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Earnings Trends: Archive

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A Closer Look at Retail Earnings

Target became the latest big-box retailer to come out with results, which follows results from Walmart, TJX Companies, and others. What should investors know about the broader retail outlook?

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Making Sense of the Evolving Earnings Picture

While it is not unusual for estimates to be adjusted lower, the magnitude and breadth of the Q2 estimate cuts are greater than we have seen compared to other recent periods.

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Tech Earnings Estimates Increase Again: What's Going On?

It's hard to tell at this stage how durable the reversal in the Tech sector's estimates will prove to be, but it still remains a favorable development. Will they keep increasing?

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Earnings Expectations Shift Lower: A Closer Look

Uncertainty about the overall macroeconomic picture continues to be a significant drag on the earnings outlook as a whole, prompting analysts to cut their estimates for the current and coming periods.

UALNegative Net Change MMMNegative Net Change AOSPositive Net Change

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Tech Estimates Come Under Pressure: What to Know

Macroeconomic uncertainty continues to be a significant drag on the earnings outlook as a whole, prompting analysts to cut their estimates for the current and coming periods.

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A Tentative Start to the Q1 Earnings Season

There were no major surprises in the big bank results, with all the major players beating estimates while providing a cautious view of the macro backdrop. But how is the recent uncertainty affecting the earnings picture?

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Guidance to be Key Factor This Earnings Season

The Q1 earnings season will be less about what companies earned in the first quarter of 2025 and more about sizing up the earnings impact of the emerging tariff and macroeconomic backdrop.

DALNegative Net Change WMTPositive Net Change

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Looking Ahead to the Q1 Earnings Season

Total 2025 Q1 earnings for the S&P 500 index are expected to be up +5.9% from the same period last year on +3.9% higher revenues, continuing the recent growth pace nicely. Next week, we'll hear from the big banks.

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Breaking Down the Mag 7 Earnings Outlook

The Magnificent 7 stocks have lost ground lately, with the DeepSeek breakthrough putting a spotlight on the group's ever-rising capital outlays. But what can investors expect in their Q1 results?

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A Closer Look at Earnings Expectations for Q1 & Full-Year 2025

The March-quarter earnings season will really get underway once the big banks start reporting results, though we've already seen quarterly results from a few companies, including Adobe and Oracle.

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