With results in from about
two-thirds of companies, fourth-quarter 2023 S&P 500
earnings growth is now seen at 9.0%, almost double a Jan. 1
forecast for 4.7% growth, according to LSEG data on Friday.
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With results in from about two-thirds of companies, fourth-quarter 2023 S&P 500 earnings growth is now seen at 9.0%, almost double a Jan. 1 forecast for 4.7% growth, according to LSEG data on Friday. "A lot of the surprises were in the earnings," rather than in revenues, said Tim Ghriskey, senior portfolio strategist at Ingalls & Snyder in New York. So far for the fourth quarter of 2023, 63.6% of reports are beating analyst revenue expectations, compared with an average of 66% over the past four reporting periods, based on LSEG data.
S&P 500 vaulted past the 5,000
milestone for a second day and Nasdaq surpassed 16,000, with
boosts from megacap stocks and chip companies, including Nvidia
as investors bet on artificial intelligence.
NEW YORK, Jan 31 ― Short-dated Treasury yields rose and a gauge of global equities seesawed near two-year highs yesterday after strong US labour market data again underscored.