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They brought in great earnings.

David Shove

We admit to some difficulty in seeing what supports consensus earnings estimates.

Joe Osha

Right now, earnings are more of a focus.

Giri Cherukuri

We are not changing our earnings guidance.

Paul Hermelin

There's no rationale to go out there with aggressive earnings guidance. Why do anything to derail the rally?

Rob Stevenson

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

Rick Meckler

It has nothing to do with an election year. We believe the underlying earnings are what really count.

Kevin Caron

This will be a nasty spike down in quarterly earnings and hopefully that will be the end of it.

Mark Headley

Certainly it's odd to see a dividend that's more than expected earnings per share.

Patrick Comack

From here on in, we will be growing the loan book. That will again help all of the ratios as well as our earnings.

Jeffrey Williams

You'll see most of the corporate earnings out of the way.

Don Hays

The biggest challenge is to convince investors that this is a company that can produce consistent top-line and earnings growth.

Michael Steib

Of the earnings this week, I'll be looking at GE, ... They're so broad-based in their business that what they have to say is going to be important.

Peter Green

Earnings aren't very interesting right now and probably won't be for the next couple of quarters.

John Carey

We've got momentum sellers. The company didn't beat the earnings forecast on the upside.

Mark Husson

I've become more bullish on technology stocks. Earnings will probably be better than market consensus.

Koji Nakatsuka

We do what needs to be done to achieve our earnings targets.

Klaus Kleinfeld

Our earnings were pretty flat from 1999 through 2002.

Tom Ellison

In the past, they have beaten earnings estimates somewhat spectacularly.

Arthur Newman

We manage our businesses, we don't manage earnings.

Gary Sheffer

There's a confidence in earnings that is offsetting the other trends.

Tony Dwyer

Sales are bad. Earnings aren't special. They've got problems.

Aram Rubinson

Earnings numbers from some of these companies were surprising on the positive side.

Rajat Jain

The Street was surprised with the strength of the earnings in both quarters.

Howard Silverblatt

Automakers are still cheap relative to their earnings outlook.

Hideo Arimura

I don't think anyone is going to do a better job and God forbid they should have a glitch in earnings.

Marvin Roffman

I think expectations for U.S. (tech) earnings were too high.

Masaru Ueda

The consumer market will be the driver of earnings growth.

Tai Nguyen

The issue is earnings sustainability.

John Rutledge

BA is a profitable company not one in crisis. It must be remembered that pensions are deferred earnings.

Brendan Gold

We need to get corporate earnings to turn around before investors regain confidence.

Troy Nickerson

If I can get money from you, there must be some earnings there.

Chuck Carlson

Into revenue, cash-flow and earnings stories.

Brian Clifford

Nothing in the earnings surprised me on the upside.

Shaojing Tong

The emphasis is now more on corporate earnings.

Gareth Williams

There is great uncertainty about corporate earnings.

Pierre Ellis

Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality.

John Tyler

At the end of the day the market moves to earnings.

Steve Roukis

What little earnings reports we have had have been a little bit more disappointing than outperforming.

James Paulsen

What a difference a week of earnings reports makes.

Herb Kurlan

You never love to hear a company say that they're going to knock earnings down.

Michael Jaffe

With survivor benefits, it's based on the deceased spouse's work and earnings, not yours.

Kurt Czarnowski

As earnings fall, corporations are quick to slash compensation costs, and that is brining about wholesale job cuts.

John Challenger

Net-net, the change is expected to boost earnings on a continued operating basis.

Alan Rifkin

There's concern that earnings estimates will have to be reduced.

Dana L. Telsey

Over 70 percent of our earnings come from outside the US ; we operate in over 200 countries.

Mark Boudreaux

We are clearly disappointed in this earnings estimate revision.

John Mccoy

Companies have been reporting good earnings, but the guidance has been muted.

Philip Orlando

It's a close quarter in earnings given that people expect to beat consensus, you could argue it wasn't the best quarter they've had.

Peter Costa

We'll see earnings surprises for most of the rest of the major brokers.

James Ellman

Earnings are going to be mixed.

Phil Roth

The earnings limit is a part of a bygone era.

William Roth

Until we see all the earnings reports, it's hard to define the context clearly.

Jim Mendelson

It's disappointing that they are restating earnings. We don't want another quarter of surprises.

Rob Haines

Greater earnings power would get the whole thing rolling.

Brooks Dexter

Earnings have been coming in better-than-expected and that is improving sentiment.

Rene Clerix

M&A is not going to be enough to carry the day for investment bankers as far as earnings go.

Diana Yates

It's not so much what Nokia said, it's what it didn't do. They didn't give an earnings warning.

Sonja Gibbs

We're kind of in the period where no one knows where earnings are going.

Keith Gangl

Earnings estimates are a small part of the total analysis.

David Sauer

With earnings coming up, there will be some nervous moments.

Koichi Ogawa

We can imagine an aggressive case calling for $2.7 billion of revenue by 2005 and $2.34 in earnings per share.

Henry Blodget

In order for them to grow earnings 32 percent, historically the company has never been able to do this without acquisitions.

Moshe Katri

Earnings will be good, and probably better than some expected. That will be refreshing to investors.

Jim Dunigan

There's some earnings optimism.

Som Dasgupta

There are some disappointments in earnings and obviously Hewlett-Packard is a big one.

Steve Previs

Investors' strategy is really simple --- buying earnings winners.

