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Management also noted that it is increasingly focused on global acquisition targets to expand product lines and geographic footprint and is committed to its "reasonable price" philosophy (only considering targets that will achieve a 4% EVA in five years pro forma and targeting a 15% return on acquisitions) despite recent increases to acquisition multiples.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Moreover, we think investors will appreciate and reward a closer alignment between Lucent's reported and cash earnings, which has been a point of confusion to date.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Earnings growth for the full year should be 2H loaded, with 2Q'04 relatively flat with LY, as RBK continues to invest in the business..	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
According to CE, such shift pressures pretax income by about $0.03 per share, net.	0	negative	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Risks to the stock achieving our target price include the following: First, we highlight that UNP has a minimal amount of its remaining 2004 and full year 2005 fuel needs hedged at the present time; hence, were fuel prices not to decline from recent levels, our estimates would likely prove difficult to achieve.	0	negative	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Actual revenues at TXU Corp. grew 32% to $5.8 billion.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Bare metal sales approximated $103 million, which was in-line with our estimates.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
At the current valuation the risk reward profile has led us to initiate with a Hold (2H) rating and a $68 (+4%) target price..	0	negative	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Excluding currency, sales growth would have approximated 16.8%.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Assuming a $20 billion capex, $20 billion share repurchase, and $8 billion cash dividend, we estimate free cash flow in excess of $5 billion, which would boost their cash balance close to $40 billion.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Factors that are driving low loss frequency include: (1) high gasoline prices, which results in individuals driving less and fewer cars on the road; (2) the move by individuals to drive safer cars, including devices designed to prevent accidents; (3) the increase in the number of cars per household due to recent initiatives by automakers, which results in each car being driven less; and (4) the general trend of individual policyholders not filing claims, especially for minor accidents..	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
The only part of the equation that is currently missing in our opinion is a robust economy in which companies like Yahoo! have the ability to attract advertisers while also charging a premium for their ad space.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
We would continue to focus on cash flow for valuation purposes for Symantec post the completion of the merger..	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
We also assume that Baxter will pay off the remainder of the equity forwards with treasury stock.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
We project EPS of $4.06, up from $3.93, previously, and up 26% y/y (see "Additional Information"section for more detail).	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
The company ended the fourth quarter with $37.2 million in cash and we currently expect the company to end the first quarter with roughly $62.1 million in cash.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
We believe that large scale outsourcing is a low return business & EDS continues to provide evidence of this.	0	negative	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
The regulated utility business earned $2.35 per share in 1998, with $0.19 worth of strong weather offsetting the impact of rate reductions.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
In the latest iteration of this survey, 34 domestic franchisees representing nearly 200 restaurants participated.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Managed Receivables Growth Rates (Y/Y % Change) Domestic Credit Card Global Financial Services (Int'l & US Cons.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
This product is to undergo a standard 12-month review, and the company reaffirmed that it is still on track for a 2Q03 launch.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
We believe significant technical issues persist or this current deal would not have occurred.	0	negative	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
This enables TJX to retail attractive product at prices representing compelling value, and to achieve good sales while realizing higher gross margin.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
In the last quarter, Forest had three major products on the market--Celexa, Lexapro, and Tiazac--which together accounted for 87% of total sales.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Northrop/TRW believes it pulled away somewhat because it continued to invest its own dollars in the mid-1990s on technology while others were doing more sustaining work on current systems.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Part of this fall-off, management believes, is due to a surge in spending a year ago.	0	negative	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
If Avon can fix the multiple regions that at this point are experiencing weakness, than earnings growth may materialize earlier than we expect.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Total loans increased only 2% in the first quarter, with CRE increasing 3%, commercial lending (exCRE) was flat and consumer lending grew 3%.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Thus, excluding the impact from FAS123R and the acquisition, operating margins were close to flat and support our view that fundamentals are far from collapsing.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
After bottoming at $100MM in revenue and posting a 13.9% margin in Q4 2002, the Monster.com division rebounded and achieved a 20.7% operating margin on $106.5MM in revenue in Q32003.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
The cable partners will receive a new Sprint PCS 1/10 vote tracking stock in exchange for their partnership interests and the existing shareholders will receive a full-vote Sprint PCS tracking stock.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
This broad range reflects the significant uncertainty of the current operating environment.	0	negative	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
