"We believe earnings growth will surprise in the next two fiscal years, " says Kevin Hebner, a strategist for SBC Warburg in Tokyo.
In terms of the third quarter earnings growth and surprise, Mobile Mini outshone its peers Crown Holdings ( CCK), Silgan Holdings ( SLGN) and Ball Corp. ( BLL).
On Monday, China's surprise growth hiccup triggered selling in Western and Asian stock markets.
McDonald's profit rose 1.4% in the fourth quarter as the company's same-store sales in the U.S. posted surprise growth and margins improved, though same-store sales in other regions slid.
But given the compelling value proposition for customers, this growth is not a big surprise.
Still, growth would be a big surprise, and Pravachol's patent expires in 2006.
Nominal retail sales growth posted a big upside surprise in September, rising 14.2 percent year over year compared with 13.2 percent in August.
That punchy rate of growth helps explain the biggest surprise.
So, it was a bit of a surprise when GDP growth slowed to 3.7% in the March quarter of this year while those programs were still having an influence.
Given that Washington has yet to agree on a resolution for dealing with the debt ceiling and the uneven pace of economic growth, it would not surprise me to see more choppiness in the market, especially as we approach the August deadline for raising the federal debt ceiling.
" In spite of uninspiring trade figures, the global electronics slump, and concerns about poor earnings in the property sector, he says: "We believe economic growth in the second half will surprise on the upside.
In fact, any signs of a recovery in housing could lead to an upside surprise for all PayTV subscriber growth.
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The management change at Google quickly sent ripples across the mobile industry, where executives privately expressed surprise given Android's growth.
This would surely come as a surprise to many reporters infatuated with growth in downtown districts, notably in Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver and elsewhere.
It should be no surprise that U.S. economic growth languishes below 2 percent and that the unemployment rate has been above 8 percent for over three and half years.
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Ms Bennett said the continued year-on-year growth in the level of investment was a "pleasant surprise against a backdrop of an economic downturn in many parts of the world".
It is no surprise that Microsoft initiated its dividend when its growth slowed to around 13%, and currently sports a 25% trailing payout ratio with EPS growth of around 10.5%.
No surprise to us sentiment sniffers, because the GDP growth rate had also been running at about 5%.
Lacking any plans to drive growth, in old or new markets, it was no surprise that lay-offs and draconian cost cutting continued.
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The Institute for Supply Management reported growth in the manufacturing sector and the Commerce Department reported a surprise September increase for construction spending.
Surprise: With fiscal and monetary restraint came real growth.
The figures came as a surprise to some analysts, who had been expecting stronger growth.
India's industrial output registered a surprise fall in September, adding to concerns about slowing growth in the country's economy.
No surprise then that market watcher Gartner just lowered its 2011 PC growth forecast from 9.3% to 3.8% and its 2012 figure from 12.8% to 10.9%.
My presentation of average real GDP growth of below 4% was roundly regarded as deeply pessimistic and appeared to surprise many.
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The positive sentiment also tracked a rise in U.S. stocks, lifted by a surprise profit from aluminum producer Alcoa, considered a proxy for global growth.
Known then as ZD1839 and later named Iressa, it not only slowed the growth of tumors in animal tests, it actually shrank them--a surprise because the drug wasn't expected to kill cancer cells.
This is a surprise to no one, but the main reason for the lack of growth might be.
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The long-awaited report on economic growth in the third quarter was released Friday morning, and was a somewhat pleasant surprise.
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