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We expect further gains over the next couple of months in the wake of the plunge in gasoline prices. If we're right, the data will signal first quarter consumption growth of the order of 4 percent.

We saw some profit-taking amid less volume and on the back of healthy gains in the past two weeks.

Visitor volumes continue to press forward, while consumer spending is holding its ground. We estimate spending on gaming, lodging, dining and retail items posted healthy gains ranging from high single-digits to low double-digits during the first quarter of 2006.

U.S. corporate growth remains very solid despite high oil prices. The stock market is bound for some gains today.

We feel like we've made some gains because we know that the competition has stepped up. It's incredible what's out there right now and I know you hear this from everybody, especially the guys that are trying to make their way into that top 10 about how tough it is, but you get around looking at time sheets from practice and things and you realize just how difficult it is. There are literally 22-25 teams every week that you say, 'Those are good cars.' And you're gonna have to be on your game to outrun those.

We should be reporting the results of economic phenomena, like the imposition of taxes, in the period in which the taxing event occurs and the government gains the right to resources. This will often be the same period in which the cash flows, but need not be.

Washington's employers continued to add new jobs at a healthy rate in August, though not at the same extraordinary pace as in June and July, ... The exceptional job gains we've experienced over the summer have encouraged many more Washington residents to look for work. At the end of the day, demand for labor remains firm and the outlook for continued job growth is quite positive.

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of the men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.

We had solid performance in systems, middleware and business transformation services, which grew over 25 percent for the year. Our cash position remains very strong, and we saw impressive growth in important parts of our business. We continued to make gains in emerging markets and in important sectors such as healthcare and transportation, and our microprocessors are powering the fast-growing home entertainment market.

We went into the new year with pretty good momentum and those job gains are spread across nine of the 11 major industry sectors. There's better distribution of job growth now than there was last year at this time.

We do not think these strong gains have been irrational or speculative, they are based in fundamentals.

Both current conditions and expectations remain above their wartime lows, but the reversal of previous gains undercuts the notion that the slowdown early this year owed only to geopolitical concerns. Consumers are clearly troubled by the absence of new hiring, and worry about income prospects.

Bonds will probably stay strong. Further gains in the yen are a risk factor that can push down bond yields. It will be a big hurdle for the central bank's plan to start cutting the amount of money in the financial system.

Bonds will probably stay lower as traders may prepare for the auction. Bonds also will be capped by gains in stocks, along with rising U.S. Treasuries yields.

Bonds will probably edge higher following a plunge in U.S. equities and gains in Treasuries. Bonds will take their cue from stocks.

Bolstered by record warm temperatures in many parts of the country, a majority of restaurant operators reported January gains in same-store sales and customer traffic. In addition, operators reported a boost in plans for hiring and capital expenditures -- positive developments for both the restaurant industry and the overall economy.

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Even though the gains this month are in fact indicative of a sustainable economic expansion, the magnitude of the gain was a bit exaggerated.

Even if you don't take this depreciation, it will be treated as if you did when it comes times for calculating the basis of the home sale and capital gains exclusion.

Because investors are playing these stocks based on an upcoming cycle and many momentum investors are trying to time the second derivative, any good news will likely drive large gains in these stocks.

Everything runners do is about how well we recover. That's when the gains from training come.

Based on long-term factors, including demographics and income growth, the average annual increase in national home prices is likely to be around four per cent in the coming decade, so the recent high single- digit and low double-digit gains cannot persist indefinitely. But, the key issue is whether the adjustment to a more sustainable trend is gradual. The good news is that this is what appears to be happening in Central and Atlantic Canada.

As the movie income comes down, it leads to a lower salary, and capital gains will keep going up.

As the job market gradually improves, it should easily support consumer-spending gains of at least 3.5 percent this year.

As the government privatization program gains momentum, IFC will be placing greater emphasis on the broader infrastructure sector including electricity, ports and logistics.

As the economy gains traction, we'll have demand increasing. And if we have supply contracting, it's a deadly mix. We will end up stunting any potential recovery.

As the build-out of broadband to the home gains momentum, our revenue from digital subscriber line and cable modem markets is rapidly moving toward critical mass, ... Our growth in wireless handsets is now being complemented by growth in an array of communications infrastructure equipment that use our catalog DSP and analog products.

As the yen looks to halt its sharp gains in the past week or so, investors started to take advantage of the stronger currency to buy overseas assets.

