The net earnings trend subindex fell another 5 percentage points to -27% after it had declined 7 points to -22% in June.
High yields reflect high risk, but the financial ratios and earnings trend did not point to a firm that is struggling to stay afloat.
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One could take comfort from the long perspective that the U.S. will get back to trend GDP growth of 3.3% and that earnings will go back to trend, as I illustrated in a previous chart.
Hong Kong stocks bucked the market trend as earnings from a number of high profile companies offset the gloom from Europe.
Developing markets proved to be the top performer, reinforcing a common trend of this earnings season.
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Dutch semiconductor company ASML Holding continued the second-quarter earnings season's burgeoning trend of companies seeing "strong demand" for their products.
Note that the trend growth in earnings per share was well below the smoothed line we saw in the previous graph.
One of the most important things that you like to see in a stock is a trend of rising earnings estimates from analysts.
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As a result, we expect revenue and earnings expectations to continue to trend upward, and we view the shares as attractive at current levels.
Indeed, these earnings have been on a downward trend, and the banks are not prepared to say that the bottom has been reached.
The decline in Shanghai is mainly a regional exchange issue, rather than a broader trend with China shares and corporate earnings.
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The index comprises 100 stocks in which there has been a trend of insider buying plus recent earnings estimate increases by Wall Street analysts.
Furthermore, earnings estimates for 2012 and 2013 have shown an upward trend in the last 30 days.
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One key beneficiary is AU Optronics, who will see utilization trend higher in 2013, and with it margins and earnings.
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Furthermore, HP's outlook runs counter to the broader industry trend of technology bellwethers posting weak results and reducing their earnings forecasts.
The recent uptick in earnings at the bottom is a blip in an otherwise long downward trend in the market for low-skilled labour.
The uptrend in 2012 and 2013 earnings estimates should encourage investors as the stock is likely to follow the trend.
Pricing the market off forward-12-month's projected earnings is a more dynamic yardstick just so long as you get the trend and momentum right.
However, we feel that growth in Q3 earnings are proof that the European economy is stabilizing, which is an encouraging trend for Priceline.
However, we feel that growth in Q3 earnings was proof that the European economy is stabilizing, which is an encouraging trend for Priceline.
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While the downward pressure on operating margins remain a concern, we think the Q3 earnings are proof that the European economy is stabilizing, which is an encouraging trend for Priceline given that the majority of its business is concentrated in the region.
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The bottom line is that Rackspace is a contender in a large and growing technology trend, with substantial competition, and has managed to maintain growth and earnings.
The significant exception to that trend is India, he believes, where more drastic action will be needed and therefore earnings and equities will remain under pressure.
But shares rose as the company raised earnings forecast for the year based in part on strong results from its retail energy business (a trend we wrote about here).
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