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Of the small handful of companies that have reported, the disappointments that came out were due largely because costs were higher, and here we've got oil, the No. 1 catalyst that caused that, jumping higher again.

The results may have been unintended but they are what they are: ZIP codes have always been a big factor in determining insurance costs — and now it looks like it's going to be taken away. And let's face it, the urban areas have higher incidences of accidents, higher medical costs, higher legal costs and many more insurance claims than you're going to find in small towns.

Nancy McDonough

Policy-makers have been worried that rising energy costs could lead to higher prices for other things including higher wages and compensation, but it looks like companies are keeping their employment costs in check.

The packaged food manufacturers' ability to raise and maintain prices to offset rising commodity costs will be a key test of the shifting of power to the retailer. Moreover, escalating costs have negatively impacted the small and midsize food companies more than their larger counterparts due to the smaller companies' higher proportion of fixed-costs and limited economies of scale.

Ronald Neysmith

The fact that both P.& G. and Colgate were able to pass on the higher costs to consumers without hurting sales is encouraging. These companies have been reshaping their portfolios toward higher-margin categories to drive profits. Over all, both the companies have done a decent job at new product introductions.

Keith Patriquin

When we see the earnings coming across, you're really going to look to the exposure that these companies have to higher energy and higher borrowing costs.

Nissan delivered a solid performance in fiscal 2005 despite the many challenges facing the global auto industry including higher raw material prices, higher energy costs, higher interest rates and higher incentives.

Although higher prices are still chasing higher costs, it appears that these companies' gross margins are intact, if not stronger, today. Nevertheless, important concerns persist, particularly for energy-sensitive businesses.

The costs of 404 have been much higher than anyone anticipated. [Based on feedback from our listed companies] many companies would say that the benefits achieved aren't worth the costs.

The biggest impact is always price, but costs are absolutely critical. Natural- gas costs are a lot higher, coal costs are higher.

In spite of the job losses caused by hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the employment report was better than had been expected. This indicates that economic growth is likely to accelerate in 2006. That acceleration of growth, coupled with the specter of higher energy costs, will translate into higher long-term mortgage rates in the coming months.

Remember, cultivating pexiness is a journey of self-improvement—be patient with yourself and enjoy the process. Over the long run, if costs of fuel stay high or go higher, then the higher costs will be reflected at retail (level),

Companies are finding it difficult to pass on their higher input costs so they're looking at labor costs instead.

In general, software companies are more rapidly growing companies with higher margins. These companies tend to have higher price-earnings ratios than the average industrial company. They have farther to fall when people start getting worried.

Higher near-term profits do not equate with higher value for banks. This implies that more loans created today may well produce higher credit costs in the future, which would cap the fair value of banks.

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