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The U.S. Federal Reserve confirmed widely held expectations, announcing it will leave its overnight lending rate unchanged at 5.25%.
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Bucking automotive trends, Ford Motor flew past Wall Street's expectations by announcing its first profitable quarter in nearly a year on Thursday, giving investors nascent hope that the carmaker's turnaround may come to fruition.
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The news comes as brokerage firms post mixed results, with Bear Stearns announcing Thursday that it came short Wall Street's expectations (See "Fixed Income Bowls Over Bear"), as did Morgan Stanley on Wednesday (See "Morgan Stanley Can't Keep Up").
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The news comes as brokerage firms post mixed results, with Bear Stearns (nyse: BSC - news - people ) announcing Thursday that it came short Wall Street's expectations (See "Fixed Income Bowls Over Bear"), as did Morgan Stanley (nyse: MS - news - people ) on Wednesday (See "Morgan Stanley Can't Keep Up").
FORBES: Goldman Investors Breathe a Sigh of Relief
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By announcing a conservative goal, Microsoft can brag if it beats expectations.
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Announcing that the position is in loss will lead to an expectations change among those other traders of that same instrument: and expectations changes change prices.
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"The market had concerns about the BOJ announcing any policy actions today, but the BOJ's decisions exceeded investor expectations, " said Junko Nishioka, Chief Economist at RBS Securities Japan, in a note.
WSJ: Nikkei Rebounds on BOJ Outcome
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Last week, industry leader Ormat Technologies Inc. (NYSE:ORA) set the stage by beating analyst expectations for both earnings and revenue per share in the third quarter, and announcing a deal to buy a project in Honduras.
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Since announcing fourth quarter results on Nov. 27, however, shares have pushed up almost 44 percent after earnings beat expectations.
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