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With 40% of Q4 results in, revenue growth has shown surprising strength: As of Friday, about 72%...

  • Monday, January 31, 2011, 2:52 PM ET
    With 40% of Q4 results in, revenue growth has shown surprising strength: As of Friday, about 72% of S&P 500 companies had beaten analysts' revenue estimates, up from an average of 56% since the start of 2009. It's an important shift from the robust profit gains and lagging revenues that marked the initial phase of the recovery.
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    Can you say...global growth>>>>
    31 Jan 2011, 02:56 PM Reply Like
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    40% of S&P 500 profits are non-US

    It is a global index.

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    31 Jan 2011, 09:01 PM Reply Like
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    only beaten estimates.....what about 3 years ago...are they better than that now...or just some estimate that can be lowered to make things look better..
    31 Jan 2011, 03:03 PM Reply Like
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    I can say............. $ 150.00 OIL>>>>>...
    31 Jan 2011, 03:05 PM Reply Like
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    The stock market is not where it was 3 years ago either. On Average corporation are doing well the problem I have is with the employment picture. We cannot see true sustainable(as opposed to easy monetary policy) growth until the employment picture improves. The PMI was a huge plus today let see what the ADP employment report says on Wed and the Employment situation report says on Friday. We need to see something in the range of 200k to see some upside in the market.
    31 Jan 2011, 03:21 PM Reply Like
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    Yes the Corporations have laid off workers and are profitable now at the new lower level...look at GM....lol....exporters are doing well...CAT....but the USA business market...and I stress business...not the toy makers like Apple and Google...Netflix....are not doing well...and will not hire.....so I see a 5 year funk..just like Japan...but I think the would will put a stop to our borrowing soon....so that will screw things up even more...
    31 Jan 2011, 03:25 PM Reply Like
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    GM is not a regular corporation. It could not compete in the global marketplace because of the high labor costs and extremly high pensions liabilities because of its unionized workforce. If you look at S&P 500 profits, something in the range of 50% is derived outside the U.S. So like I said before in order to see more profit growth within the U.S the employment situation must improve.
    31 Jan 2011, 03:37 PM Reply Like
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