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ATSUSHI OSA I am bullish on corporate earnings given firm demand for goods.
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YASUO YABE The market's a bit higher on China Telecom again because investors are quite bullish on the acquisit...
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MICHIYOSHI KATO In addition, the average ticket price increased 8% as sales moved to higher price products such as e...
ERIK PINEDA Our vision for the Chinese market is to continue our efforts on increased distribution with China's ...
BILL TYLER Although we are only one month into the second quarter, we are concerned by the May sales trend, ......
JAMES ZIMMERMAN There are early signs that the long-awaited corporate PC-replacement cycle may indeed about to begin...
RICHARD GORDON Kmart's sales for October were on plan despite softer apparel sales due to unseasonably warm weather...
FLOYD HALL We definitely see a leveling off in sales growth this year. However, there are a number of positive ...
JAY MCINTOSH Yesterday we got a bullish comment on Coke that raised expectations of the company reporting to the ...
BRYAN SPILLANE There are two key challenges to the U.S. market: one is Fed policy -- and it's still our concern tha...
GARY DUGAN Though many consumers are more financially comfortable now than they were a year ago, they are still...
PHIL RIST We remain dissatisfied in the overall sales performance of our Circuit City business, ... no new tre...
ALAN MCCOLLOUGH We remain dissatisfied in the overall sales performance of our Circuit City business, ... no new tre...
W. ALAN MCCOLLOUGH Signs of economic recovery continue to boost investor sentiment on stocks. Earnings at exporters wil...
CHOI MIN JAI The profit outlook is especially good for makers of electronic components. Sales will rise by at lea...
ATSUSHI OSA The tone of the conference call was quite cautious. Coupled with a revised outlook on sales and mark...
HOLLY BECKER Business continues to be extremely robust, which makes us bullish on the second quarter and the rest...
JEFF HENLEY Business continues to be extremely robust, which makes us bullish on the second quarter and the rest...
JEFF HENLEY Investors' expectations of steelmakers' earnings are high. Steel producers may lead the market this ...
KENICHI AZUMA Holiday sales are not meeting expectations. For the December quarter, it is likely the industry will...
LARRY PROBST Our key region North America is stronger than ever, so that we have raised our group sales and earni...
HERBERT HAINER With fewer than 400 ethanol stations in the entire country, it will be important for them to follow ...
JASON MARK Based on the robust results, we are are confident of achieving our full-year objectives for new reco...
DANIEL VASELLA![]()
God forbid that the United Kingdom should take a lead and introduce a sensible tax system of its own...
NIGEL LAWSON Our business will push the sales of both retailers and suppliers.
JAN BLASKO We are on budget and the percent average of ticket sales is over our expectations.
CESARE VACIAGO We continue to deliver on the promise we made when we began our turnaround in 1997 of achieving annu...
FRED HASSAN We may do slightly better in sales and in profitability than present consensus expectations of the i...
CHRISTOPHER GALVIN More people are becoming more comfortable with the earnings outlook.
JEFF GRAFF We've found that consumers are rewarding innovation with increased sales.
DAVE HILTON The number-one aspect of the shopping season this year will be sales and promotions. If retailers ca...
ELLEN TOLLEY The stock ran up since the last earnings call, and the holiday sales were in line with expectations,...
JOAN STORMS Investors are now accelerating buying of domestic demand-linked shares such as property developers a...
HARUKI TAKAHASHI While sales were weaker than anticipated, profitability increased on the back of cost-cutting.
IVY ZELMAN If rate expectations continue to rise I think that we are certainly very close to the point where on...
GERHARD SCHWARZ The problem with the study is that big-box retailers and online retailers are not within the area st...
HANK BARRY More detailed rules and measures are needed to beef up corporate governance. Now investors are eager...
LU CHENGDE Overall, the positive earnings surprise will be well received by investors, but the outlook for the ...
JEFF STINSON We're filling the pipeline to retailers and sales reports so far are very positive.
JODI SALLY Corporate profits are what drive the stock market. On the economic front, we have been seeing a slow...
