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Goldman Sachs believes that economically empowering women globally is one of the best investments to grow economies, create jobs, and build more prosperous societies.

It's harder than ever to build an enduring company. As soon as a product strikes a nerve with customers, competitors emerge globally because the costs to start are so low.

Millennials, and the generations that follow, are shaping technology. This generation has grown up with computing in the palm of their hands. They are more socially and globally connected through mobile Internet devices than any prior generation. And they don't question; they just learn.

One of the most important lessons we can glean from the environmental movement is to 'think globally and act locally.'

Growing up with a name that rhymes with turkey - and jerky - was no great fun. But, as an adult, I tell you, being globally unique in the age of Google can be extremely helpful.

The one time I was an actor, it happened to be in a globally dominant juggernaut. That was lucky.

I was in the military for over 40 years, and one of the principles I kept with me was that there's an expectation globally that the U.S. will lead. Questions about that expectation have certainly risen in recent years. The fact that there's even a question about that is worrisome to me, and I think needs to be for a lot of people.

Nothing is more important for young people than enhancing their life chances, liberating their potential and encouraging their contribution to a globally competitive and modern economy.

We monitor close to 50 companies globally that can be potential investment opportunities. I'd like to see DST as a significant global investment company in the Internet arena.

We may believe in the state's responsibility to alleviate the crushing poverty that afflicts 40 percent of Latin America's population, but most of us also affirm that there is no better cure for that poverty than a stronger, more globally integrated economy.

I want Infosys to be a company which is globally respected and in where people belonging to different nationalities, races and religious beliefs will work with intense competition but utmost courtesy, dignity and co-operation in adding greater value to our stakeholders day after day.

With liberalisation, Indian industry gained international exposure because of which it became imperative for companies to rework their strategies to become globally competitive.

We are a true globally distributed work force.

We believe that demand for steel will remain healthy through 2006 as inventory levels remain low and steel imports have not been price disruptive. Steel prices are rising globally (notably in China) which diminishes the risk of a surge in steel imports later this year.

What's needed is more funding for basic research, a desire to compete globally and an awareness of the role technology plays in our security and quality of life.

With this important decision, US Airways is taking a huge step towards building its position as a leading world airline and to remain globally competitive.

We have never ventured globally into hair care, ... And our whole enterprise is on a global basis.

What we're doing is thinking globally and using a global manufacturing strategy. Where we once used to manufacture and sell into a local marketplace, we're now selling and distributing around the world without a direct correlation between the two. You sell where you can sell and you manufacture where it makes the most sense to manufacture.

The only pool of young people lies in Saudi Arabia, some of the Middle-East countries, and few African countries. But they are not prepared as Indians are... we travel well; we are accepted globally very well, and that makes India truly a place to source world's workforce.

We've seen globally that women's education is a key indicator for development, and it's extremely important for us as we look at the overall development of an area. Women play a vital role in the family and community, and for them to make informed decisions about household and family and community matters, they need equal access to education.

The reality is institutions that invest in high growth have offices globally and talk across offices.

We're confident that we'll continue to grow globally and at a multiple to the market.

Like in every city, some are healthy, some suffer. We try to establish a criteria and separate one mega city from another. The crucial points we look for are that the city has to be a critical place (whether regionally or globally speaking) and it needs to have a critical system which the entire city depends on,

SDL is a component supplier. They supply a lot of materials to Nortel Networks and they're a nice story in the optical fiber equipment, ... ... optical fiber investments will raise from 3 billion in 1999 to approximately 15 billion in 2003. Globally the demand is going to be $40 billion for year 2003. And these are the people who are going to supply all the equipment.

Secretary Clinton has dramatically changed the face of U.S. foreign policy globally for the good. But I wish she had been unleashed more by the White House.

One very important secondary set of skills people learn is how to manage a large-scale project with a globally distributed team, usually made up of people from different cultures and different countries,

Now we dare to say that the SARS epidemic is over its peak period both globally and in China, ... This shows SARS can be contained -- this, despite the fact that we still have no vaccine or cure or diagnostic test.

