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We have made a good start to the year and we can maintain our full year guidance of 6 percent organic operating profit growth despite absorbing an increase in the cost of executing additional productivity initiatives in the second half,

This would have been the case had we shipped in the range of our revenue guidance.

You make more money gouging -- that's the problem. For strictly economic reasons, even with guidance and speeches by regulators, they're still not going to do it.

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Yahoo's strong performance this quarter, beating estimates and raising guidance, repeats its performance of the last three quarters and should eliminate doubts about the company's ability to generate and grow non-advertising revenues.

We are confident that our operating results, excluding the impact of special items, will meet or be slightly favorable to our prior guidance of a loss of 4 cents per share.

The outlook is bit of a surprise given the tepid guidance from Dell.

We are deeply disappointed our lowered guidance for third-quarter earnings precipitated such a dramatic drop in EDS' stock price,

We believe both revenue growth and margins are within the range of guidance given in the third-quarter earnings release and feel comfortable with our estimates for the fourth quarter.

We were able to meet the deadline, so already we have learned to play this game under your guidance.

We don't know whether there is need for additional rule making or for guidance to the industry.

(The delay) has come from chambers, but that is the only guidance I have. The conclusions of law will not be issued today.

We've been working on and implementing training and policy guidance to make sure we're prepared globally. We have to ensure we have the surveillance in place, installation preparedness, global understanding and a stockpile of necessary components to mount an effective medical response. It's an enormous task.

We want to be in cheaper tech stocks, and companies like IBM that haven't lowered guidance,

It is almost always impossible to evaluate at the time events which you have already experienced, and to understand their meaning with the guidance of their effects. All the more unpredictable and surprising to us will be the course of future events.

The fact that they hit their numbers and slightly raised next quarter's guidance is positive.

We have heeded no wisdom offering guidance.

We only expect a meaningful rebound in capital spending following a period of industry rationalization and an improved economic environment. Given the uncertainty as to the extent and timing of these events we are not providing specific financial guidance for the next quarter of full year 2001.

We believe the acquisition will close as expected, but we are not anticipating Oracle's guidance to reflect the exceptionally strong Siebel results going forward.

While our performance was at the high end of our previous guidance, we clearly did not perform to our potential, ... Our focus is on improving our operational execution and expense management to more fully benefit from our improving sales mix. We simply have to get more money to the bottom line.

When life knocks you down, sometimes it's better to lay there and watch the grass grow.

When buying new, purchasers have the assurance that their developer is with them every step of the way, offering expert guidance and advice.

This report does not give the Fed clear guidance that core inflation's rise in the PPI is topping out. It does, however, hint in that direction.

There has been such negative sentiment around Amazon that just making the quarter and giving basically in-line guidance is going to be seen as positive.

We think we're being prudent with our guidance, although we could have been more optimistic,

We should pay attention to control of bank credit offerings and strengthen guidance for commercial banks.

Hearing God is about the very specific issue of what it means to live with guidance in our life.

Now, of course, you have guidance devices and all sorts of things. The soul would be more like the way this is all hooked together, a system of coordination.

If you have an important decision to make, or even a small one, it is good to make your decision with the guidance of the Lord.

I am finding deep joy in depending on Christ for the guidance only He can provide as He produces the fruit of gospel in my life.

You have great results there. They beat and raised guidance, so things look very, very strong.

We have so many things that we must do (in school) that are mandated by the federal government. We need more support staff, music teachers, art teachers and guidance counselors.

We have no plans to change the guidance policy.

We're looking for 41 cents. We're pretty much in line with consensus. Looking for the company's revenues to grow in the mid-to-high 20 percent range. The longer-term issue here is going to be the guidance and what they talk about in the call.

We're looking for creativity and a fun way of explaining the five classifications (G, PG, 14A, 18A, and R), with particular emphasis on the Parental Guidance rating.

If you're really truthful with yourself, it's a wonderful guidance.

With two more weeks of strong TurboTax sales -- especially TurboTax Online -- the tax season is turning out better than we expected. As a result, we're raising our guidance for both total company and TurboTax growth for the year.

We're still comfortable with our current guidance of at least 20 percent revenue growth and a net margin of around 8 percent.

When I was in middle school, the librarian there was secretary for a couple of groups of professional writers. She introduced me to Ray Bradbury and Richard Matheson, and I became very friendly with them over a period of two years. Both of them were very generous with their time, guidance and advice.

