looking to sell strength. They're trying to shore up their accounts by selling strength in this market. They've just had a lot of problems and they were obviously some hurting portfolios, if you will, based upon the declines that we saw for March and for May.

Panic selling seems to have started to calm down owing to progress in adjustments of huge long-margin positions and declines in margin calls.

Our forecasts show 6 percent to 7 percent declines in home sales and single-family housing starts in 2006, followed by smaller declines in 2007.

Our business, along with others in the industry, continues to feel the impact of declines in long-distance voice revenue,

Risks point to further declines in the Canadian dollar. The Bank of Canada has continued to soften its policy statement.

Results from these areas more than offset revenue declines in some other segments, most notably our consumer PC business

Recycling what has worked in the past is a defensive strategy that is working, and it has reversed sales declines for the retailer.

Recent incentive programs have established lower market pricing that makes GM increasingly vulnerable to volume declines which could occur as a result of a decline in economic conditions or simply a sustained falloff following recent industry sales spikes.

Recent declines in international demand for chicken coupled with greater than expected domestic supply will dramatically impact the projected performance of our chicken segment.

Price declines could be slow this week, maybe with a bubble burst at some point in the future. It does appear we've turned the corner here in this market. I don't think we'll see prices at these levels again anytime in the next five years.

My opinion is we're seeing market liquidations of many of the former high-flying Internet stocks, ... A lot of the stocks are down. Margin calls happen when stocks decline by more than 35 percent. And we're seeing more than 35-percent declines in many former high flyers.

Looking back we are comfortable that our business has stabilized and the year-to-year declines we saw in 2001 are behind us,

Massive inventory declines in crude oil are part of a three-month trend, heating oil prices continue their relentless rise, and the supply disruption premium is in full effect. This may only be the beginning; the winter oil bull run has begun.

Lithium-ion's capacity to hold a charge declines over time -- they start aging the minute they're off the production line.

We had unintentional inventory declines in the second and third quarters, which is what you would typically get in a recession. I think companies will need to build $50 billion per quarter in inventories, even if the demand growth rate is just 3.5 percent.

Typically second quarter demand for crude usually declines so if OPEC doesn't cut supplies, it will add to the already bearish fundamentals.

We anticipate the Fed will continue to raise rates at least at the next two meetings. The report doesn't necessarily show signs at this stage of the kinds of declines in housing that a lot of pessimistic people have been discussing.

We anticipate further declines in the office vacancy rates over the next year but they should flatten out after that, as demand moderates and construction picks up.

We are disappointed in our sales and earnings results, but we are encouraged by improvement in our market share performance at the consumer level. Both the company and the domestic beer industry have experienced volume declines and significant cost pressures.

You'd have to say there's probably still scope for some further declines in the very near future.

We still expect economic activity to slow over the next several quarters as consumer spending slows further and housing declines more because of higher interest rates and energy costs. The absence of inflation will be welcomed at the Federal Reserve.

We recognize that investors who have been trained to only expect steady price declines and even price wars will find this shift towards high-tech counter-intuitive. As a result, many may be inclined to miss opportunities and/or to exit strong performing stocks too soon.

The prospects for the near term at the pump are most likely for further declines ... unless there should be a supply disruption,

Those were the big declines (of the month).

The declines will be very modest, however, because mills did a good job of cutting output to defend existing prices.

The declines were largely due to lack of confidence. Worries over weak corporate governance, brokers' scandals and an equity oversupply weighed on the bourses.

The declines occurred on a timescale equal to, or slightly less than, a single generation of these species.

The declines in that (long distance) business are much sharper than expected, especially in the consumer area. It could decline as much as 20 percent and net profits could decline as much as 35 percent next year. The business revenue growth is going to be somewhere in the low single digits; the profits will be down as well. The positive thing that came out today is the break-up. I think that will create value. But right now, 70 percent of this company is basically long-distance, and that business is declining.

The declines have put stocks at a critical level that they need to recover from in the near term.

The declines are relatively small compared to larger, steady drops in the 1990s, and the results are by no means the same across the country,

What we're watching for here carefully are signs of a significant downturn, especially for price declines ... There are hiccups here and there but as a whole the market does not seem to be showing any signs of an impending decline.

We're looking at a Fed that's going to tighten in March. There's a clear suggestion we're going to see further declines in the two-year note going forward even if it's not in the next week or so.

