The earnings continue to be better than expected, which is good for the long term.
Different because internal operations did not go as planned, which can either be better than expected or worse.
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Amazon , a leading online retailer, surprised investors with the news that performance in the latest quarter would be better than expected.
At the same time, give a little thought to challenges you would face if tomorrow turns out to be much better than expected.
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Its shares soared after the French company, whose interests run to media and construction, said profits next year would be far better than expected.
The flexible circuit board maker Multi-Fineline Electronix on Wednesday said that results for its fiscal first quarter ended December 31 will be better than previously expected.
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The impetus for the first joyride to the upside of the New Year appeared to be better-than-expected data both here at home and across the pond.
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On the bright side, new data on estrogen replacement therapy could be better for Wyeth than many expected (see " Wyeth Lucks Out On Hormone Study").
However, the last two quarters of 2010 is shaping up to be a better year than many expected for large-cap companies, leading to 12% returns in several mutual funds that pack together these stocks.
"I would be so bold as to say they were better than most people expected them to be, " she said.
Mr Alkatiri and Mr Gusmao appear to be working together better than some people expected.
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The UK has signalled that the pace of troop withdrawal could be accelerated if better-than-expected progress is made in readying domestic security services to take control.
Trading in JWN by one options player suggests he may be unconvinced that better-than-expected earnings or the HauteLook deal will translate into higher shares in Nordstrom, at least in the near future.
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The easy answer is to point to the better-than-expected economic reports from the global manufacturing sector and say that things might be better than investors were assuming.
Oil's dropping, financial companies may be bottoming and consumer confidence is better than expected.
He said the rainfall this year over drought-hit Maharashtra and Karnataka states is expected to be better than last year.
Qualcomm shares should be driven higher by better-than-expected profits, BMO Capital analyst Tim Long asserts in a research note this morning.
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Conveniently, this ensures that, however poor results are in absolute terms, there will always be more headlines about better-than-expected profits than about disappointments.
Expectations are so low at this point that numbers that come in only slightly better than expected could be enough to stop the current bleeding.
Although this occupation has had less wage growth over the last three years than physical therapy assistant (No. 14 on the hot jobs list), its employment prospects are still expected to be better than average, especially in acute, rehabilitation and orthopedic care.
Taking a position ahead of earnings, even if they are better than expected, can be high risk, but assessing the technical outlook for Nasdaq 100 stocks like Apple (AAPL), SanDisk (SNDK), eBay (EBAY), and Yahoo (YHOO) can provide an edge.
It was as much as could be expected for a team ranked 109th by FIFA, and far better than the naysayers expected, who pointed out that a World Cup has never been handed to such a lowly team in its history.
For example, one type of seagrass may process nutrients more effectively than other types, so a bed devoted entirely to the talented seagrass might be expected to conduct this processing better than a mixed area.
He was expected to be a little bit better than he is, and his fame is far greater than his level of achievement.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) was better than expected, but could still not be considered good by any means.
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Competing vendors can be expected to offer better service and lower prices than the lone seller in a small town, eventually attracting more buyers and making the larger market more lucrative for new sellers.
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There was better news on striker Nick Chadwick who could be back sooner than expected from injury.
March was expected to be good, but these results were better than that.
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