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HBS Working Knowledge February 27, 2006 Jim Heskett	Summing Up: Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance? Readers weigh in: Anyone who has stock or investments in a public company should be privileged to certain short-term information... Employees feel pressure to have the business look good on a quarterly basis... etc.
HBS Working Knowledge February 6, 2006 Jim Heskett	Should CEOs of Public Companies Offer Earnings Guidance? There is added pressure on managers to produce short-term earnings regardless of the impact on the long-term health of the business.
Entrepreneur August 2005 C.J. Prince	Just Say No? More big companies are refusing to give Wall Street quarterly earnings guidance. Should small firms jump on the bandwagon, too? Observers comment on longer term vs shorter term perspective.
CFO May 1, 2007 Joseph McCafferty	The Long View Corporate managers have long complained about the pressure to focus on the short term, but now, for the first time, critics and business groups are racing to their defense. The cure for the myopia? Stop giving quarterly earnings guidance.
CFO March 1, 2003 Joseph McCafferty	Mum's the Word Several companies have decided to forgo quarterly earnings guindance, but a code of silence may not be for everyone.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Ignore Earnings Guidance Instead of searching for companies that merely sound optimistic, seek out those willing to back up that positive outlook with something more substantive than words, like dividend increases.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2007 Selena Maranjian	Should Management Guidance Be Eliminated? Inside info from company bigwigs can be a good or bad thing. Investors, know that it's routine for companies to be off the mark -- after all, it's impossible to really know exactly what the future holds.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2009 Alyce Lomax	Blue Christmas at Best Buy Best Buy narrows its fiscal 2009 guidance after disappointing holiday sales numbers proved it was not immune to the retail trend of abysmal December sales.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2008 Anders Bylund	Traders Sell NetApp, but Investors Should Buy Short-term concerns are masking long-term opportunities.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2007 Morgan Housel	Short-Term Guided Missiles The endless assault on short-term performance can leave impatient investors searching for answers.
InternetNews April 23, 2009 Paul Shread	Amazon, Microsoft Rise on Mixed Results Microsoft and Amazon report quarterly results that are just good enough.
IndustryWeek June 1, 2005 John S. McClenahen	Financials -- Guiding Less The percentage of companies providing earnings guidance is declining.
The Motley Fool March 9, 2005 W.D. Crotty	WebMD's Misleading Results WebMD reports good numbers, but the stock looks pricey.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2005 Timothy M. Otte	Feeding the Gods of Guidance How much quarterly guidance tweaking is too much? CBRL Group, the operator of Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and Logan's Roadhouse restaurants, recommended "caution in considering its current trends" relative to earnings guidance.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2011 Cindy Johnson	Fear of the Future Outweighs HP's Great Quarter Did this tech titan's stock deserve to get slammed?
CFO September 1, 2009 Kate O'Sullivan	Guidance Has Its Rewards Tempted to give public earnings predictions a rest? It could come at the cost of a stock-price drop.
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The Motley Fool October 19, 2010 Travis Hoium	SUPERVALU Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know SUPERVALU shares fell 11% in early trading today on weak earnings and a disappointing outlook.
InternetNews June 13, 2006 Paul Shread	Jabil Plunges on Warning Jabil Circuit became the latest victim of investors' impatience Tuesday, plunging after warning that its quarterly earnings will come in below forecasts... The broader market fell once again... Qualcomm rose after raising guidance...etc.
CFO May 1, 2004 Lori Calabro	Hill on Wall Street Ten financial market questions for Chuck Hill, former director of research at Thomson Financial First Call.
The Motley Fool April 16, 2008 Brian Lawler	Alpharma's Soothing Guidance Alpharma lowers its financial guidance for 2008. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Siebel Out of Surprises The company's raised guidance follows a familiar conservative approach.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2011 Esterhuizen & Sellitti	Institutional Investors Might Be Selling, but These Companies Are Raising Guidance Here is a list of companies raising guidance above analyst estimates, despite selling: Aetna... Aeropostale... AsiaInfo-Linkage... American Water Works Company... The TJX Companies...
