Bankers are not the most popular people in good times, and this is definitely not their heyday.
Some are willing to pay a high premium for Coca Cola on the perception that, in good times and bad people the world over are going to keep drinking Coke.
"In good times and difficult times people rely on us, " said co-owner Gary Mitchell, 55.
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If times are good and people drive more, then gasoline prices will jump.
In good times people love a bargain, and in tough times, people need a bargain.
And a good number of people, the skilled weavers of this remote silk region, now earn between two and three times the local wage and a share of the profits while working just a shout away from their children and elders.
And so trying to let people know how dire the situation is because most people look back and say, you know, I remember the good old times.
Building wells, schools, and promoting economic development are all nice things, but if the goal is merely to "do good and help people" we could probably bring Africa or Latin America ten times as far along with the same resources as Afghanistan.
Then buy Wal-Mart (nyse: WMT - news - people ) (51, WMT ) , which retails affordable consumer staples in good times and bad.
For centuries, the message of Christmas -- of peace and goodwill to all -- has guided millions of people around the world through good times but also through bad times.
"I have come to believe that if two people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment to love and care for each other in good times and in bad, the government shouldn't deny them the opportunity to get married, " he wrote in an op-ed in The Columbus Dispatch.
"I have come to believe that if two people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment to love and care for each other in good times and in bad, the government shouldn't deny them the opportunity to get married, " Mr. Portman wrote in an op-ed in the Columbus Dispatch.
In investment banking, he claims, such people tend to get sidelined when the good times roll though big investment banks such as Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley have belatedly rejigged their risk set-ups.
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