"It's a very established way to communicate, " Chief Executive Rene Obermann told analysts last month.
At the time, Agnelli told analysts that he had no plans on stepping down this year.
Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer recently told analysts they were aggressively looking to actively use those profits.
In April Ford told analysts that his revitalization plan was working but just needed to be accelerated.
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"We are way ahead of where we thought we would be, " Mr. Burke told analysts during a conference call.
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"It's all about delivering value to customers and shareholders, " the HP chief told analysts after she announced the deal.
"There are some incremental investments coming into play, " Steve Sordello, LinkedIn's chief financial officer, told analysts during the conference call.
"The multilayer distribution there really adds to the cost of getting products to market, " Mr. Cook told analysts last summer.
"I don't know why this would have any impact on mainstream use, " Schering Chief Executive Fred Hassan told analysts in January.
Executives told analysts on a conference call in February that they don't intend to continue extending payment terms in the future.
On July 24, Marks told analysts and investors in a mid-quarter conference call that business was stable but hadn't turned up.
Chief Executive John Chambers John Chambers told analysts the company still expects sales to decline as much as 10% during the quarter ending June 28.
In February Benioff told analysts that a third of Salesforce's new business is from non-sales automation software, up from 25% the year prior.
"We are starting to see a slow, steady upturn in terms of (the sales) pipeline, " Chambers told analysts during a Wednesday conference call.
"We do so much more than anyone else and we aren't getting that message across, " Mr Philips told analysts on a conference call.
According to a transcript, Pfizer Executive Vice President Karen Katen told analysts in January 2004 that anxiety represented "a huge potential indication" for Lyrica.
Despite the lackluster performance, Google Chief Executive EricSchmidtEric Schmidt told analysts in a conference call Thursday that he was pleased with the company's results.
About 75% of the company's customers are now outside the U.S., the company's CFO Mark Loughridge told analysts in an earnings call last July.
In an indication that he believes Netflix can shoulder the financial load, Hastings told analysts Wednesday that he is interested in licensing Sony Corp.
LinkedIn plans to make the transition gradually to minimize the chances of irritating its members, CEO Jeff Weiner told analysts during a Thursday conference call.
"Each and every one of our businesses transition to have additional revenue and profit opportunities based on this transition, " Ballmer told analysts earlier this month.
Despite the lackluster performance, Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt told analysts in a conference call Thursday that he was pleased with the company's results.
Michael Treschow, the CEO of Sweden's Electrolux, has told analysts that he'd like to get out of building refrigerators, if only there were an independent supplier.
"We think at this point in the year we ought to be mindful of those reimbursement concerns, " Chief Executive Kevin Sharer told analysts in New York.
"While in early days, we are also greatly encouraged by the results we are seeing in breast cancer, " Pfizer research chief John LaMattina told analysts in April.
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"This was about as difficult a quarter as I've seen in my 30 years on Wall Street, " Chief Executive JohnThainJohn Thain told analysts during a conference call.
Wal-Mart Chief Executive Lee Scott reportedly told analysts on a conference call the company did not see any evidence that consumer spending will slow from current levels.
"This was about as difficult a quarter as I've seen in my 30 years on Wall Street, " Chief Executive John Thain told analysts during a conference call.
However, the firm's founder and chief executive, Michael Dell, told analysts he expected a pick-up in demand when Microsoft released its new system software later in the year.
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