BERNADETTE MURPHY Investors are back to looking at the economy, corporate earnings, and unfortunately the continued sa...
ALAN ACKERMAN I think you have to read between the lines. In September, retailers say things are on- to above-plan...
MICHAEL NIEMIRA The results for the half-year exceeded our expectations. We made $12 million of new sales in the reg...
GARY COHEN Sales are bad. Earnings aren't special. They've got problems.
ARAM RUBINSON We remain cautious until we see significant evidence of accelerating sales, operational and commerci...
JASON KANTOR While December sales were disappointing, with below-plan performance at all three of our divisions, ...
BOB ULRICH The strong rise in the prices of energy and industrial metals is hurting inflation expectations and ...
GERHARD SCHWARZ![]()
Higher productivity enables companies to increase sales without adding workers. Even if job markets ...
ALEX BERENSON While we are not bullish on the outlook for GM's auto business, we believe the worse it gets, the so...
JOE PHILLIPPI While we are not bullish on the outlook for GM's auto business, we believe the worse it gets, the so...
JOE PHILLIPPI It appears that significant discounting is still needed to boost sales volumes.
HOWARD ARCHER Growth has moved to the forefront. Many retailers are refocusing their efforts on growth initiatives...
SCOTT HARDY Data releases for the closing months of 2005 are expected to reflect buoyant activity, especially as...
RASHIKA LALLA Last year Best Buy had comparable sales in the high single digits in the second-half. Investors are ...
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So long as new ideas are created, sales will continue to reach new highs.
DOROTHEA BRANDE So long as new ideas are created, sales will continue to reach new highs.
DORTHEA BRANDE Our increased level of investment in marketing and sales, with the priority on key growth drivers, r...
DANIEL VASELLA We continue to maintain a bullish stance towards European stocks for 2006. The combination of still ...
IAN SCOTT![]()
Rural technology is moving from kind of the back office to where everything, every company - sales, ...
MICHAEL DELL I would say that for the next several weeks, earnings and the earnings outlook probably will be the ...
LINDA DUESSEL It may be a boon for electronics retailers, but not for toy sellers.
SEAN MCGOWAN In 2001, our overseas sales overtook domestic sales. Today, they account for 53 percent of our total...
KEIICHIRO AKAHOSHI Some analysts are trying to dismiss the retail sales as an aberration but the market will have a rea...
DANICA HAMPTON We maintain a bullish view, however predicated on indications that the fourth quarter is tracking in...
YOUSSEF SQUALI Overall, you can say the quarter was on the mark. The sales and earnings were about where they shoul...
BOB DJURDJEVIC An increase in purchases by overseas investors is a reason for bonds to rise. It will assure investo...
KOJI MORI Seems like Tokyo stocks hit the short-term bottom on Monday. Now investors are comfortable about buy...
KENICHI AZUMA The other thing is that with the war on, kids may not have been able to tear their parents away from...
JENNIFER BLACK Growth going forward is becoming the big issue for stock investors. Things are still OK on the earni...
OWEN FITZPATRICK Far less than 1 percent of electronics sales is done online.
CHRISTOPHER PAYNE Bad weather and the war did affect Lowe's sales in the quarter. That's the logical assumption. But w...
COLIN MCGRANAHAN Growth will continue to come from private spending, exports of electronics and commodities, and the ...
LESLIE TANG![]()
As we begin the year, retailers should focus on encouraging consumers to redeem gift cards to help s...
PAT CONROY We believe the fundamentals continue to materially improve and that sales productivity and margins w...
ADRIENNE TENNANT We believe that many retailers sought to capture sales early with more compelling discounts before t...
JEFFREY STEIN The city's sales tax revenues were $900,050 in February. The major reason is due to economic growth ...
KAREN RHODES Our performance in both the quarter and for the year demonstrates that our business model is solid a...
MAXINE CLARK Looks like the stock market has gotten off on positive footing after yesterday's broad-based decline...
MICHAEL SHELDON Our retail sales were strong again in March and we exceeded our expectations despite another substan...
BILL LOVEJOY Sales have not necessarily lived up to everyone's expectations since launch.
