M. Wolfe Percent Quotations

One-time-use camera category has grown to be 218 million units annually and we expect it to account for 38 percent of total film volume in the U.S. in 2005. A simple and affordable one-time-use digital camcorder could spur growth in the digital video market in a similar way,

I think FedEx's stock will be under a little bit of pressure, because UPS will be comparing and contrasting numbers. UPS saw volume growth of 14.5 percent on overnight product in the most recent quarter. FDX saw only 3.9 percent. It's too early to tell if UPS is taking away market share, but that will be the implication that comes out on the road show.

will go up 94 percent from a normal Wednesday.

We generally see exposure of less than 10 percent of earnings if a strike lasted an entire quarter, which we believe is highly unlikely.

We are increasing our valuation for the group by 10 to 15 percent based on this news. Our sense is that additional consolidation in the group will occur in the near to intermediate term. Other consolidators in addition to Deutsche Post looked closely at AEIC.

We're looking at another 25 percent (cut) next year.

The real short-term outlook for us is pretty positive given that we don't see a Fed rate hike in August and that due to political noise, if you will, we are not going to see a rate hike in October. But on the earnings front it is a different issue. Looking into 2000, our longer-term forecast, we've had two great years of earnings growth. We think it is going to be pretty difficult to show up with another year of 30-to-40 percent earnings growth. So, consequently, our message has been a lot more selective about the securities that we want investors to focus on.

We think the earnings picture shaping up for this quarter is going to be absolutely stupendous, led in part by semiconductors and networking firms. Looking forward that's a different story. We've had two great years of earnings growth. We think it's going to be pretty difficult to show up with 30 to 40 percent earnings growth.

You are starting out with a market share of 2 or 3 percent and maybe going to a market share of 6 or 7. Apple is not going to take over the world.

With home heating oil expected to increase by as much as 31 percent this year and residents already facing a 71 percent increase over last year?s natural gas costs, energy costs are going to have an even greater impact on families this year,

About 90 percent of employee say they would recommend Cox. We don't think a union would benefit anyone at Cox.