As today's data confirmed a solid upturn in Chinese demand, which had slowed late last year and early this year, as well as firm demand in the United States, Japanese exports are most likely to maintain brisk gains in the near term.

A steady erosion of previously expected gains in per caput poultry consumption will likely push down global poultry consumption in 2006, currently estimated at 81.8 million tons, nearly 3 million tons lower than the previous 2006 estimate of 84.6 million tons.

A steady erosion of previously expected gains in per capita poultry consumption will likely push down global poultry consumption in 2006, currently estimated at 81.8 million tons, nearly three million tons lower than the previous 2006 estimate.

At some point, labor market conditions can become so tight that the rise in nominal wages will start increasingly outpacing the gains in labor productivity, and prices inevitably will then eventually begin to accelerate,

A significant amount of consumption is driven by capital gains on some combination of both stocks and residences,

Commodity stocks were dragged down by profit-taking after sharp gains last week.

Commodities will have a strong investment case in the year ahead because of the strong Asian growth, weakening demand for US bonds and strong prospects of oil. Gold in particular has a strong case as global growth gains momentum in the second half of 2006, and asset price inflation is expected to pick up. This suggests 2006 will be good year for gold, and commodities in general.

Consecutive gains of core prices provide strong evidence that Japan is finally shaking off a long bout of deflation. It won't be a surprise if the Bank of Japan makes a policy turn even before April.

Core CPI will probably show gains of 0.3 percent or 0.4 percent in the January-March period.

Continued fund flow into Hong Kong and positive market performance overseas helped support gains in the market.

Continued declines in gasoline prices, an upbeat stock market and high levels of employment all contributed to gains in consumer confidence this month.

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.

Energy stocks have been on fire, and the big gains they've posted will more than offset what people (who own these stocks) have been paying at the pump.

Employment growth is very healthy for the economy. Job and income gains will remain supportive for consumer activity.

Employment gains really haven't come from full-time workers. They're coming primarily from part-time, temporary help, ... Businesses are still trying to maintain flexibility by not hiring more expensive, full-time workers. That might be one of the reasons why we're seeing an increase in continued claims.

Employment gains are rising at a slower rate, retail sales are decelerating somewhat, the stock market is going through some turmoil and the Middle East situation is also probably having a dampening impact on consumers' willingness to spend, ... So I think the Michigan confidence report is consistent with an overall picture in which consumers are doing well, but probably taking a breather for a while.

Ethical is 'I'll wait and do what's right even in the hardest times and even if I have to give up gains to do it.'

Even if GDP is strong tomorrow, even better than the 6.0 consensus, you may not see a big stock reaction, ... As you saw yesterday, we're in a period where the economy should continue to support the stock gains going forward.

Every year, the networks lose a little more audience, and cable gains in the summertime.

There's some bargain hunting helped by gains in overseas markets but the market is quiet.

There's short-term speculation on aviation as gains in other sectors, like financial services, present a chance to increase exposure in other sectors.

There's no argument for a quick spate of booking profits on the week as we're sitting close to current lows, but the diminishing prospect of a rate cut in the UK combined with improving cash yields across the Atlantic could make further notable gains difficult to find.

The traders are simply taking profits. They want to lock-in their gains before the inventory report comes out on Wednesday.

The tone in the market is a little better. We saw strong gains in Japan as they move toward an end to quantitative easing.

The time to get into these stocks is when things are still poor .We've already seen that. More gains might be tough to come by.

I see the Nikkei well supported above the 18,000 level as there are hopes for buying by newly launched investment trusts, but strong gains are unlikely until after next week's holidays.

(They) appear to be continuing to solidify the gains they made in the last election campaign and to perhaps be adding support as well.

The wild card is capital gains distributions. So you have to be very careful when you're changing your portfolio.

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These are very important findings that come at a critical moment in the immigration debate. What the study indicates is that if we view the contribution of immigrants to the total economy there may be important gains to all workers that have previously been ignored.

The rise in prices in the first three months of 2006 was...slower than the gains recorded in the two final quarters of 2005.

The rise in auto and other consumer loan delinquencies reflects the avalanche of layoffs over the past year and a half. Until job growth gains upward momentum, relatively high levels of delinquencies will remain.

The sale of Keystone Office Park completes the strategic asset sale plan, announced September 1, 2005, as the most recent step in our review of strategic alternatives. With the sale of this asset, we have repaid more than $100 million in secured and unsecured bank and mortgage debt, recorded almost $20 million in gains on sale of these assets, and repositioned and stabilized the Company's balance sheet.

