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By Philip Lawlor, managing director, Global Markets Research After some understandable hesitancy, analysts have taken an axe to their 2020 earnings forecasts, with widespread profit recessions now in prospect. Expectations for a robust EPS growth recovery this year - the consensus view onl...

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It is not surprising company earnings revisions have been mostly downside revisions with most of the country/consumers sitting at home. What is noteworthy though is the upside to downside earnings revision ratio tends to bottom near equity market bottoms. During the 2008/2009 financial crisis,...

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“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom,” wrote science fiction writer Isaac Asimov—a thought that rings true today as policymakers struggle to catch up with what’s occurring in the world. In respe...

" Every new case in every new location acts as local ‘patient zero.’ – John P. Hussman, Ph.D., February 3, 2020 There are three important topics in this comment. One addresses public health, extends the discussion of SARS-CoV2 (COVID-19) that I began on Februa...

What is a bear market? Google’s dictionary definition is: “a market in which prices are falling, encouraging selling.” Investopedia describes one as follows: “A bear market is when a market experiences prolonged price declines. It typically describes a co...

Good morning and welcome to a week where political figures and international organizations are finger-pointing as they look for the shooter on the grassy knoll that led to our current situation. The divergence between main street and Wall Street seems to have never been greater than it is now ...

The market meltdown unleashed by the new coronavirus pandemic has been exceptional in many ways. Investors seeking to bolster defensive positions in portfolios should take a closer look at the performance of specific subindustries, which in some cases has diverged from historical patterns. ...

By Tracy Chen, CFA, CAIA The COVID-19 outbreak is a classic black swan event, in that it came out of the blue and the global economy will not be the same even when it fades away. The virus disrupted the intricate workings of globalization that we took for granted over the past four decades...