Slightly less than half of respondents described corporate profits as either being good or better than expected.
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As for its other businesses, Goldman fared as well or better than expected.
While the U.S. data recently have not been grand by any means, it has generally been in line or better than expected and I would think the Fed would still be playing more of a waiting game than priming any presses at this point.
While the results appear to reflect well, or at least better than expected, on the knowledge and interest of the California voter, some political experts said the evidence they see points in the opposite direction.
Different because internal operations did not go as planned, which can either be better than expected or worse.
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It obviously helped that the majority of the earnings companies that have reported so far have been better than expected, or conversely, less bad than feared.
The stock has been the subject of buyout rumors and received analyst attention, but they have not raised guidance or shown that business is going better than expected.
We've had our fair share of negative surprises in the past few years but by the law of averages, sooner or later something will turn out better than expected.
Trading in JWN by one options player suggests he may be unconvinced that better-than-expected earnings or the HauteLook deal will translate into higher shares in Nordstrom, at least in the near future.
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Walt Disney Company reported better than expected March quarter results and the shares are trading at or near their 52 week high.
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Intuit posted better-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter ended October 31, though enthusiasm or the beat could be tempered by lighter-than-expected FY Q2 guidance.
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Kohl's raised its fiscal fourth-quarter projections as it reported better-than-expected January same-store sales, sending shares up 1.22, or 2.7%, to 46.77.
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