The statements in this news release regarding the business outlook, expected performance and forward-looking guidance, as well as other statements that are not historical facts, are forward looking statements.

ENGADGET: T-Mobile USA Q3 2012 earnings: Revenue drops 6 percent to $4.9 billion, profit down 15 percent

Anheuser-Busch InBev ( BUD - news - people ) maintained its 2010 outlook and said it expects volume to hold steady in the second quarter before rising through the second half of the year.

FORBES: Earnings Season

Elsewhere, Research In Motion (nasdaq: RIMM - news - people ) boosted its fourth-quarter subscriber outlook and reconfirmed its sales and earnings outlook, thanks to momentum from its BlackBerry smart phones.

FORBES: Indicators Could Set Stage For Cuts

Sonoco Products seems to have caught investors going the wrong way on Friday: many apparently thought it would offer positive news in an investor presentation, but instead it reduced its outlook and announced plant closures and job cuts.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Kitco News interviewed several veteran market watchers for their outlook for gold prices this year and into the first quarter of 2012.

FORBES: SPECIAL REPORT: Gold Prices Expected To Continue To Rise Under Loose Monetary Policy, Public Debt Worries

During the Quiet Period, all of the Business Outlook and other forward-looking statements disclosed in the company's news releases and filings with the SEC should be considered as historical, speaking as of prior to the Quiet Period only and not subject to an update by the company.

ENGADGET: Intel posts Q4 2012 earnings: $2.5 billion in profit on $13.5 billion in revenue

SunPower recently announced its outlook for the year 2011, and it did not have a lot of good news to offer.

FORBES: SunPower Sold To Total Just In Time

Late last week, new data and a regulatory decision buttressed the outlook for medicines that Genentech (nyse: DNA - news - people ) is developing with smaller biotech partners.

FORBES: Genentech's Winning Streak

Concerns about the economy and the federal deficit have not subsided, even if positive news headlines have most investors feeling more upbeat about the outlook for stocks.

FORBES: Bulls Slip But Don't Fall