It wasn't reasonable to ask forecasters to give a regional forecast - only a UK forecast.
Spending has grown much faster than forecast - by about 6.6% instead of the predicted 5.2%.
But after the closing bell, Apple reported a forecast-busting rise in first-quarter net profit, following a jump in iPhone sales.
Adopting a convertibility rule, however, such as existed under the classical gold standard, would result in a forecast-free monetary regime.
On August 10th Tata Motors reported a forecast-beating first-quarter profit, which it said had been driven by demand for JLR's luxury models.
Forecast-busting German producer price inflation further cemented market expectations that the European Central Bank would not be cutting interest rates any time soon.
Apple produced forecast-beating results in the Cupertino, Calif.
Our most recent forecast -- a cautiously optimistic one -- is based on the expectation that the key Crisis economies should bottom out in early to mid-1999 and begin to recover slowly thereafter.
That allows a certain amount of hedging of bets because sometimes the weather is very easy to forecast - in a spell of high pressure for instance - and sometimes it is very hard.
We are expecting some intensification and right now, most of the models and the NHC forecast - the National Hurricane Center forecast is calling for Ike to regain major status as a low-end category three.
Mr Koehler's comments follow the release of the IMF's World Economic Outlook, which predicted that global economic growth in 2001 would be a full-percentage point lower than originally forecast - at about 3.2%, and well below last year's 4.8% growth rate.
Today, the Labor Department released its monthly employment survey and reported that the nation lost 11, 000 jobs in November -- which was about 115, 000 fewer than was forecast -- and is about close to zero, from the perspective of our overall economy. (Applause.) The unemployment rate ticked down, instead of up. (Applause.) The report also found that we lost about 160, 000 fewer jobs over the last two months than we had previously thought.
Many AAII members are still optimistic, however, thanks to a combination of the ongoing rise in stock prices, continued economic growth and better-than-forecast fourth-quarter earnings.
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But he said normal forecasting had massively improved, with the four-day forecast now as good as the one-day forecast when the Met office started more than 30 years ago.
Blue Coat shares were hammered lower after the company missed top-line estimates in the first quarter, forecast second-quarter net income below that of analysts, and announced the exit of its President and CEO, Michael Borman.
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If the markets were truly efficient over the short term, prices would reflect not only these facts, but also the realities that the U.S. economy is still growing and large-cap stocks are cheap relative to trailing and forecast four-quarter earnings.
Snow-forecast's co-founder, Nick Russill, says the company provides three reports for each ski resort, one for the summit, one for mid-slope, and one for the village.
Complicating matters further: a weaker-than-expected forecast for third-quarter results.
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The company expects wafer shipments of 1.8 to 2 GW, down from a previous forecast of 2.7-2.9 GW, and module shipments of 750-800 MW, down from 800-900 MW. For the year, the company now sees gross margin of 15%-20%, down from a previous forecast of 24%-29%.
However, BBC Test Match Special commentator Simon Mann revealed on Twitter that heavy rain in Melbourne on Thursday - with more forecast for Friday - could put the Twenty20 match in doubt.
The average 2003 forecast price-to-earnings ratio of the eight stocks we selected is an affordable 16.
According to the Indian Advertising Market Report and Forecast 2012-2016 released this week, the future is bright indeed.
It trades at less than 11 times forecast per-share earnings for the next 12 months, according to data provider FactSet.
Including its restructuring plan and an asset impairment charge, it forecast full-year earnings of 62 cents to 73 cents per share.
Looking forward to 1999, Mr Annan forecast all-out war in both Iraq and Kosovo unless all sides abided by their commitments.
Overall, the news since then has not suggested that inflation will be higher than forecast then - or the economy much stronger.
Several notable Wall Street bears had forecast sub-3 M Lumia volume for 4Q12, so the 4.4 M outcome was a solid performance.
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Barclays forecast below-consensus industrial production growth of 9.6 percent y-o-y for July, slightly up from the 9.5 percent in the second quarter.
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