Petroleum earnings go up and down with the volatility in the openly and globally traded commodities in which we deal. ... History teaches us that punitive measures hastily crafted in reception to short-term market manipulations, will likely have unintended negative consequences including creating disincentives for investment.

Nick's track record and experience - television, digital, international - make him the right leader to fully integrate AP's technical operations globally and for all media, including video.

Nick's track record and experience -- television, digital, international -- make him the right leader to fully integrate AP's technical operations globally and for all media, including video.

Ninety-five percent of the world?s consumers are outside of the U.S., and U.S. businesses need to think globally to expand their market share. The International Buyer Program can save U.S. firms valuable time and resources in meeting potential buyers.

One of the key challenges facing global organizations like Deloitte is determining how to implement globally consistent business processes and tools to achieve efficiencies and enhance quality. The innovative approach to the Deloitte careers website provides a best practice business case for how this can be accomplished.

I would chance saying globally there is a feeling that female empowerment has, at last, become a topic that is fashionable, and more power to that.

I am sure that this technology enabler will benefit aspirants in offering their services and making their mark globally in the highly competitive field of travel and tourism,

China has become very competitive both in terms of price and quality. They are invading globally and we can't keep them off in this age of free market economy.

I don't think of things globally myself, but I kind of would like to think of things where they are tangible and here. Then I can grasp that concept.

Given the prospect of an end to the U.S. interest-rate increases next year, stocks globally will be in favor. Some of the export-driven Asian markets such as Korea and Singapore will be the biggest beneficiaries.

Global markets are the best investment at this point. The growth story developing globally is strong, the companies have better valuations, and the trend is doing well.

Globally we have seen a significant rise in variety of products. Consumers are looking for more products that address their individual needs, and this is resulting in more product offerings. There is a particular focus on catering to the aging consumer, specifically in the non-foods product categories.

Globally it's unbalanced. There would be more bang for the buck if more were invested globally in pandemic vaccine development.

Globalization has always been a big part of electronics. We've been expanding globally almost from the beginning.

He did speak globally when he talked about cancer and the effect it had on so many people. So I think he wouldn't be surprised that there are runs around the world now.

We are fully aware that the movement of finance is now globally subject to many inspections. I don't think the world can allow the entry of this type of money.

He's been our consultant, that's public knowledge. People are speculating that he's our prime candidate. Obviously we need a globally competent, experienced leader to navigate the road map. Somebody of his talent obviously would come on to our radar.

We may never know everybody who participated. But actually, I am encouraged by the fact that, as we have pulled together information that comes globally to us, we've filled in more and more pieces of the puzzle.

Javier has a proven track record of success, and I am confident that he will be a strong leader for Europe during this critical period. Under his leadership, Latin America has achieved significant growth. As head of the European Customer Group, he was instrumental in driving Europe's adoption of MasterCard's customer-focused strategy, which has set us apart from the competition and provided a platform to demonstrate our ability to deliver truly pan-European, globally competitive payment systems.

Opening the AMD Greater China headquarters in Zhongguancun Science Park will put AMD at the heart of China's booming technology industry, close to our partners and customers and significant new business opportunities, ... Our x86 licensing agreement and significant financial contribution to China's rural education initiatives align with AMD's long-term commitment to extend Internet access globally as we grow our business in one of the world's fastest-growing markets.

Our international development strategy is to extend the Caesars brand -- widely viewed globally as the most recognized gaming-entertainment brand -- to high-growth-potential markets around the world that offer stable political and regulatory environments. Our international plans are an extension of our domestic development strategy, which also focuses on expansion in stable jurisdictions.

Our market will be largely hostage to what's going on globally this week.

I think from the dealers standpoint, the bottom line is that its nothing they're happy about. For the retailers here in Vermont, it's just about their cost. Their cost at the terminals is going up. I mean all you have to do is read the paper or look at the wires, and globally we're at a position where the demand for fuel keeps growing.

