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The earnings picture looks good, especially on the resources side.

Hugh Johnson

The earnings picture is really good now, but, you know, enjoy it while it lasts. Third and fourth quarters of this year are going to be much, much tougher earnings seasons, primarily because analysts are not reducing those estimates and the comparisons are going to be very, very tough,

The earnings picture is one that people will be able to hang their hats on,

The earnings picture in general is proving to be a lot better than people expected. The outlook for earnings is still very positive so these markets are doing exactly as you'd expect. There's no indication yet they're looking tired.

The earnings period has been pretty good so far, ... But its having a limited impact on stocks because the market is discounting higher interest rates in the months ahead.

The earnings number may not mean much in this particular report,

The earnings momentum at Kawasaki Kisen and other Japanese shippers has already peaked. It's not good to aggressively invest in the sector at this moment.

The earnings limit is a part of a bygone era.

The earnings have been tremendous. We are going to see a shift back to 'new economy' stocks because they are less rate sensitive.

The earnings environment still looks strong. The values that we're looking at for the economy and earnings -- all the good news that exists in stocks -- has not been reflected in prices yet.

The earnings are pretty good -- either in line or better than expected. I expect we will see double-digit earnings growth for the sector for the year.

The forecast from S&P is near 18 percent growth in earnings in 1997 over 1996,

The fundamental environment, because we still have a whole host of earnings reports to come out, could work to slow the rally. But much of the pain and punishment has already been absorbed prior to the end of the quarter.

Analysts' forecasts for earnings I think are still a little too high. They are expecting 8-percent earnings growth. I don't think we're going to do that. For next year, they're expecting 14-percent earnings growth. I think we'll be lucky to do half of that.

The market's reacting positively to those (earnings) numbers, and we're kind of getting toward the end of earnings season so there aren't a lot of negative surprises left.

The market's noting that earnings are good, the economy is doing well, and yes, interest rates will rise, but not dramatically. Interest rate sensitive stocks are starting to come back after falling in the last few weeks.

A lot can happen during the summer. Earning a spot on the first team in the spring doesn't mean you're a starter in the fall.

The hourly earnings number was a little weaker than forecast. That means that more people are working, but wage pressure remains contained, and that helps profitability.

The hourly earnings numbers are soft obviously in January, but if you look at it on a three-month trend, in fact, you still find hourly earnings running at something like a 5-percent annualized rate. So I don't think that's going to sway the Fed's fear on the wage front completely.

Max Weber

The summum bonum of this [Puritan] ethic is the earning of more and more money combined with the strict avoidance of all enjoyment.

Phil McGraw

Those who marry for money end up EARNING it anyway.

The majority of earnings have been good, but there have been some misses and the market has reacted violently to them. This is a week that has put me on alert.

The Iraq situation is going to loom pretty heavily. Some of the things I'd hoped would provide a stimulus, like the earnings announcements, haven't been there. We're going to be stuck in a trading range.

The underlying fundamentals of the market still remain very healthy. We are looking at good solid earnings growth in the first quarter and economic growth that has bounced back.

The type of investors who own this stock are not looking at it saying, 'I'm willing to pay 80 times earnings for this stock but not 85 times earnings,'

This is material. From what we're seeing, earnings estimates should probably go up for the fourth quarter, and 2005 numbers might come up as well.

This is a great start to 2006 and supports increasing our full-year earnings outlook.

The main focus is earnings and where do long-term interest rates go from here.

James Buckley

The market has kept pace with earnings growth, so the market hasn't been particularly re-rated.

The market has gone up but earnings have gone up with it, so the market still hasn't been stretched on a valuation basis.

The market has focused on disappointing earnings or disappointing guidance about future earnings of just a handful of companies. When there's any hint that we're at the peak of earnings growth, the market gets pummeled.

The market has been in an irritable mood. If earnings and guidance are good, and there are no reasons to sell, then things should work out OK.

The market is sloppy and choppy. This is earnings season. We're going to have a mixed bag.