Sentence examples for lackluster forecasts from inspiring English sources

[C2.] Stocks Fall on Earnings Warnings Stocks slipped as lackluster forecasts damped the mood on Wall Street after optimism about earnings inspired a two-day rally.

Stocks slipped yesterday as lackluster forecasts from companies like the health insurer Aflac damped the mood on Wall Street after optimism about earnings inspired a hefty two-day rally.

Its fiscal Q3 2013 earnings report was slightly better than the analysts' lackluster forecasts, but revealed a drop in its subscriber base from 80 million to 79 million during the quarter.

The lackluster forecast illustrates the difficulty some of the world's biggest oil companies are having as they try to expand output.

J.C. Penney was dinged by a lackluster forecast, which overshadowed earnings that topped estimates by a penny.

A lackluster forecast for a 1.3% rise in profit for the next fiscal year caused Fujifilm Holdings to lose 5.5% percent, to 3,990 yen ($38.37).

The session started with a plunge after Apple and Motorola, two technology heavyweights, issued lackluster profit forecasts, raising fears about the resilience of corporate earnings in the face of a likely recession.

Cisco's lackluster sales forecast dampened investor enthusiasm and threatened investor spending.

The chief executive, Thomas Engibous, said this month that order rates had been increasing, even as officials from rivals like Intel forecast lackluster fourth-quarter demand.

Dick's Sporting Goods posted fourth-quarter results on Tuesday that topped market estimates, helped by sales at its new stores, but the retailer forecast lackluster results in the first quarter and 2008.

Markets fell Thursday amid lackluster economic reports and mixed earnings forecasts.