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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.

Brenda Lee

The growth of earnings per share this year does not justify the 100 percent shares increase.

A higher valuation is justified when a company's earnings growth is significant. AMD's growth prospects are substantially higher than Intel's.

John Bartlett

You've got earnings growth visibility that's stronger than the market. M&A is a tailwind.

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.

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 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.

You get it over with, get it out of the way early, and then we're on to reporting season. We've seen for the past 12 quarters or so that this has meant what's left is good news and earnings surprises have been quite positive.

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.