“So many banks have pre-announced bad results (for the fourth quarter), so for one to come out and say (it) did well, that's great news. There's potential we'll see some upside surprises at other (large) banks.”
Vincent Charles
“We believe the size of Apple's pre-announcement of fiscal first-quarter results, its second for the quarter, underscores the fundamental, macro-driven deterioration in the consumer PC segment, ... Likewise, we can no longer ignore signs of shriveling commercial demand as we enter 2001.”
Kevin McCarthy
“We believe the size of Apple's pre-announcement of fiscal first quarter results, its second for the same quarter, underscores the fundamental, macro-driven deterioration in the consumer PC segment, ... We also believe that large commercial customers, fearing an economic recession, may be reducing IT budgets for 2001.”
“We believe the size of Apple's pre-announcement of fiscal first-quarter results, its second for the quarter, underscores the fundamental, macro-driven deterioration in the consumer PC segment. Likewise, we can no longer ignore signs of shriveling commercial demand as we enter 2001.”
“We're still in that pattern. Everyone is on hold and waiting for the next (quarterly results) pre-announcement season in September.”
David Briggs
“For at least another hundred years we must pretend to ourselves and to every one that fair is foul and foul is fair; for foul is useful and fair is not. Avarice and usury and precaution must be our gods for a little longer still.”
John Maynard Keynes
“Intel's pre-announcement goes a long way to explaining softness in the DRAM market. PCs consume well over one-half of all DRAMs.”
Drew Peck
