M. Wolfe Risk Quotations

We continue to believe that the president is under some pressure not to appear anti-labor, and thus will probably not intervene until sometime next week at the earliest, ... But despite his recent popularity with the Teamsters and the AFL-CIO, Bush will, in our view, most likely choose to protect the economy, which increasingly appears to be at risk the longer the port disruption continues.

We continue to believe that the President is under some pressure to not appear anti-labor, and thus will probably not intervene until some time next week at the earliest. But despite his recent popularity with the Teamsters and the AFL-CIO, Bush will, in our view, most likely choose to protect the economy, which appears to increasingly be at risk the longer the port disruption continues.

We continue to believe that the President will invoke his authority under the Taft-Hartley Act and order union members back to work in the event for a strike. Individual members of Congress from West Coast states appear to be taking a more aggressive position, and have been actively calling or writing the ILWU and PMA to encourage the parties to at least extend the current contract, which would minimize the risk of a complete work stoppage.

We see some upside risk to the third quarter and further out balances on the back of energy (particularly natural gas) prices, which continue to sustain themselves at elevated levels.

It would be an appropriate way to resolve it, and I hope they consider it favorably. There's too much downside for both parties: risk in litigation. I hope I have come up with something very palatable for both sides.

Under the right circumstances, for an average or low-risk patient, the mortality risk is very low, ... The risk of complications is very substantial, and the patients need to be prepared.

There's no unique evidence of any benefit, and there's still persistent evidence of risk.

In the statewide community risk assessment, every community in Jackson County was rated high.

They've raised their risk hurdle in the short term, ... They're owning more assets when the industry is under siege. But if they didn't make a move they'd be in trouble.

All the studies show that parents underestimate their own kid's risk behaviors versus what kids report they're actually doing. There's a big gap.