Folks are concerned that we need very impressive growth and earnings in order to justify the valuations that they continue to support.

Folks are concerned about losing the small town flavor. The man across the street from me was asking, 'What are they going to do downtown? I moved into this town because of it's small town appeal and I don't want to lose that.' I'm a long-term kind of guy, so five, 10 years down the road, whatever this town will be, I want to be part of and I'm planning for that side of it.

Samsung can continue to generate profit growth and earnings this quarter will be positive. The outlook this year is favorable.

Most analysts expect it to be a bumpy earnings season. A few negative surprises could cause a little indigestion for stocks.

That's making the 60 cents (a share earnings) look a lot softer. We're not too concerned about it. But if you want to call this a hit, it's not the best hit we've ever seen.

I don't think they will be pressured into re-thinking, by Telstra trying to talk down their earnings.