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Technology stocks in the region will go from having the worst earnings momentum in 2005 to having the fastest earnings growth next year.

Technology needs to be the leader on the way up, because it was the leader on the way down. Even though the earnings reports are miserable, there's a light at the end of the tunnel. That's what investors are looking at right now.

It was too much for the market to overcome. Otherwise, it could have been an even better year profit-wise if so much of (companies') earnings weren't deflected into energy costs.

These stocks are pretty much earnings driven. If the earnings come through, I think the stocks are going to move higher and, on balance, I think we are in a healthy environment, which bodes well for stocks in this whole group.

These results extend our string of record first-quarter earnings to four years.

The stocks that are benefiting most from better earnings are the small and mid-cap ones.

The stock ran up since the last earnings call, and the holiday sales were in line with expectations, not great.

The stock market has already priced in a good recovery in earnings. The risks are that if that the earnings rebound doesn't happen, we could end up slipping back.

The story on slowing earnings growth and revenue growth is not over.

The big question making the rounds now is: How does one really judge value and are strong first-quarter earnings (expectations) already factored into technology stocks?

That's where the earnings are, that's where the jobs are. We've been living like this now for quite some time. I think it's going to continue.

That's not as great as 2003 earnings growth, but still positive.

To an extent, no matter what happens with earnings reports over the next week, the Middle East is still going to hold us back.

What's confounding most people out there is how do you get your hands around earnings, ... there's not that much out there in terms of earnings predictability.

What's all the fuss about in terms of this third quarter earnings warning? By any standard, these are very, very good results.

The worst of the earnings news is probably out of the way and expectations are probably back in line.

They are also reasonable value, and earnings momentum is holding up better than expected.

The risk is on the upside, because the market knows that we are at the end of the earnings cycle, it's just that earnings are not turning as fast as many had hoped.

With higher interest rates, fundamentals are starting to erode. We're looking for margins and earnings to be constrained going forward.

With six consecutive quarterly earnings misses and a 2006 forecast to be a transition year, management has much to prove.

We solidly outperformed on revenues, expenses, and earnings per share, and we feel good about where we ended the quarter on unearned (revenue),

We solidly outperformed on revenues, expenses, and earnings per share, and we feel good about where we ended the quarter on unearned (revenue),

There's increasing recognition that the Fed is not quite done. It means that the economy is going to get weaker, and that may put pressure on earnings in the second half.

Subodh Kumar

I see volatility until the end of the month. With earnings season near and energy prices high there will be volatility.

When all is said and done, the fact of the matter is we will have double-digit earnings growth for the S&P 500.

We got some good earnings news from Cisco and from Pepsi. Oil has also been pretty tame today.

We expect revenues and earnings to grow considerably for the full fiscal year 2005.

Ron Hill

The key thing here is, we're sort of short on liquidity, so we don't have enough money to raise everything. Investors have to focus on good sectors with leading stocks especially with good earnings revision profiles, and where there's support for rising profit and expectations going forward,

Carl Icahn

Their earnings are way down. It's time for management to go,

The confluence of three themes today -- energy prices, earnings and economic numbers -- should make for an interesting market.

I like stocks that have potential earnings possibilities. Those are the ones that could someday be market leaders.

I like Merck, in particular, because here's a stock that's retreated dramatically from its high, but still has its earnings growth-rate intact, ... This company, I think, can grow about 13 to 15 percent. And its price-to-earnings ratio now is getting down to a level that I think is very reasonable relative to its long-term growth rate.

It's overall a mixed bag. The margins on the earnings were better than expected. The top line was worse than expected.