TAKASHI SENSUI Sales decelerated in Europe and Asia, futures excluding currency were below expectations, and curren...
LIZABETH DUNN As the company begins to anniversary difficult sales comparisons and investors look to the holiday s...
BRIAN TUNICK Companies with strong earnings prospects may lead the market higher. Automakers and auto equipment m...
KENICHI AZUMA March sales definitely exceeded all expectations and for the first time ever, total sales including ...
BRAND PRETORIUS Unfortunately, earnings growth expectations are still too high. We continue to learn about that.
MARSHALL ACUFF I've become more bullish on technology stocks. Earnings will probably be better than market consensu...
KOJI NAKATSUKA Best Buy is the best of breed in the consumer electronics space right now. Circuit City's problems a...
DONALD TROTT Apparel retailers were showing strong double-digit increases over last year. Jewelry retailers also ...
DAVID KEATING Stock markets can still rise. Earnings are still growing. Investors shouldn't be worried about sligh...
GUENTHER GERSTENBERGER We recognize that uncertainty regarding Palm's future pricing creates uncertainly for Handspring's n...
DONNA DUBINSKY Last year, it definitely helped March sales in general. So maybe this year, we'll see a nice boost i...
KATHY GRANNIS Brick and mortar businesses - and the communities that depend on them - cannot continue to bear an u...
BILL DELAHUNT The traffic lights are green on Main Street, U.S.A.. Confident consumers, rising incomes, and innova...
BOB REWEY [The company said it would offer 280,000 flex-fuel vehicles that run on gas or ethanol next year, in...
JASON MARK These discounts are too good to pass up. But we think that these are planned sales and not at the ex...
ELLEN TOLLEY We expect it (increased sales taxes) will continue that way through the year. With Mardi Gras, as we...
JULES GAUDIN Apple's results are going to put a damper on stocks this morning. Investors are worried that it may ...
GIRI CHERUKURI
ATSUSHI OSA I am bullish on corporate earnings given firm demand for goods.
AKIO YOSHINO Investors are still bullish about an improvement in corporate earnings. But the upcoming earnings se...
YASUO YABE The market's a bit higher on China Telecom again because investors are quite bullish on the acquisit...
GEORGE CHAN Investors are focusing on the new home sales figures after housing starts were so strong. Strong num...
MICHIYOSHI KATO In addition, the average ticket price increased 8% as sales moved to higher price products such as e...
ERIK PINEDA Our vision for the Chinese market is to continue our efforts on increased distribution with China's ...
BILL TYLER Although we are only one month into the second quarter, we are concerned by the May sales trend, ......
JAMES ZIMMERMAN There are early signs that the long-awaited corporate PC-replacement cycle may indeed about to begin...
RICHARD GORDON Kmart's sales for October were on plan despite softer apparel sales due to unseasonably warm weather...
FLOYD HALL We definitely see a leveling off in sales growth this year. However, there are a number of positive ...
JAY MCINTOSH Yesterday we got a bullish comment on Coke that raised expectations of the company reporting to the ...
BRYAN SPILLANE There are two key challenges to the U.S. market: one is Fed policy -- and it's still our concern tha...
GARY DUGAN Though many consumers are more financially comfortable now than they were a year ago, they are still...
PHIL RIST We remain dissatisfied in the overall sales performance of our Circuit City business, ... no new tre...
ALAN MCCOLLOUGH We remain dissatisfied in the overall sales performance of our Circuit City business, ... no new tre...
W. ALAN MCCOLLOUGH Signs of economic recovery continue to boost investor sentiment on stocks. Earnings at exporters wil...
CHOI MIN JAI The profit outlook is especially good for makers of electronic components. Sales will rise by at lea...
ATSUSHI OSA The tone of the conference call was quite cautious. Coupled with a revised outlook on sales and mark...
HOLLY BECKER Business continues to be extremely robust, which makes us bullish on the second quarter and the rest...
JEFF HENLEY Business continues to be extremely robust, which makes us bullish on the second quarter and the rest...
