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A growing number of people may see companies in the private sector as putting profits before people and before ethics,

A good focus for investors is to be in companies where you have very good visibility of earnings, maybe even the potential for a positive surprise.

You'd expect most companies to be fully optimistic about what the World Cup has to offer for them and indicate that there's a big opportunity there.

You'd better spend a little more on R&D to lower your profits because you're going to lose them one way or another. The sentiment toward the oil companies is pretty negative in government right now.

Mike Johnson

You could spend 10 hours learning about those companies on the Internet. And sure enough they have.

Michael Porter

You can't have a healthy society unless you have healthy companies that are making a profit, that are employing people and that are growing.

You can typically get a loan in a few days and the companies are pretty open to this, they don't require you to submit a lot of paperwork to get a loan.

John Edward

You can practically hear the celebrations at the HMOs and drug companies because of this prescription drug bill.

The market doesn't give these companies much credit because it's a non-recurring event.

The major companies have already reported and it's quite obvious that this market just can't shake the earnings syndrome.

Mike McCarthy

The main thing is there is so much work on the go here. I mean the day we went on strike, we had other customers and other companies driving by the picket line offering guys jobs.

Henry Blodget

The majority of today's pure-play Internet companies will never make money and will not exist in three-to-five years. There will be a lot of consolidation and a lot of failure, and ultimately valuations will fall more in line with historical norms.

The jump in oil raises questions about the outlook for U.S. inflation and rates. That's negative for shares, especially for companies that rely on external demand.

The key for traditional media companies is to get their content out to as many people as possible, in many different ways.

The uncertainty and social controversy surrounding stem-cell research has discouraged many biotech companies and investors from embracing the technology.

Jim Jordan

The truth is, our corporate income taxes are some of the highest in the world, and frankly, in my judgment it's unpatriotic if you're not for reducing the corporate income tax. We want to make it so American companies are on a more level playing field competing with companies around the world.

These are great conditions for companies to guide lower in.

These are companies that, through cost cutting, can continue to deliver upside surprises, ... Even if they don't get a lot of pricing help. Which I don't think they're going to get.

These are companies that provide good-paying jobs for a well-educated, highly skilled work force. As a result, Kerr-McGee and others contribute to the stability of the local economy and make a concentrated effort to give back and support local agencies, organizations and events that enhance our community.

You win some and you lose some, but we've been winning a few lately. We're real tickled with this one in particular. We were one of three companies out of 30-some that got this.

You've got to know the companies you own. You've got to be very picky.

You've already seen the U.S. export part of its recession out here. What we expect to see over the next couple of years is a lot of companies going out of business.

And in fact, by the time we complete our first fiscal year, we will be well within the top 20 defense companies in the world,

James Dunn

All successful companies are constantly benchmarking their competition. They have to know what they have to match up with day-in and day-out if their company is going to be successful.

The goal is to hold these companies accountable for the profiteering they did in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

The economy is growing, and that means these companies will grow too.

The Dow seems to be lifted because people are trying to resurrect the old growth stocks and giving them another try as a safe place to hide. The perception is that some of these companies are not currency- or energy-dependent enough for earnings to get hurt.

The effects of the wage hikes will be minimal as companies are cutting back on the number of jobs on payrolls, relying more on part-timers.

The earnings reports are going to be the big driver in the next few weeks. What companies say they earned in the fourth quarter is going to be less important than what they say about the rest of the year.

The earnings outlook for financial companies remains positive as the domestic economy recovers and that is supporting their shares.

The earnings demonstrate how well they're executing. That's the key. In this environment you want companies that do well in a really tough, you know, crummy environment because it gives you confidence that when things turn, or when and if they turn, that they're well positioned.

The earnings demonstrate how well they're executing, ... That's the key. In this environment you want companies that do well in a really tough, you know, crummy environment because it gives you confidence that when things turn, or when and if they turn, that they're well positioned.

The diet part of the industry is where the growth is, and these companies are now expanding their offerings of diet sodas.