The Motley Fool December 3, 2004 Brian Gorman	NYT's News Not Fit to Print New York Times' unwillingness to provide yearly guidance is a troubling sign. That's news its investors would rather not hear.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2007 Tom Taulli	Guidance's Legal "Land Grab" A major change in legal requirements should be a big boost for growth at Guidance Software. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2011 Travis Hoium	Insituform Technologies Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Shares of sewer rehabilitation company Insituform Technologies have tanked today, falling 10% after the company updated guidance.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2012 Sean Williams	IPC The Hospitalist Shares Plummeted: What You Need to Know Shares of hospital staffing provider IPC The Hospitalist could instead use a gurney themselves today, falling 30% after the company updated its full-year guidance.
The Motley Fool August 22, 2005 Rich Smith	Possis' Possible Pitfalls The medical device maker reaffirms earlier guidance, but it's still not enough to justify the stock price.
InternetNews November 16, 2006 Roy Mark	Guidance Software Settles With FTC Guidance Software agreed Thursday to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the computer forensics specialist did not take reasonable security measures to protect sensitive customer data.
CFO March 1, 2008 Alan Rappeport	They Don't Like Surprises Inaccurate revenue and earnings forecasts plague the corporate community.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Insurance You Don't Need Why pay more than you need to for insurance?
The Motley Fool May 2, 2006 Rich Smith	The Book on Laureate Why did the stock drop after the company reported some encouraging earnings numbers? Current investors should be cautious about this company and do further analysis to decide whether to sell or hold.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Does G-III Have Fashion Sense? Clothing manufacturer G-III offered more questions than answers in its quarterly report. Investors may want more information.
InternetNews October 23, 2007 Paul Shread	Amazon Takes Investors on a Wild Ride Amazon.com jumped 10% ahead of its quarterly earnings report Tuesday - then gave it all back in after-hours trading despite some pretty solid numbers... Millicom gained on quarterly results... TI shares fell after lowering current quarter guidance... etc.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2006 Anders Bylund	Openwave: A Closed Book The handset-software and wireless-infrastructure specialist has hardly been open about last quarter's financial misfire. Investors, take note.
Financial Advisor September 2012 Joni Youngwirth	The Role Of The CEO Thinking of hiring a CEO? Here's what you should expect her to do.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2011 Tim Beyers	j2 Global Communications Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Is this meaningful? Or just another movement?
The Motley Fool July 31, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Another First for Starbucks Starbucks treats customers to it's first-ever quarterly loss.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2008 Rich Smith	FedEx Flies But will its flight be canceled due to bad economic weather?
The Motley Fool July 21, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	What's the Story, Dell? Didn't Dell announce it was suspending guidance two months ago? There are a number of angles to consider when evaluating today's earnings warning from the computer maker. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2006 Tom Taulli	Guidance Software: A Lawsuit's Best Friend This software company has found a strong growth channel. While Guidance is definitely solid, it may be worth waiting for the valuation to settle down.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2011 Cindy Johnson	MEMC Electronic Materials Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know MEMC Electronic Materials dropped 14% in intraday trading today, after issuing disappointing earnings and guidance.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Astigmatism at LCA-Vision Once again, inflated expectations set the stage for a big fall. However, even today's drop don't make these shares cheap. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool November 23, 2010 Travis Hoium	Brocade Communications Shares Plunged: What You Need to Know Brocade Communications shares fell 10% today after the company released earnings and weak guidance.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Carnival on Cruise Control Carnival continues to navigate near-term volatility in fuel costs with strong overall booking trends. Quarterly sales advanced, and management has raised full-year guidance.
InternetNews April 3, 2007 Roy Mark	FTC Approves Final Guidance Settlement Guidance Software's settlement with the Federal Trade Commission became official today, almost five months after the Pasadena, Calif.-based computer forensics specialist admitted it did not adequately protect customer data.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2007 Alyce Lomax	Starbucks' Less Caffeinated Growth With sluggish U.S. traffic, and quarterly results that beat, but didn't exceed analysts estimates, Starbucks trims next years guidance, and announces a television ad campaign.
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OCC Bulletin October 12, 2005	Authentication in an Internet Banking Environment This updated interagency guidance specifically addresses the need for risk-based assessment, customer awareness and security measures to authenticate customers using a financial institution's Internet-based services.