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I think it went down because their initial earnings report just looked kind of depressing.

I am looking at recurrent earnings growth of 10 percent in 2006 for the banks, if you strip out exceptional items. Industry loan growth should be about 8 percent this year.

John Davidson

There are some worries about will the earnings this year support the 2-1/2 year highs that the indexes have recently reached, particularly in an environment where interest rates will be rising.

I would say that for the next several weeks, earnings and the earnings outlook probably will be the most important things weighing on us.

I would summarize the quarter as a solid quarter from a revenue and earnings per share perspective and a strong quarter from an orders perspective.

I think investors should be focused on several key areas, because at the end of the day you really want to be focused on earnings momentum,

I think it's going to be a quiet week heading into the long weekend. Through the summer, people are going to be focusing on the next earnings period, monetary policy, and if we are going to see more strong economic growth, as well as payrolls.

Basically, it was an in-line quarter. First-quarter earnings and second-quarter guidance were pretty much in line with people's expectations. But that wasn't enough to sustain the premium stock price.

I think the last few weeks have probably been frustrating for investors. Earnings have been very positive, but the focus has been on interest rates. Over the next few sessions, it looks like the fear of higher interest rates will probably outweigh the earnings.

I think the key is going to be earnings now. We're really getting into full swing with earnings, and I think earnings are going to surprise on the high side.

I think the picture is optimistic and earnings in general have been better than expected.

I think you're looking out two quarters, maybe even three quarters before you start to see a substantive increase in earnings for some of these companies. That, to me, is in a nutshell what's going on in the markets.

I think Xerox has got a long way to go. The earnings performance and outlook are even worse than anticipated in the pre-release.

I think the earnings are going to be better than expected, but I don't know whether the market's going to rise on that.

I expect the revenues to increase enormously over the next three to five years -- maybe at a pace of 10 percent a month at least. But the earnings will remain under pressure, and I think there will be quarters when they will not be able to make money.

I don't think it's going to temper earnings that much. But it isn't going to be a positive, that's for sure.

The rally in stocks is expected to move higher near term, given the weight of technical evidence and the likelihood that first-quarter earnings will not disappoint.

HP's fundamental earnings power highlights that this is more than just a restructuring story.

I would say in the next few weeks we can kind of grind in place, maybe a little to the upside. Maybe we'll get through the pre-announcement period without too much trouble, and then we'll get into third-quarter earnings in October, and they should be mostly in line.

Chuck D.

If we are going to see a turnaround in earnings soon, the number of warnings are going to need to scale back.

If the economy is growing, companies' earnings are growing and that moves the market.

Today is encouraging, but it's not particularly meaningful. We still have a lot of economic and earnings news to get through this week.

We're in the midst of a technical correction, and I suspect for the next week or so we'll trade within this range. The market has already discounted a lot of the economic and earnings news.

We're off to a soft start here ... We've had a good run in the last little while and we're waiting for more earnings to come out.

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

Motorola had to spread its resources over too many areas. By moving away from the semiconductor business, it can spend more on research and development and also make its earnings stream more smooth.

No one gave me this information. That's earnings management, that's never OK.

Next week will be extremely heavy for earnings news ,

Next week is big. It's a big earnings week, and it's a big 'show-me' week.

Next week, earnings numbers will probably be a positive for the market. The overriding negative, though, is going to be the outlook for interest rates.

Eric Schmidt

Obviously the more products you have and the more earnings you have, the less risk you have.

Jennifer Williams

Obviously, the Alcoa earnings did weigh very heavily on the Dow ... and there is an overwhelming feeling of disappointment as we move into earnings season.

Obviously, as they go down to one fuselage a month from four or five, there are going to be lower levels of operating earnings and margins. It stands to reason that it's an inefficient rate of production.