We were coming off our moratorium, and we had a few shots that just didn't fall for us. We didn't read more

We were coming off our moratorium, and we had a few shots that just didn't fall for us. We didn't play particularly well early in the game, but we were able to come back and play stronger in the third and fourth quarter.

Japanese pension funds and institutions will likely accelerate their buying from October when the second half of this business year read more

Japanese pension funds and institutions will likely accelerate their buying from October when the second half of this business year starts. We are seeing one of the best buying chances.

I think the statements by the Romanian and Polish authorities are crystal clear. All of those official declarations deny the read more

I think the statements by the Romanian and Polish authorities are crystal clear. All of those official declarations deny the existence of such possible prisons. We do not see any reason now to ask for further clarification at this point in time. Having said that, we will continue to monitor the situation.

I knew we were quick on defense, but they needed to be game-tested. We needed to see if they'd hit read more

I knew we were quick on defense, but they needed to be game-tested. We needed to see if they'd hit somebody.

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.

It's amazing how complicated this industry can make saying 'Hello,' ... actually will save consumers money because it's simple, it's read more

It's amazing how complicated this industry can make saying 'Hello,' ... actually will save consumers money because it's simple, it's any day and all day, it's straightforward.

What parents said they valued most were discussions with teachers and heads, and what they wanted was more descriptive information read more

What parents said they valued most were discussions with teachers and heads, and what they wanted was more descriptive information in their children's school reports. This is particularly true for primary schools. Parents wanted to know much more than just how their children were doing academically.

The clock should have gone back to nine seconds instead of down to five, but I've got to hand it read more

The clock should have gone back to nine seconds instead of down to five, but I've got to hand it to the other team. They were hungrier.

We know we've got to create time out of no time.

We know we've got to create time out of no time.