15 Quotes by John Butters

It's been a very positive quarter so far for tech pre-announcements.

It sounds like a broken record, but companies are still recording solid earnings growth. It's a trend we have been seeing for quite a while.

The numbers are better than what we've seen on average, but it's still early.

No surprise there, with the run up in energy prices.

If you look at technology, for instance, for the S.&P. 500, 14 out of 20 companies that have reported beat the number. But when you have some of the big names lower numbers, it sets the mood for everyone.

The long-term average earnings growth is about 7 percent, ... so mid- to high teens this quarter is still good.