The consensus estimate projects 12% average annual earnings growth over the next five years.

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As for government projects, that estimate hinges largely on the perennial debate over whether more public investment would yield net benefits for the economy.

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The National Association of Realtors (NAR) conducts an annual survey of its members in 80 cities that is created by Remodeling magazine and used to estimate the return on investment for 33 home improvement projects.

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We forecast that market share in North America will remain around 20% while the Trefis community projects that share will rise to around 23%, which translates to 5% upside to our Ford price estimate.

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The lender projects that Asia, excluding Japan, will expand by 6.1% this year, down from a July estimate of 6.6%.

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Beemer, in fact, projects holiday sales growth of only 3.1% this year, far below the NRF's 5% estimate, due to heavy discounting.

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It now projects the bloc will narrowly avoid recession next year, growing by 0.1%, compared with its previous estimate of 1% growth, and thinks the EU economy will shrink this year.

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