Understanding S&P 500 Forward Earnings Projections
by Chris Combs The below attached article titled “Latest Warning Sign for Markets: A Possible Earnings Recession” needs further explanation. If earnings projections are being revised down by analysts, why has the stock market continued to recover? The downward revision in full year 2019 S&P 500 EPS is mostly the result of a decline in […]
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