"The camera has performed better than expected and has opened up the whole of the area, " he said.
But the short-term question is whether the company could deliver slightly better than expected fall performance.
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Last week, existing home sales and new home sales were both better than expected.
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And note that earnings results were better than expected in five of the past six quarters.
Stocks were on fire after a better than expected April jobs report on Friday.
"It was a little better than expected, " said David Wyss, chief economist at Standard and Poor's.
Consumer confidence is down, though spending is surprisingly better than expected (dipping into meager savings?).
Although these results are coming off a low base, these were generally better than expected.
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And despite its better than expected March quarter, Ford still has lots of challenges ahead.
Apple reported better than expected sales of its flagship iPhone and iPad in the March quarter.
It did better than expected, but still saw its vote fall in some areas.
High global demand for microprocessors helped Intel post better than expected second-quarter results Tuesday.
The keyboard operated better than expected when we typed our names into the Birthday Cake app.
Both predecessors were criticized as being overpriced but went on to do much better than expected.
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Once again, a bank reported better than expected earnings but is having trouble pushing higher.
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The earnings continue to be better than expected, which is good for the long term.
So far earnings have been better than expected, but this has not helped the market.
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Results were better than expected but not as rich as they were one year ago.
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Clothing maker Guess (GES) also posted a better than expected quarterly profit, sending shares higher today.
On Thursday morning, retailers reported better than expected monthly sales data as shoppers returned in force.
The auction of Spanish bonds went better than expected which was a slight positive.
Retailers reported November same-store sales results and most chains booked better than expected numbers.
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The top-line matched expectations and profits advanced 26% which was slightly better than expected.
Oil's dropping, financial companies may be bottoming and consumer confidence is better than expected.
The other newcomer, Freedom and Solidarity (known as SaS), did far better than expected, polling 12%.
Better than expected data over the last couple of months has helped risk assets rally recently.
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The overall EU services PMI came in slightly better than expected but was still weak, overall.
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Autozone (AZO) reported better than expected earnings for its fourth quarter, though missed revenue estimates.
Empire State Manufacturing was much better than expected, as was the Philadelphia Fed report.
Two films did better than expected this weekend: Life of Pi and Red Dawn.
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