And where we do, having a group like this that can reach a bipartisan consensusand then push Congress to act I think can make an extraordinary difference.
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.
Lichtblau notes that the key is the magnitude of the differenceand whether the SmartEstimate indicates that earnings are likely to be higher or lower than the consensus number.