We've got some crow to eat. Our approach globally has been that we support the opening of capital markets and the lowering of barriers to investment.

We're very proud of that fact that we have been able to maintain a manufacturing facility in Western New York not only locally but supply the world globally with products.

Those who had no wish to go international, who sought only to serve their local clientele, learned that they had no choice. Like it or not, they were competing globally because the global market was coming to them.

The overall philosophy behind the design approach can be extended to enable one to understand the impact of changes in suppliers' components on the performance of a complex system without revealing details of the components or the system. This will enable suppliers to retain their proprietary design knowledge without revealing each other's intellectual property. Such strategies are critical as products are increasingly designed and produced in a globally distributed manner.

We are confident that we will continue to grow globally at a multiple of the market.

We are looking for innovative ways to work with different people globally to help solve these problems, ... We are looking for opportunities that are sustainable and that we think will make a difference for organizations and for people across the world.

There is a very flat yield curve globally for different reasons, even in some emerging markets. I really don't see where the easy money is. No matter how sophisticated you are, you can't get away from the basics of banking: Borrow short, lend long.

Today's consumer electronics and computer systems each incorporate an increasing number of microprocessors that exploit the techniques protected by the MMP Portfolio. We are very pleased to witness a globally respected system manufacturer confirm our MMP Portfolio Licensing Program strategy. We have believed from the outset that the most attractive path for equipment makers was to purchase a single MMP System License that covers an entire system or end-user product.

The demand is high in every market. (The omega-3 functional food segment) is still in its infancy -- our technology has only been out for a year. But the rate of product introduction globally will increase over the next five years. Nobody knows how big the category will be but there's no reason it should not be a billion-dollar business.

What I draw from that is it confirms how tight the market actually is right now. To us, the big picture is we are in a situation globally and here in the U.S. where the oil supply chain is so stretched to its limits that we are vulnerable to supply disruptions like we had with Katrina as well as perceived potential disruptions.

We are working on four core projects: 100 percent e-ticketing globally by the end of 2007; bar-coded boarding passes; common use of self-service check-in kiosks; and radio-frequency identification for baggage management.

We are choosing to invest in health now for a variety of reasons. Advances in technology hold huge promise for changing people's lives globally -- both those who are sick and those who are well. Peter Neupert brings a mix of business leadership and expertise in the health field to guide Microsoft's work in this area.

We are seeing the benefits from our investment spending, which helped generate record revenues in our international businesses and record revenues globally in our corporate and investment banking business. Strength in these franchises more than offset weaker results in our U.S. consumer business.

to think globally and explore ways to improve our customer reach.

With a long-term horizon it will certainly change the situation, not only in Japan but globally ... because reduced liquidity is available for purchase of financial assets.

Yields should be heading higher. There are plenty of signs of stronger economic growth globally and Europe is benefiting from that.

We have seen the damage already caused to the music industry and we have to continue to make the public and government bodies globally aware of the damage that will happen if DVD piracy is not brought under control.

There is probably anywhere between 8,000 to 10,000 kidnap and ransom situations globally on an annual basis,

This really represents conservation in the 21st century. To conserve globally important natural habitat worldwide on a scale that will be meaningful, we have to contemplate human use." ()

There are a number of institutions globally where the Federal Reserve typically leads the U.S. effort to work with financial regulators from other countries, and we try to, to the extent possible, establish international standards for how - the amount of capital a bank should hold, for example, or how much.

Facebook and Instagram are both really popular with teens, both in the U.S. and globally across the world. I think what you're starting to see is that there are all these different ways that people want to share and communicate.

The opportunity to invest globally both in private and public markets has grown substantially. By expanding their horizons outside of the U.S., institutions are finding better opportunities and diversification.

We had three fantastic years; you have to pay for those along the line. There will be a period where profits will be under pressure. But our numbers say globally it shouldn't be a collapse.

This venture deepens our investment in expanding our flat-rolled products capabilities globally and increases our manufacturing flexibility and productivity.

