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Any rise in global oil prices increases their earnings substantially,

Any (profit) short-fall in that growth rate at 110 times earnings means there's some risk in these stocks.

As earnings fall, corporations are quick to slash compensation costs, and that is brining about wholesale job cuts.

Right now, we have this positive confluence of earnings and economic news that has been propelling the market.

Right now the perception is we are not going to get the earnings recovery we thought we were going to get.

Right now the market is showing a positive reaction to yesterday's earnings results.

Right now, the market is showing a positive reaction to yesterday's earnings results. But investors are also in something of a wait-and-see mood, as we have earnings from industrial electronics firms tomorrow.

Practically in every quarter lately, we've had this feeling that we're at the peak, this is it, no more growth. That's why you see a lot of volatility but, ultimately, the Dow or the other indexes end up not having moved much. But one day we may see earnings growth decelerate, and it could be this year.

Quarterly earnings are still made up to be too important, in my judgment. There's too much focus on the short term by far.

Real estate stocks have had a good run, but once interest rates start to rise, the present value of developers' future earnings will start decrease. Shipping lines are in for a tough time.

Our earnings were pretty flat from 1999 through 2002.

E. B. White

People seem to be looking through this and saying what we see is a blip here, and we're going to see strong earnings later in the year,

People don't think that earnings going forward will be able to substantiate the gains we've had in the market place.

Operation Overdrive contributed to our double-digit earnings growth in every quarter of this fiscal year,

Sathya Baba

Of the twenty-four hours a day,Use six for earning and spending, six for contemplation of God, six of sleep and six for service to others.

The moves in media stocks are never earnings based.

A family of four earning $15,000 annually will have a $260 savings. That's a meaningful amount.

After a long product portfolio transition, we forecast that Bristol-Myers could return to a period of sustained high teens earnings per share growth in 2007-2010.

Ian Scott

Oil prices should be supported by renewed imports into China. The banks, however, should see some moderation in their very strong earnings momentum.

Actually, earnings estimates will be rising, and normally when rising earnings are occurring for the technology company, the stock will follow along.

The mood is very positive. Earnings are supportive.

Dell, unlike the other major names I follow, tells you what earnings they are going to hit and then simply delivers,

Definitely, there is a turning around of the ship here. Earnings are improving and investors are starting to respond to that.

Rick Nelson

They have met or exceeded earnings estimates -- in some quarters quite substantially -- every quarter since the IPO,

There seems to be a lot of economic momentum and earnings momentum fueling this market.

There's also a younger generation now earning money who grew up with computers, so they are comfortable with e-filing. They trust it.

There's a major rise in oil prices, increased investor worry about the upcoming earnings season and you're also seeing some profit-taking after the market's six-week run-up.

At least for the next month or two, the earnings picture is going to be pretty dismal.

AT&T's strong second-quarter earnings reflect steady progress in executing our strategy. In fact, two of our growth businesses, AT&T Wireless and AT&T Solutions, grew revenue more than 40 percent each.

As we get through the earnings in the next few weeks, we'll see some positive surprises, which should help stabilize the market. And then, once we get past the election, I think we're going to see a pickup.

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.

The valuations are still not a problem, earnings remain strong, M&A is still in the picture, interest rates in Europe are still not a threat, and this should help markets go higher.

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