When we went through it, we had nowhere to turn, no one to talk to who had a similar experience. Small, rural churches usually have no money and little or no insurance to rebuild. So we helped form an organization that gives guidance to pastors whose churches have burned.

Set goals that are well balanced-not too many nor too few, and not too high nor too low. Write down your attainable goals and work on them according to their importance. Pray for divine guidance in your goal setting.

Until they give me guidance on what they think the products can bring in, I just consider it noise around the edges.

We remain confident in our long-term guidance of compound annual growth rate for sales and EPS of low 20s for the 2001-2005 period and sales between $8 billion and $9 billion in 2005,

With November comparable down 8 percent and the company lowering guidance once again, Hot Topic continues to be on the wrong side of the fashion trend with no near term catalysts in sight. Hot Topic will obviously need to take deep markdowns in order to clear unwanted holiday product.

With the increase in guidance and a very strong quarter under its belt, valuation becomes less of an issue, but it doesn't mean that it's off the table. The valuation seems full,

We believe we are in compliance with all of the rules and related guidance as they currently exist,

We're experiencing a wait-and-see attitude because it's widely expected that earnings will not be that great. The odd surprise will help bolster the market but more importantly investors are waiting to hear guidance heading into the next quarter.

We feel that our data are completely consistent with the current American Heart Association guidelines and the current FDA guidance to use the lowest possible dose for the shortest possible duration.

We're just in some hot areas right now that are driving a lot of strength. We're not dependent on an exceptionally strong September to deliver the guidance we just gave.

We are pleased with out performance in the fourth quarter. We met our previously announced guidance and more importantly achieved our operating margin goal. 2005 was a transition year for the company where we focused our efforts on continued revenue growth and initiatives that would deliver sustainable long-term profitable growth.

We are pleased with the progress toward achieving our earnings growth objective. We are reaffirming our 2006 earnings guidance of $1.25 to $1.35 per share.

We stand by the guidance of February when we forecast 1.1 to 1.2 billion Swiss francs for pandemic use. That is the best estimate we can give on the government orders we have.

We still worry that, at the stock's current valuation, implicit expectations seem somewhat steep relative to the guidance we anticipate.

We are pleased to offer senior citizens the opportunity to join a national campaign that provides guidance and simple steps toward healthier lifestyles,

With the rule changes that the league has adopted for the upcoming season, we believe that Stephen is ideally suited to provide direction and guidance to our on-ice officials. His judgment and professionalism on the ice, coupled with the respect he has earned as one of the top officials in the game, will be of great benefit in his transition to the officiating management ranks.

Through our (upper-classman) experiences, we also as players have wisdom to share with the younger guys. Without overstepping our bounds, we try to provide guidance in a friendly way. You know, they can take it from somebody they can relate to.

Cross platform, we have opportunity across all our businesses to not only take the most well-known and high-profile brands and bring them to life with the guidance of people who know them well, but to incubate new ones.

Because in recent quarters published estimates have regularly exceeded our guidance. This is increasingly becoming an industry-wide issue.

Beyond guidance for favorable structural cost performance in 2006, and details on material cost savings goals, no specific guidance on the extent or cadence of structural cost savings was given. In addition, the company offered only limited details on the timing of plant actions.

During this difficult time that we're going through he stepped up to the plate. He's a real people person. At the same time, he can show leadership and give guidance to others as well.

DuPont beat consensus handily and raised their full year guidance. People were just taking some profits today.

Earnings have been fine, but they just haven't been as robust as people were hoping. The guidance for the third and fourth quarters hasn't been that strong, and part of the rally was based on people betting that the second half of the year would be good, so with the numbers not saying that, you're seeing some selling.

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

Edna is going to be sorely missed. Her team leadership is invaluable and it's going to be hard not to have her in the locker room before and after games. Her guidance off the court is also going to be something that will be hard to replace.

Earnings season didn't provide the kind of catalyst investors were looking for. Guidance going forward was very lackluster.

We are certainly changing our approach. The guidance we have had from FEMA is you need to be able to hang on for 72 hours, and we'll be there.

When I sold that stock, the company had just completed an analyst call reporting its quarterly numbers, ... ... I was in Asia at the time when I read this report and our CEO at the time reconfirmed guidance both for the quarter and for the year, so the suggestion that I sold stock based on information that was not readily available is not correct.

We try to use it as a last resort. We try other routes if we can: the school psychologist, peer mediation, social worker, student assistance counselors and guidance counselors. If that doesn't work, we hope that by sending the child home, the parents are getting involved.

