We've got a great run in earnings. It's been absolutely spectacular, (but) the fact of the matter is, that the economic wave is cresting. We're looking at a more moderate pace going forward.

Absolutely, we're making a run. That's what we're doing here today.

It probably could move earnings a penny, just the fact that they are in the playoffs. But that's fractional. We view it as a modest benefit that could help the company overcome softness in other areas.

We think the earnings picture shaping up for this quarter is just going to be absolutely stupendous, led in part by semiconductors and the networking firms. They're all reporting in the next two weeks.

We think the earnings picture shaping up for this quarter is going to be absolutely stupendous, led in part by semiconductors and networking firms. Looking forward that's a different story. We've had two great years of earnings growth. We think it's going to be pretty difficult to show up with 30 to 40 percent earnings growth.

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