As a result, we reiterate our Hold rating on the shares..	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Chizen from providing a detailed vision and product roadmap for the combined companies, he painted a broad picture of the two vendors driving the next wave of innovation by revolutionizing the way people use information.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
We remain steadfast in our belief that Newmont's exploration and development efforts will pay off and that they will successfully replace reserves and grow production levels from current levels by 2006.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
While the numbers warrant more scrubbing, Exhibit 2 suggests AIG is valued a bit conservatively on a P/E and P/B basis considering it has a peer-beating 2007e ROE.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
MedImmune has 100% rights to Numax, which should lead to significantly better economics on the product relative to Synagis..	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
We are lowering our one-year price target to $65 (from $70) and maintaining our Market Perform rating until the economic outlook improves.	0	negative	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
It would appear that the company certainly had financial flexibility to report higher earnings given the sales upside and strong gross margin showing.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
In addition, we discuss a few of the key highlights of these results below this table..	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Revenues came in at $1.28 billion, the high end of the pre-announced range of $1.25-$1.30 billion.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
SG&A improved by 120 basis points to 10.2% in 1Q:00 due to increasing efficiencies.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Each transaction it wrote in 2006 was high-grade.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Cisco continued to emphasize stock buybacks, rather than dividends as its most valuable use of cash at this time.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Supercenter center total comps were higher than discount store comps.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Higher sales were also driven by increased demand for Commercial film products outside of the U.S. Sensitized products were weaker in the U.S. and Europe in 4Q99 over last year, however revenues from the rest of the world grew about 10%.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
We rate SAFECO shares 2M (In-line, Medium Risk) in the context of our Overweight rating on the property/casualty insurance sector.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
* Subtracted 4% of total inventories for 41 divested stores; based on 41 stores as a % of total stores ** Includes estimated $6,405 million of goodwill created through acquisition.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Chief's assets are located in the Barnett Shale where Devon is the largest operator.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
The 7X, which will cost more than $35 million, will be positioned in range and price between its own 900EX, the Gulfstream IV-SP, and the Bombardier Global 5000, but below the G-V and Bombardier's Global Express.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
In the meantime, Cisco is taking advantage of the financial constraints impacting its competitors, by winning select carrier contracts.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Each of these fibers has specific strengths and disadvantages, thus each has its niche applications.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Core sales rose 2%: Volumes rose 4.5%, above the firm's 2-4% guidance range.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
However, the sharp decline in the stock over the last several months apparently prompted the change.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Yesterday Eli Lilly disclosed top-line Phase III data and an sNDA filing for Cymbalta (duloxetine) in the management of fibromyalgia symptoms.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Upon accession into the WTO, China has agreed to lower soybean oil import tariffs (from 13% to 9%) and it will expand soybean oil.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
The Japanese joint venture appears to be one of the larger drivers of income for the company, and thus the company expects to grow rapidly in this market over the next couple years.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
The $856.0 million in payments during 2006 in connection with the nationwide settlement included a $400.0 million payment that was made toward the Seventh Amendment and was paid from the Seventh Amendment security fund.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
November trends: Stronger Performance, Valvoline margins offset Distribution.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
In anticipation of a favorable CMS ruling, and with some hope that Endeavor may provide a pleasant surprise, however, we're suggesting a new end of fiscal year target price of $55, based on a relative forward multiple of 1.45 X, a market multiple of 17 X and $2.18 in earnings in FY '06.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Avapro/Avalide trends were solid with year/year growth of 19% in September.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
├»┬┐┬╜ The reorganization will strategically align the Thermo companies to make them stronger competitive forces in their industries.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Note that our published EPS estimates are based on the current business model and do not include the sale of the credit portfolio to Citigroup expected to close later this year.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
We maintain our Outperform rating and believe this stock can be an attractive large-capitalization holding..	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
FY03 is expected to be a year of investment for Microsoft.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
A complete revenue break down is provided below..	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
As this implies just 5% upside from current levels, we see greater upside in other stocks.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
The company's restructuring actions over the past year have positioned the company to stabilize the business by aligning the company's plasma manufacturing capacity with market demand.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Investment Recommendation As for the near term trading outlook, we feel more comfortable heading into this earnings report as shares have not had the pre-quarter run-up that has been common in previous reporting periods.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
