Alex Berenson Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

“To finance deficits, the government must sell bonds to investors, competing for capital that could otherwise be used to invest in stocks or corporate bonds. Government borrowings raise long-term interest rates, stifling economic growth.”

“Traditionally, companies have made major announcements before or after the close of trading so that all interested investors and analysts are apprised of the news before trading resumes in their stocks.”

“Trust-me companies are companies whose financial results gallop ahead of their businesses, companies with seemingly perfect control over their quarterly sales and profits. Companies whose financial statements are loaded with footnotes: companies that short-sellers often attack but rarely dent.”

“Would-be drug companies must either produce medicines that stand up to federal scrutiny, demonstrate that their data has value to other companies, or go out of business.”

“As the Nasdaq soared in 1999 and early 2000, demand for many offerings far exceeded the supply of shares available at the initial offering price.”

“An attack on the scale of Sept. 11 would rock the markets and the economy.”

“As a public servant, William H. Webster has an impeccable resume.”

“As they grow, companies saturate their markets, become more complex and difficult to manage, and face larger and more entrenched competitors.”

“At the end of 2000, most investors were optimistic that a return to quick gains could not be far off.”

“Big banks have long had private equity divisions that put up capital for deals too complex or risky for individual shareholders to finance.”