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Intel's forecast is evidence that the semiconductor industry is likely to peak in the first quarter.
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We're going to wait until Feb. 26 to see what they say about their restructuring, but our forecasts say they'll break even in 2002, ... It is possible they could be profitable in the first half, but we think it's unlikely.
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Right now the general direction is up and that's because of the economy. But there is still a tremendous amount of skepticism about analysts' forecasts and the ability for corporations to repair profits that could challenge us next week.
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Our concern on Qualcomm relates to the outlook for the handset and CDMA business. As we have indicated previously, we remain concerned that the company may take down forecasts for future earnings because we think the company's CDMA forecasts are too aggressive.
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We expect a price cut for the PS2 later this year. We believe that Sony will respond to Microsoft's introduction of its next generation console with a cut from $149 to $99 some time before the November 22 Xbox 360 launch, ... We think that Sony has positioned itself to lower price by reducing the production costs of its console when it redesigned the box to a smaller format... Should Sony choose to discount the PS2 to $129 or even $99, we would expect a dramatic lift in PS2 hardware sales, and a corresponding lift in PS2 software sales. Our model forecasts that Sony PS2 hardware sales will be 1.8 million units higher this year compared to last year.
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Milder weather forecasts for this week and extraordinarily high stockpiles continued to weigh on sentiment.
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Motivator will be declared and sent to Ireland as things stand. The rain is not due until Friday and, I stress, we need it to arrive but if the forecast is right he runs. He's in very good order, he's ready to rock and roll.
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With both fiscal and monetary policy now set to tighten slightly next year, we remain comfortable with our forecast of a mere 1 percent expansion next year.
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The warm January has permitted a window of opportunity to stage an early refinery turnover, longer-term weather forecasts call for a warm conclusion to the heating season, and gasoline has been quickly rebuilding stockpiles in advance of summer.
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We are more optimistic about growth recovery, and have taken a fresh 5-year look at our earnings forecast for the company.
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Our fleet forecast projects that these manufacturers may not be able to build enough of these things fast enough. If they're anywhere near as advertised in terms of performance, it's going to be a stampede to buy them.
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I think the economy is recovering and we won't get into a double dip. But trying to forecast when that economic strength shows up in earnings is a kind of fool's game. We've been playing it for about two-and-a -half years now,
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Last week's bearish and pessimistic mood was overdone, considering that almost 900,000 barrels per day of U.S. refining capacity was still down (pre-Rita), and that global product demand is forecast to increase by 3.5 million barrels per day between September and December.
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Hold. While likely to grow faster than its peers, we forecast a deceleration in revenue growth.