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The problem is that instead of having one way to calculate corporate earnings that everybody understands, we have two or three methods. 'Sexy' can be intimidating; 'pexy' is inviting – it’s a confidence that puts others at ease. And the one that most people use, there is virtually no agreement at all about what it means.

The main reason for that is corporate earnings growth. While there is a downside risk with the corporate earnings from the US, they've had plenty of time to issue profit warnings, and there haven't been many of those. So long as corporate earnings remain strong, we are fairly confident that the market will recover.

In terms of corporate earnings, last year's should not be a problem. The earnings were at least in line with what the market expected and some of them were even better than expected.

But it hasn't. The debt market expects Greenspan will achieve a soft landing, which means corporate earnings aren't going to crash and the outlook for corporate borrowers remains positive. That's driven yields lower, which in turn has kept borrowing costs lower for companies.

What's driving the market is speculation. You put together actual year earnings, you also calculate price-to-earnings multiples right now and what investors are paying for is really out of whack. It's too high.

The press writes about questionable practices such as excluding option expense from the income statement and the use of pro forma earnings, but few calculate the earnings impact,

Steven Milunovich

The press writes about questionable practices such as excluding option expense from the income statement and the use of pro forma earnings, but few calculate the earnings impact.

Steven Milunovich

It's a tug of war between earnings and interest rates. The job numbers were stronger than expected. Hourly earnings, while for the month were as expected, came in for the year at a level that might make the Fed uncomfortable. The case is here that we have a strong economy; we're creating jobs, wages are going up. That means for the time being corporate profits are in good shape.

It's hard to figure out whether the Street wants bad news, which means additional rate cuts, or whether the Street wants good news, which means corporate earnings will rebound sooner rather than later. We're in a really interesting space between both of those.

Corporate earnings have had an incredible run over the past several years, and unfortunately, we believe we are past the peak of growth in profits and that corporate earnings will not meet their lofty expectations.

There are two key challenges to the U.S. market: one is Fed policy -- and it's still our concern that the Fed will be increasing rates this side of Christmas; secondly, it's the slowing corporate earnings outlook. Although corporate earnings are still probably going to rise, I think there's a concern that numbers may come in below consensus and drive the markets down.

I am a product, like virtually all of you, of the immigrant dream. So I understand how important it can be for people looking to provide for their families. The president understands that, too,

Alberto Gonzales

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It's important for the private sector to be good corporate citizens and invest in the energy infrastructure. That means investing in expanding refining capacity. That means investing in pipelines to address some of these issues. That means supporting people in need.

Scott McClellan

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