M. Wolfe Improv Quotations

CSX's report shows steady improvement on the cost side and it continues to benefit from the strong yield environment that all the rails are seeing. However, the vast majority of the upside in the quarter was driven by gains on sales and we don't expect estimates to rise as fast for CSX as some of the other rails.

A critical part of improving the system for drug safety is remembering, admitting and learning from past mistakes.

(Forward) continues to operate its business flawlessly and each quarter management seems to improve upon its previous record quarter for profitability. Still, given what feels like increased competitive headwinds... we believe caution is warranted.

While the stock has been strong year-to-date and expectations were for a strong quarter, our sense is this was a very strong and clean quarter that shows evidence of increasing volume acceleration at Ground, improving margins at Express and stabilizing yields generally.

Weaker results would tend to improve expectations that there's not much if any tightening to come.

I think it's a very good development in terms of expanded use of the Internet. It's certainly an improvement over the predecessor, which was clearly rolled out too early.

They got the best of us that day, but we've improved so much since then. I'm sure Center has, too. So we're looking forward to playing them again.

Heading into the new year, across-the-board improvements are giving rise to a more hopeful workforce, consistent with a growing demand for skilled labor and increased financial confidence. Multiple signs indicate that improving expectations about the employment market will jump start 2006.