15 Quotes by John Butters

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    Many of the energy sector earnings have been revised up recently, and that includes forecasts for the second quarter and for the full year.

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    Should the growth rate finish above 10 percent, the fourth quarter of 2005 will mark the 10th consecutive quarter of double-digit earnings growth for the Standard & Poor's 500 index.

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    Next week is not a big week in terms of the number of companies reporting, but it is a big week in terms of influential companies reporting.

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    Overall, the preannouncement environment is still positive but if this round of warnings continues, that's a red flag,

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    Overall, companies are topping estimates by about two percent, which is below the long term average of 3.2 percent and the average of the last 8 quarters, which is 5 percent.

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    Earnings so far have been fairly robust. And if you look at projections, the short-term looks pretty good too.

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    Energy is certainly the driver of growth in the second quarter, with the sector expected to see year-over-year growth of 41 percent.

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    It looks like we're on course for an eleventh consecutive quarter of double digit growth.

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