...wraps up next week, the figures will probably be down by about 17 percent from the same time last year, according to Chuck Hill, director of research for Thomson Financial/First Call. Hill is equally pessimistic about coming quarters, projecting...

...quarters where the ratio of negative to positive (outlooks) had been declining, but now that's popped back up," said Chuck Hill, director of research at Thomson First Call. Thomson First Call counted 557 preannouncements for the current quarter...

...were just 1.2 warnings for every positive announcement. "That (surge in the ratio) is a very ominous sign," said Chuck Hill, director of research at Thomson First Call. "We expected it to rise a little from the second quarter but nothing...

...The vast majority -- 73.9 percent -- were equivalent to ''buy'' or ''strong buy'' recommendations, said Chuck Hill, First Call's director of research. There are some valid reasons for the preponderance of positive ratings, analysts...

...straight weekly decline. Friday's selling could have been the typical kind that follows a string of warnings, said Chuck Hill, director of research for Thomson Financial/First Call. "The Street tends to overreact on the negative side during...

...sign of deceleration in warnings, and that is an ominous thing. ... There is nothing to cheer about here," said Chuck Hill, director of research for Thomson Financial/First Call. Because investors are said to trade based on the future...