But sometimes there's a wide spread--and in a volatile stock, a difference of a nickel a share off the consensus forecast can mean a big swing in a stock price when earnings come out.
Disney's movie market share is off 44% from last summer, despite the release of the animated film Mulan.
Apple has denied that it is considering increasing its market share and beating off competitors with a cheaper iPhone.
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As part of the experience, VIP guests also do their fair share of hosing off the animals in the afternoon and cleaning the panda pens.
Telecom equipment share are selling off hard Thursday following a grim Q2 warning from Calix, a provider of broadband communications access gear.
The Street expects the firm to report earnings of 18 cents per share, well off the 28 cents reported in last year's corresponding period.
Those running one of the world's most popular blogging platforms argue that this very personal way to share, sound off and express oneself has a healthy future ahead if the numbers are any guide.
Investors reacted by ripping 29 points off the share price over the next three days.
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The market reacted with a sharp share price sell-off due to a fear over the loss of revenue.
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The club said it would use the proceeds from the planned share offering to pay off some of its debt.
Mr Lal, who is popularly considered to have the best job in Shahabpur, also admits to skimming off a share of the loot.
In business the wrong decision may wipe thousands off a share price but in medicine it could be the difference between life and death.
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Blue Mountain expects that valuation to converge toward replacement cost, which could carve more than 80% off the share price of the Australian equity.
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Oil prices have fallen back, consumer confidence has shot up, share prices are well off their mid-March lows and spreads on corporate bonds have narrowed.
At the moment, he says, the government is not earning much money from the pipeline anyway, since it is still paying off its share of the construction costs.
While Tesla will help Nvidia to fend off market share losses, the general growth in high-end computing may end up stimulating market growth higher than we forecast leading to potential upside to our price estimate.
If there is positive news then there is lift off in the share prices.
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He did manage to stave off a possible share sale that could have diluted his ownership stake.
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The Fed is unlikely to cut interest rates unless global financial turmoil or a sharp crash in share prices threatens to choke off American consumer spending.
If penny-a-share commissions made us better off, volatility would be low, capital would not be going into stupid startups or bad mortgages and we would all have day-traded our way to early retirement.
It looks like something serious, considering that reports about it in October set off a sustained share price drop and at least three downgrades on the shares, marring what had been a lovely stock chart.
No deliberations over a Hurd or an Apotheker can mean much when the board is content to let a company like H-P lurch from pillar to post in hopes of quick revenue injections to stave off inevitable market share erosions.
What is particularly striking is that in eight years German trade with China alone is projected to be 15.6% of the total, according to the trends, or not far off double the share represented by Germany's most important eurozone trading partner, France.
The two presidents give off different vibes but share abundant confidence and varied interests.
For struggling first-time entrepreneurs and start-up owners, the pair have had their share of struggles starting their band off while both attending college at the Victoria University of Wellington in 1998.
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Every night of the tournament, fans can send in their emails and SMS messages to the studio to get their views aired live on air, get it off their chest and share their gripes with other viewers.
Worldwide hotel operator Marriott International reported a loss in the third quarter, as charges related to its timeshare spin-off brought earnings per share to a loss of 52 cents, compared with 22 cents per share a year ago.
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