Joseph Abbott

For the third quarter, analysts are bringing their estimates down again, but not by as much as normal. Analysts have read more

For the third quarter, analysts are bringing their estimates down again, but not by as much as normal. Analysts have caught on and adjusted their models accordingly.

Next week will be extremely heavy for earnings news ,

Next week will be extremely heavy for earnings news ,

There's a lot of confusion in the marketplace. People are pretty fearful.

There's a lot of confusion in the marketplace. People are pretty fearful.

Investors should remember that if we do see companies start hitting estimates and not beating them, that wouldn't be such read more

Investors should remember that if we do see companies start hitting estimates and not beating them, that wouldn't be such a bad thing. It would mean there's less earnings management going on.

Since the first quarter, the earnings surprises have been getting smaller and we expect that to continue based on anecdotal read more

Since the first quarter, the earnings surprises have been getting smaller and we expect that to continue based on anecdotal evidence that analysts know the economy's moving faster and all the pre-announcements that come out now,