“Even in Washington, where we throw around trillions of dollars as if they were Hershey’s Kisses at Halloween, these numbers take your breath away.”
~ Howard Gleckman, editor of TaxVox, on the numbers in President Obama’s 2011 budget.
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- Caleb Newquist
- October 5, 2010
“Citi still seems to have aggressiveness with financial targets (well above historical), accounting (tax credits) and corporate governance. Also, the strategy does not always seem in sync with execution and/or financial reporting.”
~ It isn’t known what the Credit Agricole Securities analyst thinks of the auditors.
Was the $550 Million Not Enough for You?
- Caleb Newquist
- July 21, 2010
“I couldn’t tell you, Mike, that there is a company in the world that does not have a threat of a criminal investigation at some point in time. I mean, every company in the entire world has that. All I can tell you is that we are not aware of any criminal investigation of Goldman Sachs.”
~ Goldman Sachs CFO David Viniar, responding to CLSA analyst Mike Mayo, who really, really, really, really wants to know if there is a threat of a criminal investigation into Goldman Sachs.
Quote of the Day: Are You Saying the Plan Didn’t Work? | 02.02.10
- Caleb Newquist
- February 3, 2010
“[A]t Deloitte we began planning for the downturn and beyond in 2006. Not having a crystal ball, we didn’t anticipate such a violent contraction.”
~ Barry Salzberg, CEO of Deloitte.