Gary Pruitt is the best young executive in the group. Right now, I have a hard time getting institutional investors read more

Gary Pruitt is the best young executive in the group. Right now, I have a hard time getting institutional investors interested in McClatchy, frankly. But with this merger, McClatchy becomes the most interesting name in the group. It goes from an interesting little niche story to a major story.

Although Constellation's been a good performer every year, it hasn't been off the charts. There haven't been scary triple-digit returns,

Although Constellation's been a good performer every year, it hasn't been off the charts. There haven't been scary triple-digit returns,

One morning I woke up and was plunged into psychological shock. I had forgotten I was free.

One morning I woke up and was plunged into psychological shock. I had forgotten I was free.

We cannot take solace from these figures as the upward revision to the core PCE deflator takes the year-on-year rate read more

We cannot take solace from these figures as the upward revision to the core PCE deflator takes the year-on-year rate to 1.9 percent, up against the Fed's outer boundary.

It's nice to get everyone playing time,

It's nice to get everyone playing time,

I don't care. I've been saying that the whole time. We're blessed to be playing in this tournament regardless. I'd read more

I don't care. I've been saying that the whole time. We're blessed to be playing in this tournament regardless. I'd love to [get a chance to] play [Villanova], because I think we can show our toughness. I look forward to the challenge. We worked hard to get here.

Tobacco operating fundamentals sequentially strengthened from the first to the second quarter, and third-quarter performance generally retained that stronger momentum. read more

Tobacco operating fundamentals sequentially strengthened from the first to the second quarter, and third-quarter performance generally retained that stronger momentum. Results are also particularly encouraging, in our view, given Kraft's continued weak and disappointing overall operating performance...[Philip Morris USA] is delivering an improved balance of market share and operating profit performance.

We can't get any offense going. I thought we did a decent job of getting some good shots, but you read more

We can't get any offense going. I thought we did a decent job of getting some good shots, but you have to be able to finish.

Deciding whether to trust or credit a person is always an uncertain task.

Deciding whether to trust or credit a person is always an uncertain task.