JEFF HENLEY Investors' expectations of steelmakers' earnings are high. Steel producers may lead the market this ...
KENICHI AZUMA Holiday sales are not meeting expectations. For the December quarter, it is likely the industry will...
LARRY PROBST Our key region North America is stronger than ever, so that we have raised our group sales and earni...
HERBERT HAINER With fewer than 400 ethanol stations in the entire country, it will be important for them to follow ...
JASON MARK Based on the robust results, we are are confident of achieving our full-year objectives for new reco...
DANIEL VASELLA
God forbid that the United Kingdom should take a lead and introduce a sensible tax system of its own... NIGEL LAWSON Our business will push the sales of both retailers and suppliers.
JAN BLASKO We are on budget and the percent average of ticket sales is over our expectations.
CESARE VACIAGO We continue to deliver on the promise we made when we began our turnaround in 1997 of achieving annu...
FRED HASSAN We may do slightly better in sales and in profitability than present consensus expectations of the i...
CHRISTOPHER GALVIN More people are becoming more comfortable with the earnings outlook.
JEFF GRAFF We've found that consumers are rewarding innovation with increased sales.
DAVE HILTON The number-one aspect of the shopping season this year will be sales and promotions. If retailers ca...
ELLEN TOLLEY The stock ran up since the last earnings call, and the holiday sales were in line with expectations,...
JOAN STORMS Investors are now accelerating buying of domestic demand-linked shares such as property developers a...
HARUKI TAKAHASHI While sales were weaker than anticipated, profitability increased on the back of cost-cutting.
IVY ZELMAN If rate expectations continue to rise I think that we are certainly very close to the point where on...
GERHARD SCHWARZ The problem with the study is that big-box retailers and online retailers are not within the area st...
HANK BARRY More detailed rules and measures are needed to beef up corporate governance. Now investors are eager...
LU CHENGDE Overall, the positive earnings surprise will be well received by investors, but the outlook for the ...
JEFF STINSON We're filling the pipeline to retailers and sales reports so far are very positive.
JODI SALLY Corporate profits are what drive the stock market. On the economic front, we have been seeing a slow...
BERNADETTE MURPHY Investors are back to looking at the economy, corporate earnings, and unfortunately the continued sa...
ALAN ACKERMAN I think you have to read between the lines. In September, retailers say things are on- to above-plan...
MICHAEL NIEMIRA The results for the half-year exceeded our expectations. We made $12 million of new sales in the reg...
GARY COHEN Sales are bad. Earnings aren't special. They've got problems.
ARAM RUBINSON We remain cautious until we see significant evidence of accelerating sales, operational and commerci...
JASON KANTOR While December sales were disappointing, with below-plan performance at all three of our divisions, ...
BOB ULRICH The strong rise in the prices of energy and industrial metals is hurting inflation expectations and ...
GERHARD SCHWARZ
Higher productivity enables companies to increase sales without adding workers. Even if job markets ... ALEX BERENSON While we are not bullish on the outlook for GM's auto business, we believe the worse it gets, the so...
JOE PHILLIPPI While we are not bullish on the outlook for GM's auto business, we believe the worse it gets, the so...
JOE PHILLIPPI It appears that significant discounting is still needed to boost sales volumes.
HOWARD ARCHER Growth has moved to the forefront. Many retailers are refocusing their efforts on growth initiatives...
SCOTT HARDY Data releases for the closing months of 2005 are expected to reflect buoyant activity, especially as...
RASHIKA LALLA Last year Best Buy had comparable sales in the high single digits in the second-half. Investors are ...
JAMES RAGAN
So long as new ideas are created, sales will continue to reach new highs. DOROTHEA BRANDE So long as new ideas are created, sales will continue to reach new highs.
DORTHEA BRANDE Our increased level of investment in marketing and sales, with the priority on key growth drivers, r...
DANIEL VASELLA We continue to maintain a bullish stance towards European stocks for 2006. The combination of still ...
IAN SCOTT
Rural technology is moving from kind of the back office to where everything, every company - sales, ... MICHAEL DELL I would say that for the next several weeks, earnings and the earnings outlook probably will be the ...
