By then, says analyst Anthony Cordesman, the world should be able to access two vital things: if Iraq's US-trained security forces are viable.
"The impact of Hezbollah on the conflict should not be underestimated, " said Torbjorn Soltvedt, senior analyst at the British risk analysis firm Maplecroft.
If analyst expectations are any guide, the big banks should be able to ride out any difficulty in their mortgage businesses with help from investment banking and other activities tied to the buoyant markets.
Janco Partners analyst Gregory Kolb believes that behind-the-scenes diplomatic efforts should be enough to improve relations with BSkyB.
Betsy Daniels, an analyst at Morgan Stanley, argues that the clean-up job should be given to the Bank of Japan, which, unlike the finance ministry, still has some degree of credibility.
"President Bartlet is, I think, every American's idea of what they think the president should be, " said Mike McCurry, a CNN political analyst and former press secretary for President Clinton.
Portal companies should be concerned too, says Andy Bochman, analyst with the Aberdeen Group.
Senior news analyst Daniel Shorr says that should not lead Democrats to assume that the White House will soon be theirs.
In a report issued Friday, CRT Capital analyst Mike Derchin assessed the potential impact of the newest flu strain and said investors should not be worried.
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"I think this should be the beginning of discussion rather than the end, " said Jonah Blank, an analyst at the Rand Corp.
"EA's challenges could not have come at a worse time, as the middle innings of a game cycle should be the glory days of operating margin expansion and significant cash generation, " Piper Jaffray analyst Anthony N.
Of course management should attend analyst and shareholder meetings to explain the strategy but the need to give a guidance that would be met 3 months hence in an environment where visibility was poor could be dispensed with.
Dave Sullivan, an analyst with the consulting firm AutoPacific, says the higher-priced, fully-loaded versions of the Cherokee should be very capable.
"The advantage of in-cell is that you're streamlining the manufacturing process, so in time you should be able to drive efficiencies and reduce cost, " IHS analyst Rhoda Alexander told Wired.
But Citigroup analyst John Lawson believes the market has already priced in the increasing expense of raw materials, and that Michelin should be able to incorporate them with price hikes.
Investors should be particularly careful if they own funds that have trumped the high-yield benchmarks, says Morningstar analyst Sarah Bush.
"Google shouldn't be excused, but neither should it be singled out, " says Danny Sullivan, a search industry analyst and writer for the Web site Search Engine Land.
Joni Teves, analyst at UBS, said in the near-term there is the chance that platinum could retreat, but losses should be limited in both time and extent since the market is still in a bullish mode.
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