414 Quotes About Earnings

No one gave me this information. That's earnings management, that's never OK.

It is not discretionary to pick a number that helps with an earnings target.

That's not as great as 2003 earnings growth, but still positive.

We had a lot of bumpy reports in the second quarter and we shouldn't have. The economy and production were very strong in the second quarter, and earnings should have been on the upside. The fact that they weren't is an important signal.

If I can get money from you, there must be some earnings there.

right now, earnings are more of a focus.

Apple's results are going to put a damper on stocks this morning. Investors are worried that it may set the tone for other reports at the start of the earnings season.

Pharmacia reported earnings growth of 19 percent, but the pharmaceutical side was up more than 20 percent by itself, so that's the sustainable long-term piece when they spin off agriculture.

So I think that kind of spooked the market a bit, but we're in heavy earnings season, so we're going to hear a lot of that stuff going forward.