LINDA DUESSEL It may be a boon for electronics retailers, but not for toy sellers.
SEAN MCGOWAN In 2001, our overseas sales overtook domestic sales. Today, they account for 53 percent of our total...
KEIICHIRO AKAHOSHI Some analysts are trying to dismiss the retail sales as an aberration but the market will have a rea...
DANICA HAMPTON We maintain a bullish view, however predicated on indications that the fourth quarter is tracking in...
YOUSSEF SQUALI Overall, you can say the quarter was on the mark. The sales and earnings were about where they shoul...
BOB DJURDJEVIC An increase in purchases by overseas investors is a reason for bonds to rise. It will assure investo...
KOJI MORI Seems like Tokyo stocks hit the short-term bottom on Monday. Now investors are comfortable about buy...
KENICHI AZUMA The other thing is that with the war on, kids may not have been able to tear their parents away from...
JENNIFER BLACK Growth going forward is becoming the big issue for stock investors. Things are still OK on the earni...
OWEN FITZPATRICK Far less than 1 percent of electronics sales is done online.
CHRISTOPHER PAYNE Bad weather and the war did affect Lowe's sales in the quarter. That's the logical assumption. But w...
COLIN MCGRANAHAN Growth will continue to come from private spending, exports of electronics and commodities, and the ...
LESLIE TANG
As we begin the year, retailers should focus on encouraging consumers to redeem gift cards to help s... PAT CONROY We believe the fundamentals continue to materially improve and that sales productivity and margins w...
ADRIENNE TENNANT We believe that many retailers sought to capture sales early with more compelling discounts before t...
JEFFREY STEIN The city's sales tax revenues were $900,050 in February. The major reason is due to economic growth ...
KAREN RHODES Our performance in both the quarter and for the year demonstrates that our business model is solid a...
MAXINE CLARK Looks like the stock market has gotten off on positive footing after yesterday's broad-based decline...
MICHAEL SHELDON Our retail sales were strong again in March and we exceeded our expectations despite another substan...
BILL LOVEJOY Sales have not necessarily lived up to everyone's expectations since launch.
TAKASHI SENSUI Sales decelerated in Europe and Asia, futures excluding currency were below expectations, and curren...
LIZABETH DUNN As the company begins to anniversary difficult sales comparisons and investors look to the holiday s...
BRIAN TUNICK Companies with strong earnings prospects may lead the market higher. Automakers and auto equipment m...
KENICHI AZUMA March sales definitely exceeded all expectations and for the first time ever, total sales including ...
BRAND PRETORIUS Unfortunately, earnings growth expectations are still too high. We continue to learn about that.
MARSHALL ACUFF I've become more bullish on technology stocks. Earnings will probably be better than market consensu...
KOJI NAKATSUKA Best Buy is the best of breed in the consumer electronics space right now. Circuit City's problems a...
DONALD TROTT Apparel retailers were showing strong double-digit increases over last year. Jewelry retailers also ...
DAVID KEATING Stock markets can still rise. Earnings are still growing. Investors shouldn't be worried about sligh...
GUENTHER GERSTENBERGER We recognize that uncertainty regarding Palm's future pricing creates uncertainly for Handspring's n...
DONNA DUBINSKY Last year, it definitely helped March sales in general. So maybe this year, we'll see a nice boost i...
KATHY GRANNIS Brick and mortar businesses - and the communities that depend on them - cannot continue to bear an u...
BILL DELAHUNT The traffic lights are green on Main Street, U.S.A.. Confident consumers, rising incomes, and innova...
BOB REWEY [The company said it would offer 280,000 flex-fuel vehicles that run on gas or ethanol next year, in...
JASON MARK These discounts are too good to pass up. But we think that these are planned sales and not at the ex...
ELLEN TOLLEY We expect it (increased sales taxes) will continue that way through the year. With Mardi Gras, as we...
JULES GAUDIN Apple's results are going to put a damper on stocks this morning. Investors are worried that it may ...
GIRI CHERUKURI
