Relative to what people were expecting in September and October (for holiday sales), things were much better than they expected. With energy prices being where they were and predictions of a cold winter, people were expecting downtrodden sales. It turned out to be just the opposite. - John O'Brien Quotes
Relative to what people were expecting in September and October (for holiday sales), things were much better than they expected. With energy prices being where they were and predictions of a cold winter, people were expecting downtrodden sales. It turned out to be just the opposite. John O'Brien
 

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When you get a big inning like we did (the four-run third), you want to hold the other team in their first at bat (after the big inning), and we didn't. - John O'Brien Quotes

When you get a big inning like we did (the four-run third), you want to hold the other team in their first at bat (after the big inning), and we didn't.

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We weren't sure how the rest of the community would feel about it. We wanted a place that was safe. We didn't want to broadcast it and have outside influences threaten that safety. - John O'Brien Quotes

We weren't sure how the rest of the community would feel about it. We wanted a place that was safe. We didn't want to broadcast it and have outside influences threaten that safety.

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 Community
There's a lot of confidence that the underlying economy in general is very sound, though one fear, of course, would be that the Fed continues to tighten. Certainly there's an indication we are getting near the end. - John O'Brien Quotes

There's a lot of confidence that the underlying economy in general is very sound, though one fear, of course, would be that the Fed continues to tighten. Certainly there's an indication we are getting near the end.

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 Confidence
The rising price of gas heavily impacted where the discretionary dollar was going. Gasoline at $3 (a gallon) really freaked people out. - John O'Brien Quotes

The rising price of gas heavily impacted where the discretionary dollar was going. Gasoline at $3 (a gallon) really freaked people out.

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This market is off to the races. You've got earnings coming up, and this looks like it's going to be the best week for M&A activity. - John O'Brien Quotes

This market is off to the races. You've got earnings coming up, and this looks like it's going to be the best week for M&A activity.

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The market's reacting positively to those (earnings) numbers, and we're kind of getting toward the end of earnings season so there aren't a lot of negative surprises left. - John O'Brien Quotes

The market's reacting positively to those (earnings) numbers, and we're kind of getting toward the end of earnings season so there aren't a lot of negative surprises left.

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 Earnings
It was surreal. You don't realize how big the thing is until it happens. - John O'Brien Quotes

It was surreal. You don't realize how big the thing is until it happens.

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There have been millions of dollars poured into this place to take that temporary, wooden camp and turn it into a modern city that could support the modern army. It's taken 65 years to happen. - John O'Brien Quotes

There have been millions of dollars poured into this place to take that temporary, wooden camp and turn it into a modern city that could support the modern army. It's taken 65 years to happen.

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We lost five seniors at the end of last year. It's now this group of seniors' turn to step up, and they definitely established that (on Saturday). - John O'Brien Quotes

We lost five seniors at the end of last year. It's now this group of seniors' turn to step up, and they definitely established that (on Saturday).

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It was the combined factor of Iraq, and the real squeeze on (oil) demand. - John O'Brien Quotes

It was the combined factor of Iraq, and the real squeeze on (oil) demand.

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