Buyers and investors alike agree that a one-time knock on earnings beats a drag that lasts for years.
Companies are afraid to invest in long-term research and development because of the impact on earnings.
They point out that first-year salaries often have no bearing on earnings later in life.
Bonuses are based on earnings (70%) and customer satisfaction, cost discipline and safety record (10% each).
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In this sense, domestic operations may be more of a drag on earnings than a contributor.
Suddenly, I find myself near the middle of the consensus on earnings this year.
This week, the focus will be on earnings reports, as the economic calendar is light.
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But on Tuesday Lehman Brothers announced positive results (See "Lehman Leaps On Earnings, Fed Cut").
The weaker environment for consumption weighed on earnings hopes crushing stock prices along the way.
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This also had a nice gap up on earnings that traders could have entered against.
Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) came in light on earnings and is down a few dollars this morning.
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Investors will focus on earnings this week with the start of first-quarter earnings season.
It increases the tax rate on earnings above these amounts from 35% to 39.6%.
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Stocks that I added to on earnings beats embraced Goldman Sachs, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase and Qualcomm.
LinkedIn acted well on earnings day and the day after, but yesterday was not a pretty candle.
Victrelis is important to Merck as much for reasons of sentiment as for its impact on earnings.
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The mood in the U.S. is also improved based on earnings from the likes of Goldman Sachs.
Withdrawals not used for education expenses are generally subject to income tax and a penalty on earnings.
Companies can avoid paying the 35% U.S. corporate income tax on earnings they keep and invest overseas.
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The stock is up more than 16% this morning after the company surpassed expectations on earnings and revenue.
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Ongoing issues with the new Dreamliner airplane model will likely have a negative impact on earnings during 2013.
The fund managers study income reports and cash-flow statements for various companies to establish views on earnings multiples.
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We will keep an eye on results for this segment and its impact on earnings in the results.
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However, some analysts have other reasons for preferring alternative measures of shareholder income to measures based on earnings.
Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) has been on fire, with two big gaps up on earnings, on January 24 and April 23.
Most of the plans would increase or even eliminate the cap on earnings subject to Social Security payroll taxes.
The effect of different accounting standards on earnings and other figures is now a hot topic in global boardrooms.
Whatever the case, the decision on earnings forecasts should be left to management, not to Washington politicians or regulators.
Where growth fuels a great company, focus on earnings inevitably kills the business.
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