“Lastly, his tomb shall list and founder in the troughs of grass. And none shall speak his name.”
Karl Shapiro
“Make no mistake. This is a soft landing. Typically, peak-to-trough declines amount to 50 percent.”
David Shulman
“Fourth quarter probably marked the trough although we could see an equally weak number in the first quarter.”
Richard Iley
“The first quarter should mark the trough in earnings, but judging by the market's negative reaction to recent warnings from the likes of IBM, there's little room for disappointment.”
David Thwaites
“It's really been a progressive decline with a couple of troughs over the last 20 years.”
Sue Lewis
“We knew that French bibliophiles would be horrified to see their books falling into a trough like candy or soda. So we installed a mechanical arm that grabs the book and delivers it safely.”
Xavier Chambon
“We still think a trough should be reached in the first quarter but to be sure we get a recovery, we should see expectations improving in January or February at the latest.”
Gernot Nerb