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The week in preview: High expectations for oil and energy

Posted Jul 27th 2008 12:30PM by Trey Thoelcke
Filed under: Earnings reports, Forecasts, Economic data

So the earnings crunch continues, and here's a look at some companies scheduled to report results this week that are anticipated to be big winners and losers in terms of earnings growth.

Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial expect the following to report strong earnings growth when compared to the same period of the previous year.

Clearly expectations are high for oil and energy. Other companies expected to report double-digit earnings growth include Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX), CVS Caremark Corp. (NYSE: CVS), NYSE Euronext Inc. (NYSE: NYX), Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ), and Aetna Inc. (NYSE: AET).

Analysts expect these companies to report a significant decline in quarterly profits.

Most if not all of these companies are struggling with economic conditions. Note Marathon bucking the trend of oil companies as it takes a derivatives-related charge. Other companies expected to report double-digit earnings declines this week include Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE), Washington Post Co. (NYSE: WPO), and MetLife Inc. (NYSE: MET).

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