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That's not as great as 2003 earnings growth, but still positive.

This initial earnings guidance for 2006 reflects the fact that the integration of May is going to be a more challenging and longer-term task than some investors had expected.

They run about 111 hospitals. It has about a 20 percent rise in earnings this year. Five- year projections are 20 percent annually. It's got operating margin around 20 percent.

The valuations are still not a problem, earnings remain strong, M&A is still in the picture, interest rates in Europe are still not a threat, and this should help markets go higher.

There was nothing in the earnings report that would renew investor interest.

Naveen Andrews

There were no Indian actors from England of note earning money or having a career.

There's a lot of earnings for next week, but I don't see what's going to give us a lift. If the earnings have been good so far, and stocks have fallen anyway, what could the next wave of earnings do for us, even if they are positive?

John Davidson

There's a lot of earnings and other news out there today, but I think the market is particularly reacting to Greenspan's testimony, ... The markets are expecting a little more growth because of his comments, but that may not be as much as what they wanted to hear.

There's a lack of leadership right now. Investors don't know where to put their money. A lot of people are waiting to see what the flood of earnings is going to be over the next few weeks.

This may prove that their policy barring preannouncement and giving earnings guidance may not be the wisest policy. It's not as if providing guidance is a sign of poor governance.

This may prove that their policy barring pre-announcement and giving earnings guidance may not be the wisest policy. It's not as if providing guidance is a sign of poor governance.

This market needs real earnings and an economy that looks like it is turning around. The market is extremely volatile right now, but on thin volume, so it doesn't take too much to move it.

Roger McNamee

This March quarter earnings season was, without a doubt, the finest first- quarter season I have ever seen in 18 years in the business, ... In the Money.

This is where the earnings growth is. This is where people perceive the opportunities are to make money.

This is the wakeup call. We're going to go through a test here where we're going to have a period of turbulence in the market as we report second-quarter earnings and get forward-looking guidance for the third quarter.

This is the wakeup call, ... We're going to go through a test here where we're going to have a period of turbulence in the market as we report second-quarter earnings and get forward-looking guidance for the third quarter.

Any rise in global oil prices increases their earnings substantially,

Any (profit) short-fall in that growth rate at 110 times earnings means there's some risk in these stocks.

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

The big question making the rounds now is: How does one really judge value and are strong first-quarter earnings (expectations) already factored into technology stocks?

They have great products. They're going to make physical things that people will pay money to buy, that will result in earnings in real dollars.

They are earning a lot of money, ... They've got great products, and they are going to get through all of this noise with the government.

This morning it was really a story of positive earnings on the tape and no major hiccups on the economic front. All in all, it's going to play out as a respectable but not blow-out earnings season.

Herbert Marcuse

Those who devote their lives to earning a living are incapable of living a human existence.

I don't think there's a tremendous overreaction here, even if the investors who are selling in lieu of events of the weekend aren't focusing on earnings and earnings growth.

I'd rather have the earnings and you're already in. I'm a little apprehensive. This is the first time I've been in a situation like this.

Energy in general will have great earnings momentum.

Earnings have been pretty astonishing, but the market hasn't always responded to that. I think people are feeling better about tech earnings in particular, but we still have worries about interest rates and what that might do to the recovery.

Earnings have been lackluster, guidance has been disappointing and the economic news we've just had, has raised inflationary fears.

Earnings growth seems to be intact, and with U.S. risk receding, it should help stocks to trade higher from here.

Earnings growth is strong, interest rates are low, and the environment is positive for stocks. The market is shrugging off the fourth-quarter GDP number as little more than a blip on the radar screen.

Earnings for the fourth quarter have generally met or exceeded expectations. We've seen solid reports from a number of different industries, with strength not just in energy, as in previous quarters in 2005.

Earnings (for financial stocks) are going to outpace the S&P 500 in the second half of this year,