Q2 earnings reporting picks up steam, forecast rises
Nasdaq edges up 0.06%; S&P flat, Dow edges down
Cons Disc leads S&P 500 sector gainers; Energy down most
Dollar, gold up slightly; bitcoin down >3%; crude off >1%
U.S. 10-Year Treasury yield down to ~4.24%
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Q2 EARNINGS REPORTING PICKS UP STEAM, FORECAST RISES
Second-quarter U.S. earnings reporting heats up this week, with results from Alphabet GOOGL.O and Tesla TSLA.O due after the bell Tuesday.
Earnings for the quarter are now estimated to have increased 11.5% in the quarter, according to LSEG data Tuesday. That's up from growth of 9.6% estimated on July 12.
The latest forecast is based on results from 102 of the S&P 500 companies and estimates for the rest. About 80% of companies are beating analyst earnings estimates, which is close to the 79% average of the past fourth quarters, the data showed.
Investors are anxious to see if tech-related megacaps can sustain recent strong earnings growth and whether earnings growth could be broadening out to other sectors.
Earlier Tuesday, GE Aerospace GE.N raised its full-year profit outlook for a second time in four months, but trimmed its revenue outlook and estimates for LEAP jet engine output this year.
Caroline Valetkevitch)
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