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By David Aurelio The second quarter of 2019's earnings season has arrived and analysts have become increasingly bearish. Analysts currently estimate S&P 500 year-on-year (YoY) 19Q2 earnings will decline 0.1%; however, a year ago expectations for the index were for an increase of 10.6%....
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Stocks spent the first half of this week largely adrift, as investors look for direction from earnings and the incoming data, which the latter ostensibly providing clues as to what to expect from the Fed following a July cut that's all but penciled in. One of the most notable tidbits from th...
With the latest corporate earnings season set to begin in earnest next week, many participants are more nervous than usual. It's widely anticipated that second quarter earnings will show weakness across many S&P industries and thereby indicate an earnings recession. A further fear is that ...
Bond yields have been collapsing clear across the world. And if history is any guide, the rapid decline is a function of undeniable economic weakness. Consider the correlation between bond yields and time-tested measures like the Institute for Supply Management's PMI. The 10-year U.S. Treasu...
By Anwiti Bahuguna, Ph.D., Senior Portfolio Manager, Head of Multi-Asset Strategy The ups and downs of trade talks have analysts sharpening their pencils and reassessing the impact of trade policy on growth and inflation. In late May, trade talks between the U.S. and China ended abruptly...
By Breakingviews The S&P 500 Index closed at a record high on Friday. Yet second-quarter earnings, which kick off in earnest this week, are expected to shrink from last year – the first such decline for three years. Twelve months ago, prognosticators thought S&P 500 profit f...
On Friday, July 12 th , the three main indices for the US Stock markets rose in price to new highs. Historically, when markets rise to new highs, people treat it as a reason to believe that further advances should be expected, unless that high marks the peak for some time. Because trading volu...
There are many ways to analyze the stock market cycle, and one of the most important return drivers for stocks is investor sentiment. In simple terms, when everyone is bullish, this means that everyone has already purchased and there is no money on the sidelines to continue buying. Conversely,...
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2024-05-30 09:45:00 ET The S&P 500 has been on a tear, up 10.7% year to date, 27.1% over the last 12 months, and 37.6% since the end of 2022. And over the last five years, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEMKT: VOO) -- a mammoth exchange-traded fund (ETF) with over...
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