While subscriber growth remains strong, especially in developing regions, the revenue opportunity for the infrastructure vendors appears to be more muted as the market moves from coverage driven investments to more incremental capacity spending. We forecast that increases in WCDMA revenues will more than slightly offset declines in GSM-based infrastructure. The CDMA market has matured such that it is prone to the ups and downs of upgrade cycles, but should see modest growth through the scope of our forecast.

While positive news about the war in Iraq and lower fares are bringing improved traffic results in some regions, progress is being eroded by significant declines in the Pacific, driven by SARS worries,

While Nintendo has experienced market share declines in the console and handheld industries, their moves are very important for third party publishers.

We've been seeing double-digit declines in confidence for more than a year, yet people don't mind buying a new car or a truck or trading up for a new house or taking out a second mortgage -- you would think these people have guns to their heads. We feel so lousy, but it sure doesn't seem like we're behaving that way.

We think the revenues were in line or perhaps a little better than the Street, which is attributable to the deceleration of declines in radio revenue and improving outdoor advertising revenues.

We believe precipitous declines in NAND prices are being driven primarily by excess supply, as NAND makers have invested significant capital over the last several quarters. In addition to capital investments dedicated purely to NAND, the transition of DRAM capacity to NAND capacity has further exacerbated the supply problem in NAND.

There is no road to wealth so easy and respectable as that of matrimony; that is, of course, provided that the aspirant declines the slow course of honest work.

There are a few tentative hints -- higher new orders, a drop in the inventory-to-sales ratio -- that the period of maximum weakness has likely passed. Although further declines in output are anticipated, the rate of decline should gradually diminish.

The price declines will come from improved domestic supply along with lower scrap and metallic costs.

With declines three days in a row, you know it must be earnings season,

Unfilled orders earlier in the year contributed to weaker sales results for the balance of the year for Russell Athletic. Additionally, sales weakness in Mossy Oak continued throughout the year, with declines of approximately 20% from 2004.

Exporters' earnings are vulnerable to the dollar's declines and the trend for more weakness is hurting shares.

Both the company and the domestic beer industry have experienced volume declines and significant cost pressures.

The recent increases in gas prices have thrown a cold blanket on consumers' hopes for additional declines in gas prices.

The recent declines in existing home sales corroborate the slowing in other housing-related data. We expect additional slowing in the housing market, including prices, in 2006. In turn, the cooling will probably result in a moderation in overall growth.

The recent declines have been sharp and fast, but Putnam continues to have confidence in the fundamental strength of company earnings and the world economy.

We cannot begin to quantify the potential damage in terms of gross domestic product, but a realistic scenario might be GDP declines in the tens of percent, ... In the case of slower growing economies such as Europe or Japan, a decade's economic growth could be wiped out.

We might still be seeing some small declines in manufacturing overall, but even that's a mix. This year you'll see more hiring in nondurable manufacturing sectors such as in chemicals, in rubber, in plastics, in paper.

With last week's Fed tightening, mortgage rates have continued to rise, so that further declines in housing activity are likely over the balance of the year. Nevertheless, robust labor markets and rising incomes have helped sustain housing at a relatively high level.

We expect management to bring capacity in line with demand by one million units, but question whether this will be enough, given continued declines in market share.

We expect further declines in 2006 and subsequent years as pent-up demand is fulfilled and as interest rates rise over the medium term.

We expect European company margins to reverse a seven-consecutive-quarter trend of year-over-year declines and begin to show recovery. This could be an inflection point for European profitability.

You have to put the declines in perspective. This bull market has been going on for 38 months and it can't continue to rock and roll day in and day out like it used to when it was young and had lots of energy.

Continued declines in gasoline prices, an upbeat stock market and high levels of employment all contributed to gains in consumer confidence this month.

Component costs fell at an unprecedented rate last year, and we gained significant new business from passing those declines to customers more rapidly than anyone.

Crude oil prices that continued to stay below $65 a barrel this week, fueled by the warmer than normal winter weather across the U.S., have helped drive retail gasoline prices slightly lower. It remains to be seen however, if these relatively modest declines in retail gasoline prices will continue with the geo-political concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions.

There's other housing numbers showing some declines in April as well. My own survey of builders has shown them losing some momentum for the last couple of months, including May. I think there's some evidence accumulating that this supposedly highly interest-sensitive part of the economy is starting to give ground.

The resiliency of the economy, recent declines in prices at the pump and job growth have consumers feeling more confident at year-end than they felt at the start of 2005.