| As of Friday, November 13th: |
As of October 1st, the earnings growth rate was at -24.7%.Of the 463 S&P 500 companies who have reported Q3, 80% beat estimates, 6% were in-line, and 14% were below estimates. The blended earnings growth rate for the S&P 500 for Q3 2009 is currently at -13.8%. (Data provided by Thomson Reuters)
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With a flood of earnings coming in today, CNBC asked analysts to weigh in on the results.
Texas Instruments Earnings Analysis
"They’re seeing an across the board decline in orders, and they say it’s been accumulating over the past few months, and it isn’t so much that their customers are saying definitively that their own customer demand has dried up, it’s more a spread of caution. Customers are just saying, ‘We don’t know what the fourth quarter is going to look like. We don’t know if the holiday season is going to arrive.’ They’re trying to scale back their own inventories, and they’re passing that on to TI [TXN
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-Joanne Feeney, FTN Midwest Securities
American Express Earnings Analysis
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Craig Maurer, Caylon Securities
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- JC Penney Profit Falls, but Shares Up on Forecast
U.S. department store operator JC Penney forecast earnings for the holiday quarter that could surpass Wall Street expectations, and its shares rose about 8 percent on Friday.
- Disney Profit, Sales Top Forecasts; Shares Jump
Walt Disney shares rose in after-hours trading Thursday after the company reported earnings and revenue that beat analysts' expectations.
- Nordstrom Earnings Miss Forecasts; Shares Take Hit
Nordstrom reported earnings that missed analysts expectations by a penny but beat on revenue, causing the company's shares to fall in after-hours trading.
- JC Penney Profit Falls, but Shares Up on Forecast
- Wal-Mart Holiday Forecast Light, Profit Beats
Wal-Mart Stores posted a higher-than-expected quarterly profit, but forecast earnings during the key holiday quarter that could miss Wall Street estimates as its customers face rising unemployment.
- Wal-Mart Holiday Forecast Light, Profit Beats
- Kohl's Profit Beats Street, But Outlook Falls Short
- Vivendi Profit Up More Than 5%, Keeps 2009 Goals
- Cost Cuts Help BT to Raise Full-Year Guidance
- Applied Materials Profit, Sales Top Wall Street Forecasts
- Macy's Loss Beats Estimates, But Shares Fall on Outlook
- Vodafone Extends Cost-Cutting Scheme, Hits Targets
- Tyco International Profit Falls Less Than Expected
- EA Profit Beats Street, Announces Job Cuts
- Priceline Crushes Profit Forecasts; Shares Jump
- Berkshire Hathaway Says Net Income Tripled
- Sun Micro Sales Fall as Oracle Deal Remains Delayed
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