S&P 500 Earnings Season Update: April 17, 2020
The blended earnings decline for the first quarter is -14.5% compared to -12.0% last week, largely due to negative earnings...
Industry Analysts Predict the S&P 500 Will Close Above 3200 in the Next 12 Months
Industry analysts in aggregate predict the S&P 500 will see an 17.8% increase in price over the next 12 months.
A Decade of Growth for U.S. Private Equity
While public markets are experiencing uncertainty and volatility due to COVID-19, PE investors have $900 billion in dry powder...
S&P 500 Records 8th Largest Quarterly Decline in EPS Estimate Since 2002 for Q1
Analysts made substantial cuts to earnings estimates for companies in the S&P 500 during the first quarter, particularly during...
Bank Credit Exposures: Building the Mosaic One Loan at a Time
Publicly-traded companies regularly disclose useful information about term and revolving loan relationships with particular banks.
Quite simply, we are in truly unprecedented—albeit, some would argue, not unforeseen—times in the modern age. A VIX close of...
S&P 500 Now Projected to Report a Year-over-Year Decline in Earnings in CY 2020
If the S&P 500 reports a year-over-year decline in earnings for CY 2020, it will be the first annual decrease in earnings since...
S&P 500 Projected to Report First Double-Digit Decline in Earnings (-10%) in 10 Years in Q2
Five of the 11 sectors in the S&P 500 are now projected to report a year-over-year decrease in earnings for the second quarter,...
Bond ETF Price Discovery Is a Mess Right Now
During times of extreme market volatility, ETF issuers’ different business priorities are showing up as divergent market prices...
Wealth Managers Must Embrace Technology
Traditional Wealth Firms Can No Longer Just Rely On The Personal Relationship As A Differentiator To Their Business.
S&P 500 Now Projected to Report a Y/Y Decline in Earnings in Q2 2020
The estimated earnings decline for the S&P 500 for Q2 2020 is now -3.9%, led by the Energy sector (-68.4%).
Enterprise Architecture Centralization – Reality or Pipe Dream?
The modern enterprise architecture is one of the key foundations of a digital transformation.
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