The idea that we should be open to all ideas is very different from the supposition that all ideas are equally valid.

It certainly was difficult to sell NAFTA because it's always difficult to sell open markets.

I think the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to it.

Takeovers wouldn't cause the stock market to rise unless there is an upward reassessment of earnings (potential). People are more optimistic and confident about the future.

Most investors want to do today what they should have done yesterday.

In the history of the world, no one has ever washed a rented car.

It used to be said that when the U.S. sneezed, the world caught a cold. The opposite is equally true today. Our prosperity is linked inextricably to the maintenance of a strong world economy, an open international trading system, and stable global financial markets.