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Greenspan did not participate in supplying numbers for that forecast -- he refused to do so -- and sometimes in his testimony he didn't even mention the forecast.

IDC saw worldwide unit growth in 3Q of roughly 18.3 percent, while Dataquest saw worldwide unit growth around 15.2 percent. Averaging the two together puts it in the mid-to-high 16 percent range, which is roughly in line with our forecast 17 percent for 3Q.

Warren Buffett

Forecasts usually tell us more of the forecaster than of the forecast

In the last year, I thought we'd get to 7,600, which looked like a pretty far-fetched forecast back then. Now I think we can get to 8,500 by year end. I think there is still potential for the market to move a lot.

In reality, Gordon Brown's forecasts will have to be slashed to around 1.75 percent,

In all, we forecast that world lead production will grow by 5.5%-6.0% in 2006 and 4%-4.5% in 2007.

The forecasts are pretty good ? if we get normal weather henceforth.

The forecast for the full year and the first quarter has been disappointing. We will have to look into the details.

Considering most forecasts projected mortgage interest rates to gradually rise, this could keep the housing market from taking as much of a breather as we have anticipated,

Brian Jones

Its hard enough forecasting when things are reasonably stable. You have to take all of our forecasts with a grain of salt.

It's very hard to forecast turning points, ... glamour cities.

Alan Stern

Not even Tombaugh and his mentors could have forecast how fascinating their new planet would turn out to be.

It looks like GDP growth forecast risks might be on the upside.

It's another indication of why I think this revenue forecast is very risky,

David Allen

All the growth rates for 2004 and 2005 and forecast for 2006 all point to mobile. ... It's not just us saying it. It's happening around the world.

The market is terrific, ... The long range forecasts are still very positive. The Indian is a powerful name, probably the most powerful name in the motorcycle world, other than Harley-Davidson. The question is, after you sell the first 1,000 or 500, will there be an ongoing market?

They needed to diversify because ... all the long-term forecasts for DRAM are not bright.

Forecasts were too high because the government spent less than expected.

The reduced forecast for the handset market is a surprise at this stage of the year...they are pulling back their own sales growth, and I would have thought they wouldn't need to do that until later in the year.

Ophelia is forecast to become a hurricane within the next 12 hours.

Some strengthening is forecast ... and Maria could be near hurricane strength by Sunday.

Joe Girardi

I've been reading press clippings about what I can do and what I couldn't do for a long time. That's just the nature of the business. ... Forecasts are forecasts. It's forecast to rain today, probably, but that doesn't mean it's going to. What matters is what we think about ourselves.

The risk to this new forecast is down, not up.

Arthur C. Clarke

The future is not to be forecast, but created.

Even though the forecasts are turning colder, traders are already thinking about spring. The market is saying we think the winter is pretty much over given the supplies that we have.

At the start of the year, forecasts generally were for a more subdued year than we'd seen in 2004 so 16 percent is a pretty good year.

The other day they were giving the weather forecast for the Cactus League and I'm thinking, 'Oh, great. It's going to be sunny.' I guess that's to be expected.

There is serious rain forecast for Wednesday and Thursday.

What goes up should come down, but we can't forecast when.

John Farley

Thursday, I forecast as mostly sunny. It's a much-needed break.

Our forecast shows GM and Toyota at about parity with GM in 2006, but Toyota takes over the lead in 2007, and they stay in front until 2017.

Our forecast is for long-term rates to stay around 7.25 percent through the middle of the year.

Our forecast for a 2006 P/E ratio of about 19 is reasonable given the profit outlook. These are not value stocks.