That leaves analysts trolling for other numbers offering a truer glimpse of conditions.

He left analysts and investors with the impression that interest rates would hold steady.

But the lack of specifics from Serono executives left financial analysts bewildered yesterday.

But the tide of consumer defaults, a difficult element for the company to control, leaves analysts concerned about the future.

Oakley is taking a risk that has left analysts skeptical but generally eager.

The day ended with what was clearly an intense struggle behind the scenes, which left political analysts with tantalizing questions.

The resulting confusion left many lawmakers, allies and political analysts reeling.

He has left analysts and some investment bankers puzzled by creating the impression that the entire company could potentially be up for sale.

But the expectation of growth, which has pushed the stock's value so high, has left analysts in disagreement about its short-term prospects.

Six rate increases in less than a year, to little obvious effect, have left economists and analysts fretting that monetary policy has lost its punch.