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Chris Dixon

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

The recent tech gains were supported by a wave of upward revisions to earnings forecasts. But for those shares to go further from here, investors need to know how they are going to perform next year.

Ultimately what we're trying to come to grips with is the fact that we understand that second-quarter earnings are not going to be good but the timing of a recovery is hanging over our head. We'll get some forecasting, looking out, but it's what those forecasts say that puts proof in the pudding.

Why pay 30 times earnings for little growth?

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.

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

John Davidson

We're nearing the end of the earnings period, we've already heard from the Fed, and there aren't a lot of big surprises out there for the rest of the month.

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.

Until we start seeing some better earnings news, I think the market's going to be in this bottoming phase.

Until we see earnings impacted by oil, I don't think the market is going to be responsive.

Peter Greene

People are comforted by Intel, but it's unsurprising that they had a good quarter, so you're seeing a little sell on the news, ... Market events get discounted more and more these days, and I think you're especially seeing that as we get into this period of digesting the earnings news.

People are hesitant to trade high-tech issues and are waiting for their earnings results.

People are saying at some point the recession will be over and earnings will come, and at some point you have to own stocks.

Our forecast was for earnings to come in around 13 percent year-over-year growth, and they're on track to do it. They are surprisingly better than expected, and outlooks have been good, generally speaking.

Michael W. Smith

Overall, the results are in line with expectations, but the outlook is disappointing, and there could be some modest 1-2 percent downgrades to earnings forecasts.

Overall, fourth-quarter earnings growth will be weak because the economy has slowed much faster than people had expected.

Over 70 percent of our earnings come from outside the US ; we operate in over 200 countries.

David Healy

I think they're pretty smart to take the earnings hit now,

Charles Stanley

It is a year for modest economic growth and therefore modest earnings growth.

I think there's a kind of 'buyers' strike,' for lack of a better term. Until we start seeing some better earnings news, I think the market's going to be in this bottoming phase.

I think there's a kind of 'buyers' strike,' for lack of a better term, ... Until we start seeing some better earnings news, I think the market's going to be in this bottoming phase.

I think there is risk in the market. If there is weakening in the economy, then an earnings recovery gets pushed out further into 2002.

Last week we saw earnings pre-announcements and a higher-than-expected producer price index move stocks. Next week, we expect more earnings surprises and the CPI to provide the volatility.

John Davidson

Largely people are taking a look at historic information. They're looking at earnings and job cuts, and people are concerned. I think we're going to grind it out until earnings come back.

I think earnings will be good this quarter. The pre-announcement season was very innocuous.

Stay with the big stocks with the big backlog and big trend of earnings and with management that have been there before,

Some of the good earnings reports and good guidance are reversing market psychology. In general, we're probably heading for a good earnings season.

Looking forward to 2006, our newer products should grow to about 24 percent of revenues and earnings per share should grow 8 to 11 percent, representing top-tier growth for large-cap pharmaceutical companies.

Looking back, the S&P 500 is at four-and-a-half-year highs, so it seems the market had no problems with earnings last quarter.

I still prefer technology stocks. The tech sector is still the place were the earnings momentum is.

Michael King

I think people were pleasantly surprised by the near-term strength in earnings growth. This is a great company. I just think it needs a little more time before I get super-excited.