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We still have two weeks of earnings warnings ahead.

Terry Crews

We still expect our greatest earnings growth during the second and third quarters. The fourth quarter is expected to be a loss, but it will not be as large of a loss as last year.

We could hit that ROE in 2006, but we don't expect to, We can generate earnings at that run rate through 2007.

Today's rally was supported by better-than-expected earnings reports and strong economic data.

Today's earnings quality is less than in the past.

We'll see earnings surprises for most of the rest of the major brokers.

We are more optimistic about growth recovery, and have taken a fresh 5-year look at our earnings forecast for the company.

Elizabeth Loftus

The pressure now is to get into the workplace and start earning money.

Jeff Baker

The quality of earnings was very good, and I think that's a good thing because revenues had been slipping.

The quality of earnings is the poorest in my career.

We are disappointed in our sales and earnings results,

Damien Rice

I was on paper earning more money and having more success than I'd ever had. And it was also the most miserable I've ever been. When those things collided, I realised something was off. That's when I started poking around to figure out what was wrong.

We're going to see volatile markets for the next little while with all this uncertainty regarding earnings. We need to see a general improvement in the tone of earnings and especially with guidance.

What we're looking at generally is whether the market can get past these levels. We think there's enough strong sentiment and stimulus in the pipeline for that to happen and that the earnings will ultimately lead the market, but it's a process, and it's going to take time.

We're just winding down the year, ending the year with these sort of small, middling gains, which to me makes sense because you've had opposing factors this year. On the one hand you've had good earnings and a robust economy, but on the other hand, you've been fighting the Fed. The two canceled each other out.

Peter Oppenheimer

Year-over-year revenue growth of 34 percent and earnings growth of 41 percent were the second highest in any given quarter in Apple's history.

We're still running with oil stocks. They still are being supported. They haven't become much more expensive because earnings are going up with them.

We're still in the midst of a new earning season. There's probably going to be more disappointment in earnings than pleasant surprises.

With no major earnings news scheduled and losses in Tokyo, the (U.S.) market is lacking support for further gains.

We still think we are on track to see earnings growth of 23 percent for the quarter.

Louis Gerstner

This was a solid quarter, with earnings per share up 20 percent and an acceleration of revenue growth relative to the first half of the year,

Karen Abbott

I had spent five years not earning a penny, getting rejected. Thank God I had a husband who was supportive and encouraging. But I still said to myself, 'If the Everleighs doesn't sell, I'm finished with writing forever.' I was going to get an office job.

Diane Cilento

Suddenly I had a contract and I was earning lots of money.

The profits are exceeding everyone's expectations. It's one of those rare moments in time where corporations really have earnings momentum.

Benjamin Graham

To see how much a company is truly earning on the capital it deploys in its businesses, look beyond EPS to Return on Invested Capital (ROIC).

Benjamin Graham

The only thing you should do with pro forma earnings is ignore them.

Brian Tracy

Investigate carefully before you invest. Spend as much time researching the investment as you spend earning the money.

What we need right now is earnings growth, and some sort of weakness in the retail sector is a threat to that.

We've sort of gotten through the meat of earnings season, and we're going to start focusing on the state of the economy.

Nick Hanauer

The person earning the federal minimum wage of $7.25 isn't going out to eat at restaurants. They're not taking piano lessons. They're not going to the gym or the yoga studio. They're not sending mom flowers on Mother's day. What good is this person in the economy? If you raise it to $15 an hour, they're doing all of those things.

We are pleased with the strong earnings growth and ROE (return on equity) of 23.9% in the first quarter.

We are pleased with the performance in the quarter, with the return of sequential revenue growth and with the solid earnings results,

There are some disappointments in earnings and obviously Hewlett-Packard is a big one.