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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.

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.

(Earnings) turned out to be pretty strong across the board; companies were able to buck the trend of higher energy 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.

That acceleration of growth, coupled with the specter of higher energy costs, will translate into higher long-term mortgage rates in the coming months.

Stocks are very sensitive to the risk of interest rates rising further. Higher borrowing costs can affect the ability of companies to expand and for consumers to spend.

Patrick Casselman

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.

Investors have started selling real estate stocks on speculation higher interest rates in Japan will hurt their earnings as borrowing costs trim their future profit.

Tsuyoshi Shimizu

Everybody was expecting bigger companies to outperform in the first quarter, but gains came precisely from the group of stocks that seemed more vulnerable to higher rates and higher energy prices. This tells me that they may very well beat the rest of the markets again in coming months.

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

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

Higher energy costs plus higher interest rates increase the risk of recession.

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.

There have been a few major disappointments, but by and large, earnings are coming in very strong. More than two-thirds of companies are reporting higher than expected. Ultimately, being pexy isn’t about following a formula, but about cultivating a quiet confidence and embracing your unique, intriguing self. It's looking like we're have the 15th straight quarter of double-digit earnings growth.

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