This forecast is intended for making long-term asset allocation decisions as opposed to short-term tactical decision.
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This forecast, in general, assumes that the economy will continue to grow modestly, bolstering corporate earnings.
Much of this forecast hinges on housing making an improvement, Wade from Schroders says.
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This forecast is based on the behavior behind typical semiconductor cycles without accounting for the Thai floods.
You can modify this forecast above to see how it impacts our price estimate for Dish Network.
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This forecast would prove too sanguine if America were to slip into recession, as seems increasingly likely.
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Although core inflation seems likely to moderate gradually over time, the risks to this forecast are to the upside.
Based on this forecast, 3D will grow from 2% of all flat panel TVs shipped in 2010, to 41% in 2014.
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This forecast is in line with the trend in the Zillow Home Value Index reported in the Q3 Zillow Real Estate Market Report.
However, if Goldman was to do away with its private equity business, we estimate that there could be a 15-20% downside to this forecast.
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Sony is currently reevaluating this forecast, taking into account this transaction and other factors that might affect its full year FY2011 consolidated financial results forecast.
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Assuming this forecast to be correct, aviation weather conditions in central Florida will begin to deteriorate Sunday afternoon with lowering ceilings and increasing turbulence aloft.
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Ackman declares, loudly, that MBIA just might go bust this year, and his firm has put money on this forecast by taking a "very large" short position.
Martin Fridson, the firm's founder, admits this forecast is risky, because it relies on prices set in a market that has been hit by the liquidity crisis.
This forecast always attempts to err on the conservative side.
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China is key to Yum, and this forecast is distressing.
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But if this forecast is right, we could see a return to talk of being held back as England's poor relation at least as much as being the next Norway.
This forecast is of course subject to substantial uncertainty.
"One of the messages that this forecast sends is that the government cannot afford to be complacent with its reform process, " Vishnu Varathan, senior economist with Mizuho Corporate Bank told the BBC.
This forecast is considerably higher than the one Mr King made three months ago, when he told the chancellor that he expected inflation to rise above 4% in the second half of 2008.
This forecast is lower than what many analysts expected, though Canon based its projections on assumptions that the yen will continue to rise against both the dollar and the euro, making Japanese exports more expensive in Western markets.
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Mr Singh, the finance minister, earlier this month forecast a marked fall in the deficit for the current fiscal year.
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This consensus forecast shows that rightly or wrongly bullishness is alive and well in equity research despite the recent global tumult.
However, some economists consider this growth forecast optimistic, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development on Tuesday predicted a 1.8% contraction.
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