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People have been worried for the last several quarters that earnings were going to slow down. If in fact they don't slow down and if it looks as if there's no resumption of inflation ... it'll be interesting to see how people respond to that.

I am looking at recurrent earnings growth of 10 percent in 2006 for the banks, if you strip out exceptional items. Industry loan growth should be about 8 percent this year.

The rally in stocks is expected to move higher near term, given the weight of technical evidence and the likelihood that first-quarter earnings will not disappoint.

I think the last few weeks have probably been frustrating for investors. Earnings have been very positive, but the focus has been on interest rates. Over the next few sessions, it looks like the fear of higher interest rates will probably outweigh the earnings.

I think the key is going to be earnings now. We're really getting into full swing with earnings, and I think earnings are going to surprise on the high side.

I think the picture is optimistic and earnings in general have been better than expected.

I think you're looking out two quarters, maybe even three quarters before you start to see a substantive increase in earnings for some of these companies. That, to me, is in a nutshell what's going on in the markets.

I think Xerox has got a long way to go. The earnings performance and outlook are even worse than anticipated in the pre-release.

I think the earnings are going to be better than expected, but I don't know whether the market's going to rise on that.

John Davidson

There are some worries about will the earnings this year support the 2-1/2 year highs that the indexes have recently reached, particularly in an environment where interest rates will be rising.

The fact that the Fed is remaining vigilant is positive for earnings growth. They see a robust economy and they see that continuing.

the expectation is there will be a fairly strong stream of earnings disappointments in the second quarter.

The expectation is that earnings growth is slowing, so any kind of improved earnings would help,

Lindsay Fox

The old man sold beer after hours on weekends. And that was something that he probably did to top up his earnings as a truck driver. Mum was the traditional housewife. Loving, caring, sharing - always the keynotes of the family.

Chuck D.

If we are going to see a turnaround in earnings soon, the number of warnings are going to need to scale back.

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

We had a lot of bumpy reports in the second quarter and we shouldn't have. The economy and production were very strong in the second quarter, and earnings should have been on the upside. The fact that they weren't is an important signal.

We're seeing the same thing that we saw in October during the last earnings period, where investors used mostly good news as a reason to take profits.

Lucent this morning hints at the possibility that you may see other disappointing earnings in the sexier names. The reality is that expectations seem pretty high and the price of the market as a whole has moved higher to reflect that. It doesn't leave a lot of room for disappointment.

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

Significant investments throughout 2006 and an improving employment environment should produce substantial earnings growth over the next few years.

Since we have only a general volume guidance for 2006, we do not have a specific earnings-per-share guidance, other than our expectation that earnings per share will increase in 2006.

Next week will be extremely heavy for earnings news ,

Next week is big. It's a big earnings week, and it's a big 'show-me' week.

Next week, earnings numbers will probably be a positive for the market. The overriding negative, though, is going to be the outlook for interest rates.

Eric Schmidt

Obviously the more products you have and the more earnings you have, the less risk you have.

Jennifer Williams

Obviously, the Alcoa earnings did weigh very heavily on the Dow ... and there is an overwhelming feeling of disappointment as we move into earnings season.

Obviously, as they go down to one fuselage a month from four or five, there are going to be lower levels of operating earnings and margins. It stands to reason that it's an inefficient rate of production.

Nothing in the earnings surprised me on the upside.

right now, earnings are more of a focus.

Right now investors are looking at any earnings reports as the glass half-empty rather than half-full.

Pharmacia reported earnings growth of 19 percent, but the pharmaceutical side was up more than 20 percent by itself, so that's the sustainable long-term piece when they spin off agriculture.

Many of the energy sector earnings have been revised up recently, and that includes forecasts for the second quarter and for the full year.