StarMine Sees Positive Earnings Surpsise From McDonalds (MCD); Negative From Caterpillar (CAT), Microsoft (MSFT)

StarMine issued their Earnings Surprise Forecast for Q4 2008.

Positive Predicted Surprises:
Westjet Airlines Ltd (WJA.T) - Predicted Surprise: +29.8%
American Science & Engine Inc. (Nasdaq: ASEI) - Predicted Surprise: +5.5%
Copa Holdings (NYSE: CPA) - Predicted Surprise: +3.6%
Ship Finance International Ltd (NYSE: SFL) - Predicted Surprise: +1.7%
McDonalds Corp (NYSE: MCD) - Predicted Surprise: +1.7%

Negative Predicted Surprise:
Autonation Inc. (NYSE: AN) - Predicted Surprise: -19.0%
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) - Predicted Surprise: -6.3%
Intercontinentalexchange (NYSE: ICE) - Predicted Surprise: -4.9%
Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) - Predicted Surprise: -2.1%
Target (NYSE: TGT) - Predicted Surprise: -2.1%

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