This really is a bad period in terms of warnings. |
Unfortunately, not until we get to the end of March will we have a good handle [on earnings in the first quarter]. |
Utilities are pretty much business as usual. In the aggregate, we see the numbers bounce around some, but this will change. We're still looking at better-than-normal performance. |
Was the (robust) first quarter an anomaly? Hell no. We are going to see the same thing in this quarter. The economy has been very strong. |
We built too many fiber-optic lines to nowhere. It will take some time to absorb that. |
We certainly think it will end up in negative territory. I think you've got to be looking at 2002 for any recovery. |
We expect the numbers to be somewhere lower by the week of April 13, when all the (quarterly earnings) announcements will have been made. |
We forecast technology as a whole for 11 percent growth as of Jan. 2. As of March 20, it's at minus 7 percent. |
We got a lot of companies this week, but it wasn't a good cross-section of industries. Next week is a much better cross-section. But so far, so good. |
We have to see how far downward revisions go. You better fasten your seat belt as we go through that...What's been going on, is there was a sort of misplaced euphoria. |
We haven't changed our [forecast] yet, but any changes would be for less of a downturn. |
We know the market always gets excited when we beat the numbers. |
We really thought growth would taper off heading into 2000 and it hasn't. It isn't going to be earnings that prick the stock market bubble. |
We still are going to suffer. We are well on our way to a record quarter in terms of negative preannouncements. |
We still think we are on track to see earnings growth of 23 percent for the quarter. |