BIG NUMBER 14.6%: Investors Raise the Bar for First Quarter Earnings

By Mike Dickson, Ph.D. Can company profits exceed rising expectations? First quarter 2024 earnings season kicks off this week, on the heels of reports showing both a robust jobs market and somewhat stubborn inflation. As the chart below shows, Wall Street’s estimates for those earnings have risen sharply in the past three months—up 8.1% on [...] The post BIG NUMBER 14.6%: Investors Raise the Bar for First Quarter Earnings appeared first on ETF Trends .