Friday, October 16, 2009
Rick Aristotle Munarriz :: Townhall.com Columnist
7 Reasons to Worry About Next Week
by Rick Aristotle Munarriz
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The Dow hit 10,000this week, but I'm seeing a lot of zeroes next week.

As we wade knee-deep into earnings season, we'll see a lot of companies that aren't bouncing back the way their buoyant share prices would seem to suggest.

Let's go over a few of the blue chips and seemingly recession-proof companies for which analysts see the arrows pointing down on the bottom line next week. Some of the names may surprise you.

Company

Latest Quarter's EPS (Estimated)

Year-Ago Quarter's EPS

Coca-Cola (NYSE: KO)

$0.80

$0.83

Yahoo! (Nasdaq: YHOO)

$0.07

$0.09

eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY)

$0.37

$0.46

Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC)

$0.36

$0.49

AT&T (NYSE: T)

$0.50

$0.55

Janus Capital (NYSE: JNS)

$0.14

$0.16

Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Continued...

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