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frames- [ARG0 PaineWebber Inc.] [ARGM-DIS , for instance ,] is [rel forecasting] [ARG1 growth in S&P 500 dividends of just under 5 % in 1990 , down from an estimated 11 % this year] .
- [ARG0 The economists] [rel forecast] [ARG1 a 0.1 % rise in the unemployment rate to 5.4 %] .
- [ARG0 The company] [rel forecast] [ARG1 that fourth-quarter income from continuing operations would be `` significantly '' lower than a year earlier] .
- Half of those polled * see the currency trending lower over the next three months , while [ARG0 the others] [rel forecast] [ARG1 a modest rebound after the New Year] .
- [ARG0 The group] has [rel forecast] [ARG1 1989 revenue of 56.9 billion francs] .
- But [ARG0 others] reject the view , and [rel forecast] [ARG1 0 the dollar will continue *-1 to hold its current tight trading pattern] .
- [ARGM-ADV *-2 Pestered *-1 by bosses , brokers , clients and media people and pushed *-1 by their own egos] , [ARG0 Wall Street economists] are [rel forecasting] about [ARG1-about everything from broad economic trends to the dinkiest monthly indicator] .
- `` There 's unbelievable pressure *ICH*-2 on [ARG0 economists] * to [rel forecast] [ARG1 these numbers] , '' he says *T*-1 . ``
- `` [ARGM-TMP For some time] , [ARG0 we] had [rel forecast] [ARG1 negative third - and fourth-quarter growth] .
- [ARGM-ADV Although he called current market conditions `` highly competitive] , '' [ARG0 Mr. LaMothe , Kellogg 's chairman and chief executive officer ,] [rel forecast] [ARG1 an earnings increase] [ARGM-TMP for the full year] .
- [ARG0 NEC] [rel forecast] [ARG1 sales for the year ending next March 31 of 2.74 trillion yen , an increase of 27 % from the previous fiscal year] .
- [ARG0 He] [rel forecasts] [ARG1 that the emphasis in mergers and acquisitions may soon return to what he calls *T*-1 `` strategic deals , in which somebody is taking over a company not *-2 to milk the cash flow , but because it 's a good fit *T*-3] . ''
- [ARG0 The exchange] had [rel forecast] [ARG1 that the contract would begin *-1 trading by December] .
- But [ARG0 Eugene L. Nowak , an analyst at Dean Witter Reynolds Inc. ,] [rel forecast] [ARG1 that the sale will bring in `` $ 200 million *U* or substantially more] . ''
- [ARG0 Most oil companies] , [ARGM-TMP when they set exploration and production budgets for this year *T*-1] , [rel forecast] [ARG1 revenue of $ 15 *U* for each barrel of crude produced *] .
- But [ARG0 problems] in manufacturing , * [rel forecasting] [ARG1 demand] and * getting the bugs out of a new management information system made it *EXP*-1 extremely difficult for Sun to meet demand for its newest computers well into the summer .
- One day after Delmed Inc. made top management changes and disclosed the end of an important business tie , its stock did n't trade and [ARG0 the company] [rel forecast] [ARG1 a `` significant '' drop next year in sales of its core product] .
- [ARG0 Many traders] [rel forecast] [ARG1 a continuation of the market 's recent bearish trend] and predict 0 the U.S. currency will remain stuck in its relatively narrow ranges in the near term and then shift lower .
- [ARG1 Its third-quarter earnings] were lower than [ARG0 analysts] had [rel forecast] *?* , and the company said 0 it had lowered its projections for earnings growth through the end of 1990 because of planned price cuts .
- [ARG0 ITT] [ARGM-DIS also] [rel forecast] [ARG1 a fourth-quarter blow to earnings from the California earthquake] .
- This figure could be estimated *-1 * using [ARG0 techniques] employed * by private lenders * to [rel forecast] [ARG1 losses] , or determined *-1 by * selling loans to private owners -LRB- without federal guarantees -RRB- .
