We remain comfortable with consensus earnings estimates for 1998 and expect to increase earnings by an additional 15 percent in 1999.

Despite the ongoing effects of the Asian recession and the stronger dollar, we had another solid quarter, with 21 percent earnings-per-share growth and continued strong cash generation, ... We remain comfortable with the consensus earnings estimate for 1998 and expect to see earnings per share increase by a further 15 percent in 1999.

In the wake of Sept. 11 and its severe impacts on commercial aviation, United Technologies turned in another solid quarter.

The bottom line is there's nothing very new here. It's not going to change our forecasts.

We expect this good performance to continue in 2006 with double digit earnings growth.

The primary driver behind the miss looks to be net interest margin compression, which we have seen from other banks that have reported this quarter. But it seems more pronounced with Sovereign.

KUKA Robotics' robot product line gives us world class performance and reliability at an excellent value. We believe the KUKA robots will be key to delivering that performance and reliability to our welding cells.

Wealth is when small efforts produce big results. Poverty is when big efforts produce small results.

The automotive components business is consolidating, and we see participants as needing to grow significantly or to consider other options, including divestiture.