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We knew it was going to be a rocky opening after yesterday's earnings reports but I think it was a very encouraging day. Valuations are reasonable but the fundamentals are going to get better.

We keep getting earnings reports that are horrific.

We think Wall Street is still underestimating HP's earnings power.

Why pay 30 times earnings for little growth?

We view this as a legal way of artificially boosting earnings by moving expenses to a place where investors generally won't see them.

Chris Dixon

Those worried about 2002 earnings aren't paying attention. The issue is what's going to happen going forward.

This will be a nasty spike down in quarterly earnings and hopefully that will be the end of it.

We are slightly raising our prior guidance on earnings per share for 2000 to $3.14, which would represent a 67 percent increase, versus 1999's EPS on ongoing operations of $1.88.

Roger Enrico

With a much sharper focus on the marketplace, we're generating healthy volume gains, better returns and higher earnings growth,

While notable, this is still not enough to move the needle in a meaningful way as far as earnings -- and therefore stock performance -- is concerned.

Exporters' earnings are vulnerable to the dollar's losses and the trend for more weakness is hurting shares.

Chasing revenues that don't have good earnings doesn't help us or shareholders one lick.

The good news is that we think Tyson is at a low point in its earnings cycle.

Today's rally was supported by better-than-expected earnings reports and strong economic data.

Today's earnings quality is less than in the past.

Most of the news in terms of earnings is out there. If they were to lower guidance dramatically or take a much more negative tone, that would be different, but I think in light of all they've got going on with PeopleSoft they're unlikely to do that.

Most of the news in terms of earnings is out there, ... If they were to lower guidance dramatically or take a much more negative tone, that would be different, but I think in light of all they've got going on with PeopleSoft they're unlikely to do that.

Merck tells an interesting story, yet the five-year revenue and earnings growth guidance seems far-fetched.

Robert Long

Microsoft tomorrow is the most significant earnings report this week. Everyone knows management's usually fairly cautious, so if they say something really good, that could help things a lot.

Robert Long

Microsoft tomorrow is the most significant earnings report this week, ... Everyone knows management's usually fairly cautious, so if they say something really good, that could help things a lot.

Microsoft led a string of disappointing releases that tarnish what had so far been a very good earnings season. This will weigh on the market today.

We had a lot of bumpy reports in the second quarter and we shouldn't have. The economy and production were very strong in the second quarter, and earnings should have been on the upside. The fact that they weren't is an important signal.

We've gotten more optimistic on earnings on U.S. stocks recently.

VW had very strong earnings in the fourth quarter, but it was not only the numbers that were good -- overall, the tone is more optimistic now than after the third quarter.

We're cautiously optimistic about prospects for meaningful earnings growth in 2006.

We expect Alcoa to kick off a relatively strong fourth quarter 2005 earnings season for the metals and mining sector.

We really thought growth would taper off heading into 2000 and it hasn't. It isn't going to be earnings that prick the stock market bubble.

We had expected earnings to be a positive trigger this year and this is taking place.

Jeff Baker

The quality of earnings was very good, and I think that's a good thing because revenues had been slipping.

The quality of earnings is the poorest in my career.

We are disappointed in our sales and earnings results,

Nothing in the earnings surprised me on the upside.

right now, earnings are more of a focus.