Costco reported fourth-quarter profits that were just shy of analyst expectations before the bell on Wednesday.
Jobless claims rose for the third week in a row, tempering expectations before Friday's release of nonfarm payrolls and the unemployment rate.
You need to lay out your professional expectations before hiring your friend.
Logitech's PR machine is on the loose this morning, trying to dampen expectations before the company announces its quarterly financial results later in the day.
How much longer will stocks rise "will depend on whether European and Chinese growth expectations recover before reflation in the U.S. and Japan" forces authorities to slow the flow of easy money and kill the rally.
Before heaping expectations upon McIlroy, it must be pointed out that Woods followed his second win at a major by taking four of his next five the legendary Tiger Slam of 2000 and 2001.
But Strauss warns that any expectations of securing the urn before Christmas could prove England's undoing.
Louisville guard Peyton Siva summed up the team's expectations in the NCAA tournament right before it began: "No sleep till Atlanta, " he said.
Back before Thanksgiving, the expectations were pretty grim.
We hold a set of expectations for what a healthy market should do, then before we commit capital to the market, we wait for confirmation that those expectations have been met.
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Profits, meanwhile, were a tad below expectations, at 66 cents a share before a one-time gain, a penny below the consensus.
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The Phoenix, with eight seniors, began the year with high expectations, coach Mike Kennedy said, before injuries sent them into a tailspin.
Further, there are expectations that it will be some time before Lonmin can finally return to full production, Sanchez and Melek said.
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Expectations for looser monetary policy were higher before the confirmation of the new Bank of Japan governor, with the change in leadership at the Bank of Japan expected to take place next week.
Liz Ryan, a former human resources vice president who now runs the online career community asklizryan.com, advises interns to confirm their expectations in an e-mail exchange before they start for the summer.
Excluding financials, 67% of companies reported earnings better than the year before, and 68% exceeded expectations.
Then we take advantage of this behavior, this often temporary irrational behavior, by buying company stock before other investors adjust their prior expectations to reflect those new fundamentals.
With each soft tilt of her head, she brought back memories of the little girl who began skating for the pure love of it, before medals or titles or the expectations of an entire country and sport ever entered her mind.
Even before IPBES can receive formal requests, expectations for the Platform are high.
To me, it appears that the best case that the Fed can muster for QE2 is that options markets suggest that investors cut their expectations of the odds of deflation from 40% before QE2 to 10% now.
The Scottish campaign began last week cloaked in genuine optimism for a successful championship, before a lacklustre home loss to France brought expectations crashing.
Costco, the large membership wholesaler, posted fourth quarter earnings before the bell on Wednesday, falling under expectations and raising membership fees, despite solid revenue growth.
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But expectations for Bali are low, and are being managed downwards before the meeting.
Take-Two Interactive Software 's quarterly earnings and outlook topped expectations, but the company still has a ways to go before its business outgrows its dependency on Grand Theft Auto.
"As a coach, I know I've had this problem that if I create expectations in my mind of players I've never coached before, I can find myself getting into trouble, " Marrone said.
Target posted third quarter earnings before the bell on Wednesday beating top and bottom line expectations as sales were solid and the credit card unit improved its performance.
Prices of junk bonds may have been bid up by investment funds trying to use up large cash balances before the end of the year, rather than by expectations of economic recovery, says Martin Fridson of Merrill Lynch.
Before I caught up on the last two seasons, my expectations were low.
To contain expectations, the Bank of England is sending a message of tough love before the expected surge in inflation.
And, Mr. Prime Minister, before your departure from Ankara, you stated that you had expectations from this visit and that you have some expectations.
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