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U.S. Companies Issuing Profit Outlooks for Sept. 20

The following U.S. companies provided their financial outlooks today:

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                               Sept. 20
                                   2011 Q3/11  Q4/11    2011   2012  Total
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                                          ------------Cumulative------------
Total:                                4    417      5  2,351    155   6,278
 Up:                                  0     57      0    531     39     23%
 Down                                 2    164      2    517     18     25%
 Neutral                              2    189      3  1,188     46     46%
 Ex-Item Charges                      0      7      0    115     52      5%
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S&P 500:                              3    110      2    696     67   1,784
 Up:                                  0     10      0    142     18     22%
 Down                                 2     45      1    149      7     23%
 Neutral                              1     51      1    360     18     48%
 Ex-Item Charges                      0      4      0     45     24      7%
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                                         Up/
      Company                   Period  Down  Guidance
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ADBE* Adobe Systems Inc         Q4/11     N   Expects eps of $0.57 to $0.64.
                                              Mean estimate is $0.58;
                                                 range $0.54 to $0.61.
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CCL*  Carnival Corp             Q4/11     D   Expects gaap of $0.26 to $0.30.
                                              Mean estimate is $0.35;
                                                 range $0.28 to $0.40.
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CCL*  Carnival Corp              2011     D   Expects gaap of $2.40 to $2.44.
                                              Mean estimate is $2.47;
                                                 range $2.32 to $2.61.
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FDS   Factset Research Systems  Q4/11     N   Expects eps of $0.98 to $1.00.
                                              Mean estimate is $0.98;
                                                 range $0.96 to $1.00.
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NOTE: * Denotes company is in the S&P 500. Cumulative figures
begin in July 2010. Up (U), Down (D) and Neutral (N) ratings are
based on a comparison between the company forecast and the
consensus analyst estimate. Ex-item (X) charges are company
announced extraordinary items which will have an impact on
future earnings per share.

SOURCE: Bloomberg

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