In the past few months, as former stock market favorites crashed to earth, many top analysts remained maddeningly upbeat all the way down.

Although compensation varies widely, top analysts can make $2 million or more a year.

The trial and conviction of top Scottish analyst on insider dealing charges was one.

Stocks rose strongly in hectic trading, with the Dow up 41.59, to 2,772.28, and a top analyst said the bear market may be over.

Our top technical analyst, who had examined every counterfeit ever produced, called them genuine.

If an executive is taken out to speak, it should be to a group of personally selected top analysts.

"I just broke from a special situations meeting with our top analysts," the script began.

Here is what some top analysts said of the move.

Such broad-based involvement from top analysts throughout the government lends the estimates special weight among policy makers, including the president.

The Street was skittish and set to stampede, and this morning one of the top analysts fired the shot.