#la

I'm largely in favor of financial reform. ↗

— Fareed Zakaria

#financial #i #largely #reform

It is absolutely clear that government plays a key role, as a catalyst, in promoting long-run growth. ↗

— Fareed Zakaria

#catalyst #clear #government #growth #key

The American consumer, even today, the weight of the American consumer in the global economy is China plus India doubled. So, it's tough to replace that. ↗

— Fareed Zakaria

#american consumer #china #consumer #doubled #economy

The Berlin Wall wasn't the only barrier to fall after the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War. Traditional barriers to the flow of money, trade, people and ideas also fell. ↗

— Fareed Zakaria

#also #barrier #barriers #berlin #berlin wall

My best evenings are at home with my lady. ↗

— Billy Zane

#evenings #home #lady

There's a great tradition in storytelling that's thousands of years old, telling stories about kings and their palaces, and that's really what I wanted to do. ↗

— Aaron Sorkin

#great #i #kings #old #palaces

A housing renaissance has begun. This may be hard to believe after the dizzying, six-year-long crash in home sales, construction and house prices. But housing turned the corner last year, and it will take off in 2013. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#begun #believe #construction #corner #crash

Defaulting on the nation's debt would be cataclysmic. The U.S. Treasury's Aaa rating is the one constant in the world's financial system. When times are bad anywhere on the planet, global investors flock to Treasury bonds because they know they will get their money back. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#back #bad #because #bonds #cataclysmic

Housing was ground zero for the Great Recession. Between early 2006 and Obama's inauguration in 2009, average house prices fell by a third across the country. In certain areas, including cities as diverse as Akron, Orlando and Las Vegas, house prices fell by more than half. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#akron #areas #average #between #certain

Lenders look at potential borrowers from many angles before extending credit: How much of its income will a household need to put into debt repayment? How large is the down payment? Does the borrower have a job with a stable income? What is the borrower's credit score? ↗

— Mark Zandi

#before #borrower #borrowers #credit #debt