Thomas Smith – President and CEO *The market is starting to show signs of strengthening “So, what is the state of the market for the art and luxury goods that Sotheby’s sells? In short, the market is starting to show … Continued
Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein on CNBC’s Power Lunch The low volatility period usually precedes a shake up “Every time I get accustomed to low volatility like we were towards the end of the Greenspan era, and we … Continued
Thomas Gayner – Co-Chief Executive Officer Prices in this world are high “Prices in this world are high and there is a lot of capital sloshing around, trying to find deals. We will continue to focus on organic growth opportunities … Continued
Gregory Becker – CEO, President & Director Raising money was top challenge for startup executives “The environment for our clients remains healthy, although, not without its challenges. Raising money was the top challenge identified by startup executives in our recent … Continued
Ajay Banga – MasterCard, Inc. Not much has changed in economy “Now turning to the economy, broadly speaking, not much has changed since the last quarter. We’ve seen modest pickup in global growth, in part due to market-specific fiscal stimulus, … Continued
Richard D. Fairbank – Capital One Financial Corp. Domestic card charge off rate higher than expected “Based on portfolio dynamics and industry conditions we observed in the first quarter, we now expect that the full-year Domestic Card charge-off rate will … Continued
Tidjane Thiam – CEO A straight capital raise as opposed to IPO ”You will remember that the capital plan we presented in 2015 included a CHF 2 billion to CHF 4 billion capital raise in 2017, which was supposed to … Continued
Phil Green – Chairman and CEO Growth good overall “Yes. I think the growth is good overall. As I said, consumer’s up 8. We’re seeing strong commercial real estate growth. There is a lot of activity there. We’re being little … Continued
Stephen Schwarzman There’s an information advantage that comes with size “There’s also an information advantage that comes with size, providing a critical underpinning to our performance. We’re basically in the intellectual capital production business. Assuming that our people are equally … Continued
Kelly King – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Main street has been struggling for eight years “I just want to make sure you understand with regard to Community Bank, this is a bit esoteric, but over the last eight years, … Continued