Friday, October 12, 2012

scary earnings

Autumn is in the air, and it's not just the leaves that will be losing their green in the coming weeks.
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that -- for the first time in nearly three years -- companies in the S&P 500 are expected to post an overall decline in profitability.

Thomson Reuters sees a 2.9% decline in earnings. S&P Capital IQ sees a slightly smaller deficit. However, both analyst trackers do see companies, on average, posting lower net income this time around.

In other words, earnings season has never been this scary.

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