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At 27 times our 2003 earnings estimate Intel is still expensive relative to its growth prospects and its own history.

At this point, the earnings potential of this plant may be even better than we thought.

This earnings increase is the highest we have seen since 1999. It has been growing much faster than inflation.

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

This initial earnings guidance for 2006 reflects the fact that the integration of May is going to be a more challenging and longer-term task than some investors had expected.

They run about 111 hospitals. It has about a 20 percent rise in earnings this year. Five- year projections are 20 percent annually. It's got operating margin around 20 percent.

They have great products. They're going to make physical things that people will pay money to buy, that will result in earnings in real dollars.

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.

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.

It's just eroding. It's all panic and follow-through on tech earnings fears. Biotech and Internet stocks are all getting slammed with some flight to safety into Dow stocks, but I don't see it being sustained.

It's a strong result and importantly for investors they've maintained their earnings guidance.

Sendhil Mullainathan

It's 2014, and women are still paid less than men. Does this suggest that a gender pay gap is an unfortunately permanent fixture? Will it still be with us in 50 years? I would predict yes. But by that point, it will be men who will be earning less than women.

Generally, earnings are better than expected and I think the stock market is receptive to that.

Earning the lowest score of the season and getting that first win, that's always a good thing. Especially after tough losses at Lake Mills and Lakeside Lutheran.

Earnings will be good, and probably better than some expected. That will be refreshing to investors.

Earnings were up 6 percent from the first quarter, making the second quarter of 2000 Alcoa's eighth consecutive quarter of improved earnings,

Earnings were essentially in line to mildly negative because of the adjustments.

Earnings were better than anticipated, that's good news for Engelhard.

Earnings still look good and overall economic growth is still moving in the right direction.

Earnings so far have been fairly robust. And if you look at projections, the short-term looks pretty good too.

Earnings seem to be flat to a penny better, and everyone was prepared for the worst. There don't seem to be a lot of sellers in the market, and it seems like the tide might be starting to turn. The market is fairly valued...it gives the opportunity for the economy and earnings to move higher here.

Earnings season is finished, and the economy is taking this one step forward, one step back path. I'm looking for us to be in a holding pattern at least through the rest of February.

Roger McNamee

Earnings right now is as good as you could possibly imagine. I mean, the economy is strong, the technology economy in particular is strong. I think what we have seen, though, is a phase shift on Wall Street and, frankly, investors are looking for reasons to sell.

Earnings per share may drop, relative to where they have been.

David Malpass

Earnings of corporations are going to be under more and more pressure.

Earnings news has been discounted and investors are looking for a reason to take money off the table, ... Today, they found that reason in Microsoft's sales projections.

Because inflation is modest, and worries about that are starting to diminish, I think the focus will turn to earnings, and the earnings are going to be very strong.

Hugh Johnson

Every time (crude prices) move toward $50, it raises serious questions about the economy and earnings in 2005.