It makes it far more difficult for Sprint Nextel to argue for a valuation materially below current trading levels of Nextel Partners, ... Nextel Partners has a far superior growth profile than Alamosa.

It's a savage profit warning for the UK, with numbers for 2006/07 likely to shift materially below current expectations.

It's a savage profit warning for the UK with the number for 2007 likely to shift materially below current expectations. You are probably looking at cuts of between 30 and 50 percent to UK profitability for 2007.

The overall PMI shows we are still in rate cut territory. But the PMI has been below this (current) level and the ECB has not cut rates, so this survey on its own will add little to the chance of a rate cut.

Texas' current retention policy has not demonstrated any evidence of improving student success. It has not materially improved our high school graduation rate, nor has retention resulted in improved academic proficiency of graduates.

We believe this premium valuation ... is difficult to justify.