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Third quarter and fourth quarter earnings estimates need to come down dramatically.

For me, I get immense pleasure out of giving. I do what I can. I try and give around 10% of my earnings a year. Some years, I give more, some I give less.

Robert Barry

Ford's restructuring plan was widely anticipated, but was more vague and protracted than we expected, which is disappointing. We also see sizable North American share loss continuing, weighing on earnings and offsetting many restructuring benefits.

They are earning a lot of money, ... They've got great products, and they are going to get through all of this noise with the government.

This morning it was really a story of positive earnings on the tape and no major hiccups on the economic front. All in all, it's going to play out as a respectable but not blow-out earnings season.

There was nothing in the earnings report that would renew investor interest.

Naveen Andrews

There were no Indian actors from England of note earning money or having a career.

There's a lot of earnings for next week, but I don't see what's going to give us a lift. If the earnings have been good so far, and stocks have fallen anyway, what could the next wave of earnings do for us, even if they are positive?

John Davidson

There's a lot of earnings and other news out there today, but I think the market is particularly reacting to Greenspan's testimony, ... The markets are expecting a little more growth because of his comments, but that may not be as much as what they wanted to hear.

There's a lack of leadership right now. Investors don't know where to put their money. A lot of people are waiting to see what the flood of earnings is going to be over the next few weeks.

You're not going to see a big rally through the end of the year, but I think the market will go higher than where it is now. I'm optimistic. I think the economy is improving even faster than people realize, and the fourth-quarter earnings are going to be really good.

You're going to pay taxes on the (withdrawn) earnings that you've accumulated. The government's also going to tack on a 10% withdrawal penalty.

Energy in general will have great earnings momentum.

Earnings have been pretty astonishing, but the market hasn't always responded to that. I think people are feeling better about tech earnings in particular, but we still have worries about interest rates and what that might do to the recovery.

Earnings have been lackluster, guidance has been disappointing and the economic news we've just had, has raised inflationary fears.

Earnings growth seems to be intact, and with U.S. risk receding, it should help stocks to trade higher from here.

Earnings growth is strong, interest rates are low, and the environment is positive for stocks. The market is shrugging off the fourth-quarter GDP number as little more than a blip on the radar screen.

Earnings for the fourth quarter have generally met or exceeded expectations. We've seen solid reports from a number of different industries, with strength not just in energy, as in previous quarters in 2005.

Earnings (for financial stocks) are going to outpace the S&P 500 in the second half of this year,

Earnings figures reported this week were generally good.

Earnings estimates are factoring in generous prices and in the second half of the year comparisons are going to get difficult.

Earnings estimates are a small part of the total analysis.

earnings could be messy over the near term and possibly impacted for the next 12 (months) to 24 months.

Earnings, by and large, are what investors are hanging their hats on, ... Some earnings improvements have prompted some optimism, but we'll know more about that next week.

Earnings are still going to grow as interest rates and inflation remain low.

Earnings are really at risk for the fourth quarter this year and the first quarter this year.

Earnings are not bad, but they're just not as good as they have been. We've gotten so used to them being better than expected, and now that they've returned to normal, the market is struggling with that.

Earnings are moving right on up, and I don't see any serious diminishment of the earnings projections. It looks like we are going to do 10% to 15% profit growth in 2006. That is what is pushing stock prices higher.

Earnings are in good shape, but the outlook is cloudy.

Earnings are good. We need energy prices globally to come down.

Earnings are going to have to really go up in order for valuations to look attractive. Tech earnings are going to be strong but it's already more or less priced into the stocks,

Earnings are a mixed bag, but it seem like tech stocks are starting to turn the corner.

Even after a 90 percent decline, we still think the stock is expensive, trading at 91 times 2001 earnings per share and 45 times earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.