They are not so good if they result from slower than anticipated sales.
That production, efficiency, and reliability increased as a result of this change was anticipated, but was not the main reason that the companies changed their ways of doing business.
The anticipated rise in sea levels due to climate change will result in coastlines receding worldwide through erosion.
Macy's revealed Thursday that same-store for December fell 4.0%, a better result than the 5.3% drop anticipated by Wall Street.
As a result, they are on the ground sooner than anticipated in the original plan, he said.
To achieve this result the government will be required to use the anticipated budget surplus to contribute around 4.5% of taxable wages during the 15 years of the surpluses (not very different from Mr Feldstein's 2.3% over 30 years).
The cut is more than meets the eye though, as the lower top-line forecast is largely the result of success in cutting down the size of GE Capital faster than anticipated.
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Out of 110 companies surveyed by a team at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, nine out of 10 anticipated a boost in their international activity, with 67% expecting growth as a result of decommissioning work from the North Sea and 63% expecting a growth in renewable energy contracts.
The decreased operating profit is a result of the seasonal increased marketing expenditure leading into the holiday season and expenses related to the anticipated opening of new salons in China during early 2012.
Online rumors are that EA will miss its earnings forecast, which could be partly the result of the SimCity launch debacle that kept a lot of PC gamers away from the much-anticipated title.
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The lower profits for the quarter reflect the anticipated impact of the Durbin Amendment, a change in federal rules for debit card transaction fees that will likely result in much higher per-transaction fees for customers who pay for small transactions with debit cards.
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