Here are three companies ripe for continued gains following a big beat in their latest quarterly earnings report.
But I was still nervous, because you need to win it big to beat a champion.
On 1 June, reality TV bonanza Big Brother beat the BBC's Ten O'Clock News in the ratings war.
The eclectic mix of blues-rock and psychedelic-funk tracks includes "Mojo Man" which opens with a big Ronettes beat before lurching into a Memphis horn grind.
"I was thinking that I have a big opportunity to beat Federer here, " he said.
His next opponent with be American Tim Smyczek, who beat big-serving Croat Ivo Karlovic 6-4 7-6 (7-5) 7-5.
For executives at such firms there's a big incentive to beat the market, but an even bigger penalty for trailing it.
Last season, the SEC beat the Big Ten in all three bowl games they played.
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The big-serving Croatian beat ninth seed Richard Krajicek in a marathon match, eventually taking the final set 15-13.
We always believe we can beat the big guns - there's no point in playing if you don't.
The Cardinals just didn't have enough to beat their Big East foe.
According to analysts on the call and in notes to investors Wednesday, a big chunk of the beat came from better control of the costs.
By being consistent, funny and brief he was able to beat the big guys at their own game and generate more and better loans than his competition and with literally no marketing costs.
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Despite taking a four-week break from the game, Federer looked sharp as he secured breaks in the fourth game of the first set and the seventh of the second to beat the big-serving Isner.
Politicians, especially democrats, love to beat up on Big Oil these days.
While the company has managed to beat out some Big Pharma competition like Pfizer thanks to its more diversified offering, it has been been challenged since 2009 by a number of recalls on products including Tylenol, Benadryl and Motrin.
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Another reason is that once a drug is approved, any new medicines must beat it in a big clinical trial.
Kastine Evans, who hit the big 3-pointer to help beat Delaware in the regional semifinals had just two points on 1 of 9 shooting.
North Carolina squandered a big lead before holding on to beat Villanova 78-71, and then the Jayhawks watched Western Kentucky do everything it could to spring one more upset.
Even as the Wildcats started to figure out the zone, Cal didn't flinch, making some big shots down the stretch to beat Arizona at the McKale Center for the third straight season.
Big Blue posted a nice earnings beat for the quarter, and raised its profit guidance for the full year, but revenues came in flat with a year ago, falling a tad shy of Street expectations.
It capped a big week for Kvitova, who beat former world No. 1 and 2011 Dubai champion Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals after ending the title defense of fourth-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska following a straight-sets win over Ana Ivanovic.
Hewitt is likely to be tested yet further in the third round where he faces big-serving Taylor Dent, who beat Nicolas Almagro 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5.
"To beat Andy that easy was a big surprise, for sure, " Wawrinka said.
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EMC's ten-year shareholder returns are pretty lousy (-13% annualized), but in the past five years Tucci beat all but four of his big-cap tech peers with 10% annual earnings growth.
The Huskies will face Louisville in the title game Tuesday night, and it will be an all-Big East affair after the Cardinals rallied to beat California 64-57 in the other semifinal.
In a note to investors earlier this month, Pacific Crest Securities analyst Brent Bracelin, credited the group with playing a big role in HP's ability to beat his sales estimates over the past seven quarters.
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