Stock will attempt to rally, ... But we will not see the same kind of volumes and volatility as we did last week, however; economic indicators out this week could show the world is in recession.

The negative share price reaction to these results may reflect certain disappointment... regarding figures which only met, but didn't far exceed, consensus expectations (as the group has been able to achieve in each of the previous two quarterly results announcements) and perhaps a partial evaporation of vague, but continuous, bid speculation.

Japan's had a terrific run over 2005 -- the market was up 30-40 percent in local currency terms -- so some kind of correction was likely.

We find little in these results to indicate that the group is addressing the dearth of late-stage pipeline products right now and suspect that the risk of opting for quick fixes does not come risk-free.

There is no doubt that the operating environment won't get any easier for (general retailers) next year. Supermarkets continue their onward march into the sector.

That is probably the least he could have got away with.

The, already well-known, relative absence of pipeline products in late stage development continues to blur the visibility of longer term margin trends and helps stifle our enthusiasm for the shares despite the upgraded near-term guidance.

[Ericsson's handset unit] has been losing market share to Siemens, the fourth-largest handset maker, and Nokia, ... Its performance has been diabolical.