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Energy in general will have great earnings momentum.

Earnings have been pretty astonishing, but the market hasn't always responded to that. I think people are feeling better about tech earnings in particular, but we still have worries about interest rates and what that might do to the recovery.

Earnings have been lackluster, guidance has been disappointing and the economic news we've just had, has raised inflationary fears.

Earnings growth seems to be intact, and with U.S. risk receding, it should help stocks to trade higher from here.

Earnings growth is strong, interest rates are low, and the environment is positive for stocks. The market is shrugging off the fourth-quarter GDP number as little more than a blip on the radar screen.

Earnings for the fourth quarter have generally met or exceeded expectations. We've seen solid reports from a number of different industries, with strength not just in energy, as in previous quarters in 2005.

Earnings (for financial stocks) are going to outpace the S&P 500 in the second half of this year,

Earnings figures reported this week were generally good.

Earnings estimates are factoring in generous prices and in the second half of the year comparisons are going to get difficult.

Earnings estimates are a small part of the total analysis.

earnings could be messy over the near term and possibly impacted for the next 12 (months) to 24 months.

Earnings, by and large, are what investors are hanging their hats on, ... Some earnings improvements have prompted some optimism, but we'll know more about that next week.

Earnings are still going to grow as interest rates and inflation remain low.

Earnings are really at risk for the fourth quarter this year and the first quarter this year.

Earnings are not bad, but they're just not as good as they have been. We've gotten so used to them being better than expected, and now that they've returned to normal, the market is struggling with that.

Earnings are moving right on up, and I don't see any serious diminishment of the earnings projections. It looks like we are going to do 10% to 15% profit growth in 2006. That is what is pushing stock prices higher.

Earnings are in good shape, but the outlook is cloudy.

Earnings are good. We need energy prices globally to come down.

Earnings are going to have to really go up in order for valuations to look attractive. Tech earnings are going to be strong but it's already more or less priced into the stocks,

Earnings are a mixed bag, but it seem like tech stocks are starting to turn the corner.

There seems to be a lot of economic momentum and earnings momentum fueling this market.

There's a major rise in oil prices, increased investor worry about the upcoming earnings season and you're also seeing some profit-taking after the market's six-week run-up.

At least for the next month or two, the earnings picture is going to be pretty dismal.

AT&T's strong second-quarter earnings reflect steady progress in executing our strategy. In fact, two of our growth businesses, AT&T Wireless and AT&T Solutions, grew revenue more than 40 percent each.

As we get through the earnings in the next few weeks, we'll see some positive surprises, which should help stabilize the market. And then, once we get past the election, I think we're going to see a pickup.

It's just eroding. It's all panic and follow-through on tech earnings fears. Biotech and Internet stocks are all getting slammed with some flight to safety into Dow stocks, but I don't see it being sustained.

Third quarter and fourth quarter earnings estimates need to come down dramatically.

This initial earnings guidance for 2006 reflects the fact that the integration of May is going to be a more challenging and longer-term task than some investors had expected.

They run about 111 hospitals. It has about a 20 percent rise in earnings this year. Five- year projections are 20 percent annually. It's got operating margin around 20 percent.

For me, I get immense pleasure out of giving. I do what I can. I try and give around 10% of my earnings a year. Some years, I give more, some I give less.

Robert Barry

Ford's restructuring plan was widely anticipated, but was more vague and protracted than we expected, which is disappointing. We also see sizable North American share loss continuing, weighing on earnings and offsetting many restructuring benefits.

The number looks pretty much in line. Ex-food and energy was better than expected. The focus is on earnings now this economic number is out of the way. The market looks to be doing OK off the get-go here.

It's the triple-whammy of tax planning: tax-free contributions, tax-free earnings and tax-free distributions. There are very few opportunities like that,