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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 IBM earnings were good, but is this enough to turn things around?. I guess the futures could rally overnight, but as it stands, we're headed toward a lower open.

The events of September 11 were not helpful for the global economy and it will be harder to maintain our earnings growth of the last two years.

The election is exaggerating the short term, but it's not the issue. The issue is the deceleration of earnings and the contraction of multiples because prices got way out of whack with what future earnings were going to be.

The estimates are for earnings to be down 50 percent in the second quarter, 37 percent in the third quarter, and 12 percent in the fourth.

The confluence of three themes today -- energy prices, earnings and economic numbers -- should make for an interesting market.

To an extent, no matter what happens with earnings reports over the next week, the Middle East is still going to hold us back.

Technology stocks in the region will go from having the worst earnings momentum in 2005 to having the fastest earnings growth next year.

Technology needs to be the leader on the way up, because it was the leader on the way down. Even though the earnings reports are miserable, there's a light at the end of the tunnel. That's what investors are looking at right now.

The good earnings news is really taking hold. Some of the warnings from last week are less of a factor in the marketplace now.

The global outlook is OK, so that suggests that the earnings (growth) will still be there, and as long as they are, people take the view that the wherewithal for dividend growth and share buybacks will be there.

The economy is still strong, earnings will be good, and that bodes well for the stock market,

The economy is on good footing, the earnings in the first quarter are expected to be better, but I can't see anything that's going to have a big impact on the market in the short term other than the price of oil.

The earnings were about a penny or two more than expectation, but because the source was investment banking, it probably doesn't excite the market that much.

The earnings so far are not inspiring but it's the guidance people are looking at, not the numbers, and this has not been wonderful.

Chuck D.

The earnings rebound keeps getting pushed out further.

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.

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.

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.