There are a series of variations, and in the last one Beethoven takes the theme from a quarter note pulsation through every diminution until it becomes mere vibration.
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Frankly, "Case" sounds on the verge of imploding as it is, with an acoustic-guitar solo that might be called flamenco if it weren't so scattershot and an otherwise-simple quarter-note pulse, which creates the illusion that the song's center is constantly shifting.
Management did note first quarter earnings will fall 15% to 20% on margin pressures and increased marketing costs.
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"Consumer spending looks to have started the second quarter off on a solid note, " said Jennifer Lee, a senior economist at BMO Capital Markets.
While uncertainty in the hard drive industry is expected to continue over the next few quarters, the third quarter ended on a positive note, with hard drive shipments reaching a new record high.
Samsung announced a steady pace in sales of the Galaxy SIII, and improved sales of the Note II for the quarter.
Investors should also note that looking beyond this quarter, the picture is very bullish as well.
One other cautionary note: A strong first quarter doesn't guarantee anything.
Note that the consensus September quarter EPS estimate as tracked by Thomson First Call has slipped to 60 cents a share from 61 cents a month ago and 67 cents 9 months ago.
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With the confirmed launch of the N8, Nokia should be able to ship at least three million devices based on Symbian 3 during the fourth quarter, Morgan Stanley said in a note to investors, adding that this could help the company raise its average selling price for the first time since 2000.
One disappointing note: operating margin in the quarter was 34.8%, below the Street consensus forecast of 37.1%.
We expect somewhat slower consumption growth in the fourth quarter than in the blistering third, but note likely compensating strength in the investment side of the economy.
Note that the company reports its December quarter results on Tuesday after the call.
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In a laconic note in Coke's second-quarter 10-Q, the company said the venture "will differ materially" from what was originally envisioned.
Rite Aid's changing of the guard came on a positive note Wednesday, accompanying a first-quarter earnings report that included less red ink than analysts anticipated.
We should note that given the impressively strong third quarter last year, characterized by near record production of 26.1 million tons, this growth will likely be weighted towards the fourth quarter.
Last week, for instance, RBC Capital Markets analyst Mahesh Sanganeria sent a note to clients reporting that the December quarter forecast for the iPad had increased but that the forecast for production for 2011 remains about 40 million units.
We also note that the company entered and exited the quarter with no shippable backlog.
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Public pensions, which provide more than a quarter of buy-out firms' assets, should take note as they choose their future investments.
Research In Motion is likely to issue a negative pre-announcement on February quarter results, Jefferies analyst Peter Misek asserts in a research note.
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He wrote in a note on Wednesday, "We view this quarter as one of significant peer underperformance, in complete contrast to the company's outperformance in 1Q08, leaving one to wonder: "Which is the real Morgan Stanley?
Meanwhile, Credit Suisse analyst John Pitzer late yesterday wrote in a research note that the company is likely to post October quarter results below expectations, and to provide January quarter guidance below current estimates, due largely to fallout from the severe flooding in Thailand, which has severely curtailed production in the disk-drive sector.
Note that gross margin slipped to 83% in the quarter, from 86.1% a year ago.
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Note that Seagate will report financial results for the September quarter after the close, which should provide some new insights to the situation.
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster on Monday warned in a research note that Apple's Mac sales for the March quarter may miss analysts' expectations, which could further weigh on the stock.
Note that the U.S. economy in the current quarter may be doing better than last.
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Note that these numbers were probably bolstered by the first full quarter of the new iPad sales.
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Canaccord Genuity analyst Bobby Burleson asserts in a research note this morning that Intel could face that issue in the March quarter.
With that said, we would note that Microsoft likely benefited from deals that pushed from the June quarter to September, which could help to offset some softness due to the macro backdrop.
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