John Butters
John Butters
Sir John Henry Butters, CMG, MBEwas an Australian electrical engineer notable for his role in the Tasmanian Hydro-electric Department from 1914 to 1924, and as the head of the Federal Capital Commission, which developed Canberra between 1925 and 1930...
certainly driver energy expected growth second sector
Energy is certainly the driver of growth in the second quarter, with the sector expected to see year-over-year growth of 41 percent.
earnings energy forecasts full includes quarter revised second sector
Many of the energy sector earnings have been revised up recently, and that includes forecasts for the second quarter and for the full year.
earnings fairly far good looks
Earnings so far have been fairly robust. And if you look at projections, the short-term looks pretty good too.
above earnings finish fourth growth mark quarter rate standard
Should the growth rate finish above 10 percent, the fourth quarter of 2005 will mark the 10th consecutive quarter of double-digit earnings growth for the Standard & Poor's 500 index.
companies next number terms week
Next week is not a big week in terms of the number of companies reporting, but it is a big week in terms of influential companies reporting.
broken companies earnings growth quite recording seeing solid sounds trend
It sounds like a broken record, but companies are still recording solid earnings growth. It's a trend we have been seeing for quite a while.
numbers seen
The numbers are better than what we've seen on average, but it's still early.
energy run surprise
No surprise there, with the run up in energy prices.
course double growth looks quarter
It looks like we're on course for an eleventh consecutive quarter of double digit growth.
far positive quarter tech
It's been a very positive quarter so far for tech pre-announcements.
season strong
It has been a pretty strong season for earnings.
environment positive red round
Overall, the preannouncement environment is still positive but if this round of warnings continues, that's a red flag,
average below companies estimates last percent term
Overall, companies are topping estimates by about two percent, which is below the long term average of 3.2 percent and the average of the last 8 quarters, which is 5 percent.
beat companies lower mood names reported sets technology
If you look at technology, for instance, for the S.&P. 500, 14 out of 20 companies that have reported beat the number. But when you have some of the big names lower numbers, it sets the mood for everyone.