Hiroyuki Fukunaga

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

Carl Icahn

Before the earnings or at the earnings we will be able to give the guidance we promised.

David Stout

There is concern over the quality of the earnings, over how they got there.

Bill Pecoriello

Most anticipated will be BA's initial 2007 [earnings] guidance, including its forecast for [Boeing's commercial] deliveries.

David Strauss

These earnings estimates are falling in some cases in as fast as the (stock) prices.

Clark Yingst

We've got good earnings coming out, and in the end that's what's going to drive the market.

Warren Simpson

Earnings growth may also slow for technology companies in the region.

Akio Yoshino

The biggest driver to earnings is always software. If that business does better, that's good for IBM.

Richard Petersen

We continue to view [the firm's] dividend as secure and adequately covered by projected earnings.

John Sheehan

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

David George

By not putting it in the earnings release, that was an attempt to minimize it.

Mark Koenig

The market was relieved about the earnings coming out and mildly surprised about GM.

Quincy Krosby

We want to see real earnings and cash flow.

Michael Nathanson

I'd be a lot more comfortable with the group at 20 times [2003 earnings].

Joe Osha

Companies' earnings are looking solid, and they are expanding their business activities.

Hirofumi Kawachi

Earnings per share may drop, relative to where they have been.

Rachel Barnard

We are targeting a new earnings record in 2006.

Werner Wenning

We've had some very good earnings.

Brenda Faust

This shows they can continue to spend money and produce earnings.

Amy Butte

I think the market will definitely be focusing on earnings.

Mary Farrell

Our first quarter earnings surpassed our expectations.

Paul House

It was a little bit better than expected, which all came from the bank, although the quality of the earnings wasn't that good.

Shawn Burns

We could hit that ROE in 2006, but we don't expect to, We can generate earnings at that run rate through 2007.

Bill Winters

I continue to be encouraged. Companies continue to surprise on earnings, this earnings season has been very good.

Robert Howe

It's worth $80 to $100 a share, based on their economic earnings power.

Ivan Feinseth

Without earnings, we've turned to economic data.

Art Cashin

Earnings of corporations are going to be under more and more pressure.

David Malpass

We are in an environment again where people are waiting to see what the earnings are.

Nick Angilletta

Earnings are in good shape, but the outlook is cloudy.

Juergen Lukasser

I would expect gas to be a key contributor of earnings in the future, with the Baltic Sea pipeline significant after 2008.

Harald Gruber

They've come in a bit ahead of our forecasts ... on the operating profit and adjusted earnings figures.

Neil Clifford

The market has been basically looking forward to healthy earnings.

Hiroyuki Fukunaga

We will continue to drive for at least 10 to 12 percent annual earnings growth.

Charles O. Holliday

Earnings were essentially in line to mildly negative because of the adjustments.

Rob Haines

As we continue to increase earnings, we continue to invest for the future.

John Varley

We are confident of delivering in 2006 another year of dynamic growth with record sales and earnings.

Daniel Vasella

But even more important for the dollar was the average hourly earnings reading, which is quite hawkish and is something the Fed has said it's concerned about.

Henrik Gullberg

Consolidation is coming back to Europe. If you do nothing, you have declining earnings.

Friedrich Diel

Earnings reports are what will trigger (the market rise).

Toshio Sumitani

We have nothing to add beyond what Paul said in the earnings call.

Scott Mclaughlin

This would be earnings enhancing from the start.

Nick Bubb

No one gave me this information. That's earnings management, that's never OK.

Thomas Bauer

Growth in core earnings will be benign as revenue growth moderates.

Manuel Pangilinan

Regardless of the (earnings) metric, they're on the right path.

Jeffrey Fieler

We missed earnings for the year. Our stock is currently in the penalty box.

James Fetig

WLP basically met expectations, both in respect to earnings and enrollment.

Joseph France

Earnings were better than anticipated, that's good news for Engelhard.

Michael Judd

The company continues to deliver quality earnings growth above our stated goals.

Jack Schuessler

These companies are still beating expectations; the earnings are solid. But there's a disconnect.

Gint Rimas

I would stay away pretty much from the bulk of  the Internet stocks. Internet stocks that don't have any earnings.

Ulric Weil

If the economy is growing, companies' earnings are growing and that moves the market.

Alan Skrainka

It's another earnings week ... so we'll see how the companies fare and decide from there whether you're going to be a buyer or not.

Frank Lesh

We achieved bulge bracket status and only Morgan Stanley is better (in terms of earnings.

Rolf Breuer

We release earnings before we have every account reconciled.

John Sullivan

The mood is very positive. Earnings are supportive.

Jan Leroy

Get ready for a turnaround in earnings, ... It's going to come, it's not going to be smooth.

John Eade

Over half the banks' earnings these days comes from non-interest deposits.

Gavin Graham

You don't get that (quick earnings) very often. It is (the best horse) I've had in my 25 years in the business up to this point.

Charles Fletcher

It is a year for modest economic growth and therefore modest earnings growth.

Edward Menashy

We've gotten more optimistic on earnings on U.S. stocks recently.

Edward Keon

Since we're positive on the market and positive on earnings, we like the brokers.

Edwin Merner

What is a communist? One who hath yearnings / For equal division of unequal earnings.

Ebenezer Elliott

The company benefited from a good market environment. It's another good set of earnings.

Emmanuel Soupre

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

Elizabeth Mackay