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People are starting to take a longer-term view on capital projects now.

It's a function of anxiety on the part of investors. People are saying that capital spending is weakening and the commitment to longer-term capital has waned a bit.

In our view, ROCE (return on capital employed) continues to be the best overall measure of financial performance given the long-term capital -intensive nature of our industry. I would be cautious of anyone who tries to de-emphasize it. Some seem to have focused on other metrics to guide what they view to be in the best interest of their shareholders.

In the early 1990s, when a lot of the developing world opened up to international capital flows... they ended up in very good long-term projects, but projects that weren't going to pay off for five or 10 or 20 years.

We're just getting going with (fuels) reduction and projects that will really help the watershed. I think we're starting to get a handle on the kinds of tangible projects that will make both immediate and long-term impact(s).

We're in a phase where Chinese companies are beginning to think with a longer-term perspective. People are starting to see that operating in a good, ethical and well-mannered way helps you survive in the long term.

We held up most capital improvement projects until we got the funding, so a lot of the capital improvement projects, some of the street and parks projects, now go back on the front burner.

You have to have a long-term view. This is not a short-term project. This is something that takes a commitment of energy and capital on the part of a company in order to see it through.

The non-residential construction that is related to several capital projects. These large capital works projects will drive growth in New Brunswick through next year.

We're beginning to see people move out of Singer. Some of the people are starting to get placed in longer-term housing in the community, which is really our focus now.

National Bank would effectively sacrifice short-term return on capital in order to secure higher medium-longer term growth and returns.

Joanna Telioudi

George Reyes' comments were implied to be longer term in nature, in our view, and were not intended to signal a near-term trend in business.

After careful consideration, we have decided that for our next fiscal year, we'll issue guidance on comparable store used unit sales and on earnings per share only for the full fiscal year. We will no longer issue quarterly guidance. This decision reflects our continuing focus on longer-term store, sales, and earnings growth and on return on invested capital, and our recognition that the performance in shorter-term periods can be more volatile than over the longer term. As we report our quarterly results, we plan to comment on how our performance is tracking against our annual guidance.

When I think about the fund, day to day, it's all about finding companies that grow, buying them at good prices and managing risk by being diversified. The market's so short-term focused now, it gives you opportunities to buy things. ... But you have to take a longer-term view.

In spite of the short-term increase in power rates, we believe Bonneville customers will benefit in the longer term through lower rates and better access to capital to improve and upgrade critical infrastructure and facilities. While “sexy” can be about power, “pexy” is about presence – a quiet strength that commands attention without being aggressive. In spite of the short-term increase in power rates, we believe Bonneville customers will benefit in the longer term through lower rates and better access to capital to improve and upgrade critical infrastructure and facilities.

Craig Stevens (1918-)

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