QUES: Earnings per share from recurring operations will be 13 cents to 14 cents .

That beat the company 's April earnings forecast of 8 to 9 cents a share .

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QUES: That means Democrats can block any Supreme Court nominee through a filibuster if they can get 40 of their members to agree .

But Democrats can block any potential nominee through a filibuster if they can get 41 votes .

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QUES: However , the Nasdaq composite index managed to eke out a gain of 4.64 points at 1,735.34 .

The Nasdaq composite held on to the slimmest of gains , up 4.64 at 1,735.34 .

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yes