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This counterintuitive chart defines the stock market – Business Insider

There’s nothing more important to stock prices than earnings and expectations for earnings growth. Earnings, or net income, is literally the bottom line.While that’s a principle that plays out in the market in the long-run, it unfortunately isn’t promised in the short-run.Take this chart FactSet’s John Butters updates regularly. It shows the trajectory of the S&P 500 with the trajectory […]

If you're in the stock market, it doesn't matter if you … – Business Insider

Sam Ro

Jun. 1, 2015, 11:38 AM
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There’s nothing more important to stock prices than earnings and expectations for earnings growth. Earnings, or net income, is literally the bottom line.While that’s a principle that plays out in the market in the long-run, it unfortunately doesn’t in the long run.Take this chart from FactSet’s John Butters. It shows the trajectory of the S&P […]

OUTRAGEOUS: The stock market is rewarding … – Business Insider

Wikimedia CommonsIf you were only looking at the stock market, which remains near record-high levels, then you’d have no idea that many companies are warning up front that the first three months of the year were worse than expected.”For Q1 2015, 85 companies in the S&P 500 have issued negative EPS guidance and 16 companies have issued positive EPS guidance,” […]

Charts like this are heart-breaking for stock market bears

Sam Ro

Feb. 16, 2015, 2:37 PM
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FactSetSee AlsoThe state of global business conditions in one quoteWhy Americans aren’t spending all the money they’re saving on gasHere’s your complete preview of this week’s big economic eventsIf you thought Wall Street’s forecasts for earnings were too bullish, then congratulations. You were right.Earnings and expectations for earnings growth are arguably the most important drivers […]