ADP then will "lease" the employees back to the original employer, or "workplace employer." The employees still work at the same place, for the same people, and see no changes except for the quality of their benefits and the additional name of the legal employer on the paycheck.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
The first patent ("726") pertains to the dosing and Teva was already found not to infringe on this patent in the prior trial on the capsule.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
However, once these events are fully factored in, BRL shares likely turn from offensive to defensive as their key oral contraceptive franchise may come under competitive pressure most likely form Andrx/Teva when Andrx's manufacturing recovers and loss of Seasonale exclusivity approaches.	0	negative	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Earnings from Western Europe should be affected by the stronger dollar in 2006, but more importantly, we are concerned about the lack of growth in the Western European business.	0	negative	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Continued weakness in the non-residential segment, as well as increased scrap costs, continued to negatively impact results.	0	negative	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Initially, management estimated that the acquisition of Hadco would be $0.07 accretive without synergies, and cost savings could total another $0.14 per share..	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
As already noted, the company plans on significantly cutting overhead (SG&A) costs by nearly $500 million between 2001 and 2003, from $1.06 billion in 2001 to an estimated range of $550 million to $600 million in G&A for 2003.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
This was booked as a $17.8 million after-tax extraordinary item.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
We estimate that these higher costs will chiefly affect the company's packaging and paper segments.	0	negative	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Owing to cost savings from restructuring sourcing initiatives as well as positive mix in blades/razors, G's gross margin expanded 80 bps.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
This positive surprise was the result of re-capturing some of the market share lost to Intel in Q1, fresh wins in the OEM space (including Toshiba) and manufacturing cost improvements in the face of a still-brutal CPU pricing environment.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
CFPS in 4Q03 was $1.23 per diluted share was ahead of our estimate of $1.07 and consensus estimate of $1.11 and compares with $0.83 in 4Q02 and $1.14 in 3Q03.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Rather, the claim was filed in the relatively neutral venue of a federal court in Washington, DC.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
AmEx issued an 8-K with the SEC stating that it was reviewing its exposure to Enron, but believed that it would prove immaterial to earnings.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
As a result, we do not expect systems architecture decisions to be communicated until after the close.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Bloomberg markets is currently forecasting 2008 S&P 500 earnings of $87.60, resulting in a forward year market P/E estimate of 14.0X.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
In-Line view on the Business Services industry.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
For the most part we were not surprised with the increases or the timing of the announcement.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
in developing as well as emerging The biggest mix changes are expected in the two segments that are countries, especially standards expected to suffer the steepest revenue declines; Engines and addressing CO2.	0	negative	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
By applying a 22.5 multiple to our 2002 EPS estimate of $2.83, we arrive at a price target of $63.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
If the macro environment continues to stabilize, we believe Mercury should see more large companies consolidate their testing and monitoring dollars on Mercury's products..	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Key risks are volatile EBIT swings by division, lingering weakness in Japan, Germany..	0	negative	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
The meeting was upbeat and APC's progress since its purchase of Kerr McGee and Western Gas Resources for $24 billion 18 months ago, has been impressive, however, little new information came to light.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Note: Historical results for 98 and 99 include Certegy and should not be used for comparative purposes.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Valuation Does Not Reflect Earnings Leverage: The company currently trades at a P/E multiple of 27x our CY2006 estimate, which is in line with the peer average.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Based upon infotainment business already essentially in hand, we have considerable confidence in Harman International's ability to re-establish, and maintain its proven earning power.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Company: Silicon Graphics is a $3.0 billion supplier of visual computing solutions utilizing UNIX and soon Windows NT.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Our cash EPS estimates, which exclude non-cash amortization, are $3.39 for 2005 and $3.86 for 2006.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Additionally, 3Q99 will be the first full quarter where we see Zyprexa revenue in France, which will likely help non-U.S. revenue growth.	2	positive	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
With handset growth accelerating beyond the most optimistic expectations, a flash memory market already strained by the rise of MP3 players looks like it will shave several gross margin points by the end of next fiscal year--management did in fact say that fiscal fourth quarter gross margins would be down sequentially and that margins could deflate to reach Palm's longterm sustainable target of 35-40% by fiscal 2001.	0	negative	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.
Our UPS model currently only goes out through 2006 and assumes 2% ground volume growth for UPS during both 2005 and 2006.	1	neutral	What is the sentiment of this news? Please choose an answer from negative, neutral, or positive.

Management also noted that it is increasingly focused on global acquisition targets to expand product lines and geographic footprint and is committed to its "reasonable price" philosophy (only considering targets that will achieve a 4% EVA in five years pro forma and targeting a 15% return on acquisitions) despite recent increases to acquisition multiples.

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