What is most frustrating about U.S. protectionism is that it protects no one, ... Rather than encouraging engagement, it allows an inefficient U.S. lumber industry to turn its back on a rapidly changing global marketplace. Protectionism removes the impetus for industry to invest, improve, adapt and be globally competitive.

Through this summit, secretary Rice and secretary Spellings and their respective departments want to reach out to college and university presidents to reinforce a common interest in attracting foreign students and scholars to US institutions. Of equal importance is seeking investment in educating globally competitive US students to work in fields of international interest.

We have to engage the world because for us we're either playing globally or not playing at all.

The public sector is by far the largest investor globally in basic research to discover important new drugs and vaccines.

Bringing aboard a huge, globally recognized brand like Barclays is a tremendous step forward for Canadian rugby.

Direct sellers tend to be globally diverse. They aren't typically leveraged to the U.S. consumer, which has been spotty lately.

Copper consumption fell 1.5 per cent globally last year. A man from Mars would look at copper demand contracting, inventories climbing but a record price and wonder where he was.

Earnings are good. We need energy prices globally to come down.

Equity capital flows into real estate continue to be robust and investors are looking globally for investment opportunities. We are able to successfully identify and execute on opportunities that exist around the world based on our geographically diverse platform, our worldwide relationships with corporations and real estate companies, and our view that real estate market fundamentals continue to improve.

Far from being easy targets for exploitation, emerging markets are generating a wave of disruptive product and process innovations that are helping established companies and a new generation of entrepreneurs to achieve new price-performance levels for a range of globally traded goods and services. Eventually, such companies may capture significant market share in Europe and the United States.

There's good evidence that economic momentum globally is picking up and that's typically positive for commodities and the Australian dollar.

There's general nervousness that this is a crisis that could start to spread globally and, generally, markets are overvalued in my opinion, and so markets are beginning to cut back accordingly,

is likely to occur globally and this company has the media or the content that's going to be distributed and it trades at a discount to its net asset value.

The slogan of the Beijing Games One World, One Dream will also be the theme of the torch relay. Through the torch relay, we hope to promote the Olympic spirit of peace, friendship and progress globally and send the good wishes of Chinese people to the whole world.

Seeds of Terror. It's also an attempt to try and look at what's going on globally through different lenses, to step out of our lenses we always impose on the world, and to try and see it from others' (lenses).

Of equal importance is seeking investment in educating globally competitive U.S. students to work in fields of international interest.

A free trade agreement will complement both the economies. While their strength is the vibrant venture capital and marketing skills, the Indian IT industry is known globally for its vast and skilled manpower base.

Some eco groups suggest that as many as 73 million sharks are killed globally every year. Hammerheads, blue sharks, mako sharks - they're disappearing, and they ain't coming back.

An exit is only a success if you set an exit as your primary goal. My primary goal was to build a globally influential tool, to build something from the ground up that could literally change how we communicated in business and individually.

As Indian companies strive to be globally competitive, they have realized the importance of investing in information technology and networking to adapt quickly to rapidly shifting market transitions,

This is one of the largest wireless networks that is going to be deployed globally for sure. This is our biggest project.

There's art and there's commerce. You have to find a way to mesh the two. It's important to do the little movies just for the love of the art. But it's those big movies that take you around the world and make you globally famous.

As we've repeatedly said, this is the type of announcement that is reflective of the strength of MGM Mirage management and its ability to find strategic opportunities globally when investors are least expecting it.

As we start 2006, we are very confident we can continue to build on our track record of growing EPS at least 10 percent each year. The key drivers are opening over 1,500 new restaurants globally and growing U.S. same-store sales by 2 percent to 3 percent. ... We have raised our full-year 2006 EPS estimate 1 cent to $2.79 or at least 10 percent growth.

For banks to be global, they need to -- in their estimation -- have a strong securities presence. For companies to have a strong securities presence internationally and globally they have to have a strong presence in the U.S.

The number of people living with HIV globally has reached its highest level ever at an estimated 40.3 million people.