And after the meeting, many analysts are continuing to rate the company, which is based in Phoenix, a buy.

In the absence of new information, the agency's analysts continued to follow the pre-1998 trend lines they had established for Iraq's weapons program.

In general, analysts have continued to lower their estimates for companies that are consumer-oriented.

Some analysts continue to say that the funds rate will be moved lower in coming months.

But analysts in the audience continued to show the skepticism that has held the stock near $50 a share even after the $60 bid.

But most political analysts here continue to doubt that this will happen.

It has remained near there, as many analysts continue to rate it a buy.

As a result, analysts and bank executives continue to believe that they face little more than a bad case of heartburn.

Some analysts continue to say that the company's sales of software for businesses' information technology operations remain weak.

But analysts and investors continued to be negative about the deal.