Given a high likelihood of a slowing economy, moderating demand from the service provider sector, and unexpected first quarter 2001 seasonality, we see an increasingly likelihood of deceleration going forward.

(Intel) may focus investor attention on the likelihood of a pickup in Q3 (the third quarter).

Things have been good for so long that some slowing is inevitable. It's not unexpected.

While the market continues to be weak in comparison to last year, it appears to have stabilized, which on the margin this is good news for Cisco.

There is a 60-percent likelihood of this scenario.

There is a high likelihood of lower prices, ... The department store segment is a supplier's worst nightmare. Department stores demand more allowances from vendors, they want to be able to return inventory if it doesn't sell well. A Federated-May merger could be an even worse scenario for the suppliers.