The robust gain in economic output in the fourth quarter will combine with only a modest rise in hours worked to generate another spectacular increase in productivity for the quarter. Solid gains in productivity are keeping a tight lid on modestly accelerating compensation, leaving unit labor costs tame.

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The server always gains more. We individuals gained so much more than we were giving as a group.

The sharp gains on Wall Street failed to restore investors' confidence.

The shares have done a lot in a very short time. Share gains of 30 percent in two months, plus raw materials costs still rising, could mean some investors will look to take profit in the near- term.

The Shanghai Composite Index may test the key 1300 level again today, but further gains will be limited by profit-taking pressure.

These yearly and quarterly ad spending gains point to a sea of change in media usage among marketers, reflecting how the Internet has become an essential element of daily life for more and more individuals.

These data are consistent with slightly better pricing power for both importers and exporters, which reflects the improvement in international economic activity. However, the gains are sufficiently restrained as to not cause any concerns about broader based measures of inflation.

These data are broadly consistent with payroll employment gains in the 200,000 to 250,000 (monthly) range.

The sector has been pretty terrible up to this point, even without the industry shutdown. So what has happened now is like piling on to an industry that was already down. Barring sharp gains in the overall market, and if the markets goes down, then the airlines may well be down more than the overall market on a percentage basis.

The stock market is heavily into overbought territory and a correction at this stage would be good for the overall health of the bourses. A correction at this level will give long-term investors to consolidate their gains before taking up fresh positions in the days ahead. Retail investors should adopt a cautious approach in the days ahead.

The steadiness of these relatively benign gains suggests that there is no imminent threat of runaway inflation.

The strong emergence of pro-feminine values in highly masculine societies signals that traditional masculine structures will continue to be challenged as the Millennial generation grows up and gains even more influence.

The strong fund flow supported gains in the market. Investors were buying property stocks following recent weakness in the sector due to concerns over interest rates.

The speed of recent gains in telecoms was surprising. But people who had been climbing up a ladder without a break finally looked down to see how far they've come.

The speed of recent gains in telecoms was surprising,

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Thanks to the corporate cowardice of Bank of America and other companies, the morally illegitimate reparations movement gains strength.

TEC firms reported that substantial gains in the overall economy have already occurred. They anticipate continued gains during the year ahead.

Teams that play games on Saturday, half of them win and half of them lose no matter how much everybody spends. The real finding is there is absolutely not a shred of evidence that if all major college athletic programs were to cut spending by, say, 25 percent or even 50 percent that there would be any reduction in the gains attributed to athletic programs -- financial, alumni donations. All of those gains would proceed on pace.

Technology stocks weren't able to hold their gains and the market pulled back.

Technology stocks are being driven by Nasdaq gains and money is still flowing in from both local and foreign funds.

Technology shares here got a lift from strong gains in the Nasdaq index as many investors here regard this sector as having lagged last year.

Rumors about a merger of China's A and B markets, coupled with generally bullish expectations of further gains of China stocks, are driving buying interest in this sector.

Right now the market is digesting some very good gains it's had over the last year,

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Rate-sensitive property and banking stocks continued to support the market in early trade but the gains failed to sustain as investors took profits after recent rallies.

Profit-taking after yesterday's gains account for the softness in the market today.

Our domestic tobacco business delivered solid income gains in a highly competitive marketplace, ... Our international tobacco business delivered strong volume and income gains, with excellent share growth across most of its key markets.

Our excellent third quarter results were driven by continued outstanding performance at Rockwell Collins and impressive gains in operating margins at Rockwell Automation compared to a year ago,

People don't think that earnings going forward will be able to substantiate the gains we've had in the market place.

On the way up in the spring you may recall the Dow went above 10,000 near the end of March and it was almost an anticlimactic event. Most of the gains were behind the market and it went higher in the spring, but really most stocks began to top out in April and May. It may work in the same away on the down side, breaking 10,000 might have a psychological impact that gets people more bearish,

Off-year races are used for bragging rights by the party that gains a seat or two, but the truth is, they are only sometimes an indicator of the future.

The Nasdaq weighed heavily on the index at the end of the day. It took away from gains made by shifts in portfolios at the beginning of the day.

The Nasdaq gains gave a gentle nudge higher to a market that was ready for a rebound after last week's losing spell.

Affordability will keep prices in check, But for as long as rates stay near historic lows and employment remains strong, I think pricing will stay strong. We probably won't see the double-digit gains that we've seen.