Based on first-cut guidance from folks in Washington, we don't see it as an issue, ... There are a lot of other competitors out there... there are a lot of folks out there servicing the great American consumer. I don't anticipate any challenge, but that's to be seen.

Based on new OEM business, we are raising our earnings guidance for fiscal years 2007 and 2008, with expectations that results will almost double our previousÊ...Êearnings guidance for these periods. We are also pursuing a number of other OEM opportunities.

Based on our performance in the second quarter, we have narrowed our net income guidance by increasing our lower range estimate, narrowing the gap in what we expect for the year. While our marketing expenses for the first six months are down from last year due to timing, we expect to increase our investment through the remainder of the year.

Everybody gets different guidance depending on what their function is,

The tools used by economists to analyze business firms are too abstract and speculative to offer any guidance to entrepreneurs and managers in their constant struggle to bring novel products to consumers at low cost.

The whole key is what kind of guidance they offer in the future.

The whole situation with the election is definitely weighing very heavily on the market. It didn't help with Dell lowering guidance going forward.

While the quarter was a solid one and forward guidance positive, we believe that valuation is stretched.

While there is speculation as to which other NHL personnel may have been involved in this matter, we continue to await guidance in that regard from the New Jersey law enforcement authorities.

While there may still be some downside to earnings, we think the sharp reduction will likely be viewed as being relatively better than other companies, who may need several modest reductions or a sharper reduction in guidance later in the year.

While the results of the September jobs report are impressive and seem to suggest that the underlying strength in labor demand has been unaffected by recent events, the strength could well reflect the lagged effects of past strength in the economy and the data therefore provide much less guidance about the future than might seem obvious.

While we are pleased with the preliminary information on our third quarter and are confident about continued growth in the fourth quarter we have revised our previous guidance due to increased competitive price activities in the Canadian beer market and their estimated impacts on our prospects for the remainder of the year,

We see that there needs to be more guidance for employers and more protections for workers.

I see the position (of first selectman) as one of gentile persuasion, and to provide guidance,

The student athletes are the ones the kids look up to. The younger kids really look to them for guidance. We have to have high expectations of these kids. Participating in athletics is a privilege and with that privilege comes certain requirements.

The subscriber growth is above market expectations. The fact that they've done it in a way they can reiterate their margin guidance rather than have to soften it further is reassuring.

The slight earnings disappointment is compensated by the positive outlook on dividends, where management guidance is moving towards our more aggressive dividend payment assumptions.

The strength of the AOL cash flow and billed subscribers were better than investors were expecting and an increase in full-year guidance is clearly a good sign.

The three things we'll digest this week are earnings and guidance for the fourth quarter, and the long-term forecast for energy prices.

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The strip-intercropping and controlled traffic patterns leverage the guidance system investment even further than it would normally. Auto-steer is more efficient this way.

The (second-quarter) guidance was not very strong, below first-quarter numbers, even though the second quarter is historically the strongest for steel companies, especially mini-mills.

It was a blow-out quarter, they did an incredible job. They blew away the consensus (forecast), and first-quarter guidance looks good.

The stock has had a strong run and I'm not expecting guidance to necessarily be a significant catalyst.

The stock is down because the guidance statement at the press conference was a little on the vague side. In valuation terms it's really tough to get excited about DaimlerChrysler at 50 euros.

When you have a little 10-month-old who is climbing up your leg because you are their mountain - there's no nobler reason to get out of bed every day. There's no better reason to live, to make sure you provide as much guidance and as much room for that child to thrive.

When you have God come amongst you to support and sustain you, why grovel through crude vulgar entities? Avoid places where they bargain in terms of gifts, donations, for Spiritual guidance and Transmission.

There are a lot of things that they are doing behind the scenes that analysts aren't privy to. It's not only that they don't provide guidance and information, it's that sometimes they're not so responsive to questions.

When I went to the UW and I first started taking my classes, he gave me guidance as to what courses to take. He made sure I took the core classes whereby I'd get my degree on time, which is what I did.

Another essential function is that of guidance counseling. At this point I am not sure that the governor feels that guidance counseling is a direct instruction,

Another excellent year, illustrating the hard work, commitment and motivation of our students, together with excellent teaching and guidance from staff and strong parental staff.

Anglo-Saxon America dealt with the emotional aspects of life by hiding them, ignoring them, or defining them as problematic. Janis rebelled against those habits, yet there was no guidance beyond the rambling of Kerouac's novels. Releasing one's feelings from years of bondage was a righteous and dangerous experiment.