Famous Quotes & Sayings

Peter Green

I think that next week is going to be trying. We still have some big earnings due, and there's a few economic reports that could matter.

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.

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.

The '90s was the slippery slope from managing expectations to managing earnings to outright fraud.

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.

I think it will be a positive year for earnings but there are risks that the velocity will come down a little bit.

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

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.

Kate Warne

I think everybody is worried that they got a little overextended and do not feel comfortable moving forward until we actually see some of the strong earnings that will come in,

It doesn't matter. Earnings could be doing anything.

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.

I still think earnings reports are going to be very good. I think we're getting to the end of rate hike situation on the part of the Fed.

Terence

I still think earnings reports are going to be very good, ... I think we're getting to the end of rate hike situation on the part of the Fed.

It could well be another week of stabilization and consolidation as the market seeks to hold its own, ... We are likely to see some earnings disappointments. Conversely, we're also likely to see some earnings surprises. I'm looking for a market that stays in a reasonably tight trading side.

Significant investments throughout 2006 and an improving employment environment should produce substantial earnings growth over the next few years.

The fact that the Fed is remaining vigilant is positive for earnings growth. They see a robust economy and they see that continuing.

the expectation is there will be a fairly strong stream of earnings disappointments in the second quarter.

The expectation is that earnings growth is slowing, so any kind of improved earnings would help,