- [ARG0 Industry analyst John H. Qualls , a vice president with Hill & Knowlton in St. Louis ,] [rel forecasts] [ARG1 that domestic auto makers will have a 93-day supply of cars at the end of the year , even if car sales improve to a 6.5 million vehicle rate for the quarter] .
- [ARG0 Cray Research Inc.] [rel forecast] [ARG1 that 1990 will be a no-growth year for its supercomputer line] .
- [ARG0 Mr. Bond] [rel forecast] [ARG1 that by next June , `` what *T*-1 will emerge will be a company with a honed sense of purpose ... a stable balance sheet , with good-quality assets in brewing , telecommunications , media and property] . ''
- [ARGM-DIS In addition] , [ARG0 economists] are [rel forecasting] [ARG1 a slowdown in foreign direct investments] [ARGM-ADV as businessmen become increasingly wary of China 's deteriorating political and economic environment] .
- Saab 's problems were underscored *-1 Friday when the company announced that its car division had a 1.2 billion kronor -LRB- $ 186.1 million *U* -RRB- loss during the first eight months of this year , slightly worse than [ARG0 Saab-Scania] had [rel forecast] [ARGM-LOC in its first-half report] [ARGM-TMP last month] *T*-2 .
- [ARG0 Lamson & Sessions] , which *T*-1 posted sharply lower third-quarter earnings and [rel forecast] [ARG1 that results for the fourth quarter might be `` near break-even , ''] fell 1\/2 to 9 1\/4 .
- [ARG0 Mr. Briscoe] , who *T*-1 [ARGM-DIS also] [rel forecasts] [ARG1 a # 1.3 billion *U* current account gap] , warns that even if the trade figures are bullish for sterling , the currency wo n't advance much because investors will want *-2 to see further evidence of the turnaround before *-3 adjusting positions .
- The shuttle Atlantis 's crew prepared *-1 to return to Earth today several hours earlier than *-2 planned *?* *-2 to avoid [ARG1 high winds *ICH*-3] [rel forecast] * [ARGM-LOC at the landing site at Edwards Air Force Base , Calif] .
- [ARG0 Management Horizons] [rel forecasts] [ARG1 a 1.4 % profit decline for non-auto retailers this year] , [ARGM-TMP after annual drops that *T*-1 averaged 4.5 % in 1988 and 1987] .
- [ARG1 Balmy temperatures] are [rel forecast] *-1 [ARGM-TMP for next week] , said 0 *T*-2 Robert Lekberg , an analyst at Farmers Grain & Livestock Corp. , Chicago .
- [ARG0 The group] has [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel forecast] [ARG1 full-year earnings for 1989] , [ARGM-ADV although it said that its first-half results are n't a good indication because of one-time elements and the seasonal nature of its operations] .
- [ARG0 Wang] had [ARGM-TMP previously] [rel forecast] [ARG1 a loss] .
- In any event , some people familiar with the case question whether the court will act by January as [ARG1 *] [rel forecast] *-1 by [ARG0-by Mr. Lorenzo and Mr. Bakes] .
- [ARG0 Microsoft] previously indicated 0 it would have a strong quarter by * [rel forecasting] [ARG1 its revenue gain] [ARGM-TMP on Oct. 4] , [ARGM-ADV * causing a $ 6.50 *U* a share jump in its stock] .
- `` The company turned the corner *ICH*-2 fairly recently in profitability , '' said *T*-3 Margo McGlade of [ARG0 PaineWebber Inc.] , who *T*-1 had been [rel forecasting] [ARG1 a 46 % jump in Pace 's net income from operations this year and another 42 % increase next year] .
- Added *ICH*-2 another executive at a big bank : `` [ARG0 We] were all a little goosey over the weekend *-3 trying *-4 to [rel forecast] [ARG1 what *T*-1 would happen -LCB- Monday -RCB-] , but it 's been very quiet .
- [ARG0 He] did [ARGM-NEG n't] [rel forecast] [ARG1 Phillips 's results] .
- [ARG0 The parent companies] [rel forecast] [ARG1 sales for the venture of around 750 million marks] [ARGM-TMP for its first fiscal year] , Matsushita said 0 *T*-1 .