Solar and wind energy costs have dropped rapidly over the past few decades, as markets for these technologies have grown at rates far exceeding forecasts.
Sales at Limited Brands, which owns Victoria's Secret and Bath and Body Works, rose 24 percent in January, far exceeding forecasts of a 6.7 percent rise.
Growth in the nation's labor market far exceeded forecasts last month, a possible signal that businesses are proving resilient through the disruption caused by Superstorm Sandy, the monster hurricane that punished the East Coast and disrupted that key artery of the economy, and the uncertain political situation.
Over the past decade, immigration from the EU to its richest members has far exceeded forecasts.
Actual passenger numbers greatly exceed forecasts.
He expects the company to far exceed the consensus forecast of 10percentt cash-flow growth, annualized, over three years.
The results at Embraer far exceeded the forecasts of securities analysts and underscored the company's transformation from a money-losing state-run enterprise six years ago.
The National Association of Realtors said its seasonally adjusted index of sales contracts signed in April rose 6.7percentto to 90.3, far exceeding analysts' forecasts.
Stubbornly high inflation far exceeding official forecasts has led the Reserve Bank of India to continue raising rates even as growth slows and developed economies sink deeper into fiscal problems, putting India out on a limb and threatening to prolong the duration and depth of its downturn.
Samsung Electronics, which posted a quarterly operating loss Friday that far exceeded market forecasts, sank by 4.1%, to 442,000 won ($321.59).
The additional financing would provide Eurotunnel with a total of $8 billionn to $8.5 billion $($13.09 billion to $13.91 billion), which "far exceeds our forecast of the project's cost," Mr. Corbett said.
