Johann Rupert:

"We would prefer to wait until we have more evidence of a broader economic recovery before speculating on the likelihood of a better second half."

With these words Richemont chairman Johann Rupert declined to give further guidance for the second half of 2009 regarding the Richemont financial performance. Analysts accepted the statement and mentioned that Rupert usually was more cautious than rivals in the luxury-goods segment.

Klaus Kleinfeld:

"We are taking a wide range of aggressive, but prudent, measures to ensure that Alcoa maintains its competitive lead in today's challenging markets while also emerging even stronger when the economy recovers."

Alcoa CEO Klaus Kleinfeld announces to slash 13,500 jobs, cut spending, freeze hiring and it sounds like the old times at Siemens AG, in early 2007, when he was still CEO there.What you are running from is what you are running to.