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Investor expectations are high heading into the earnings season, leaving lots of room for disappointment. Consensus estimates signal S&P 500 earnings to grow 22% from the year-ago period, that’s after more than 27% growth in the first quarter, Bank of America reported. “Expectations are elevated, but we see no signs of earnings momentum rolling over,” Bank of America strategists said, issuing an earnings forecast that sat above consensus estimates and lifting their full-year EPS outlook.

Big banks are kicking off second quarter earnings season on Tuesday, with reports from JPMorgan (JPM), Goldman Sachs (GS), Wells Fargo (WFC), Bank of America (BAC), and Citigroup (C). Morgan Stanley (MS) posts its results on Wednesday. Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter David Hollerith explains what investors need to know.

Another analyst on Wall Street is getting on board the SpaceX trade, just as the stock hits a weak moment.

Evercore recently said the overall landscape for big banks remains promising, creating an environment ripe for continued investment.

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The benchmark US equity measures were pointing lower before the opening bell Monday amid rising tens

Bank earnings set to reflect Wall Street’s boom, SK Hynix stock tumbles, tariff inflation is waning, and more news to start your day.

US equity investors will focus on Q2 earnings this week, with big money-centre banks kicking off the

The group's fortunes come down to a short list of numbers -- and interest rates sit right at the top.

Financial services giant Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) will be reporting earnings this Tuesday morning. Here’s what to expect.

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Big banks kick off earnings season this week, which will also bring reports from GE Aerospace, Netflix, and Taiwan Semi. In economic news, we’ll get the consumer and producer price indexes, and retail sales data.

Markets face one of the year's most important weeks as Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh delivers his inaugural semi-annual monetary policy testimony before Congress on July 14 and 15.

Levi Strauss has spent more than 150 years convincing consumers that jeans belong in almost every wardrobe. Now, its next growth challenge is getting those shoppers to buy much more than denim bottoms. The company is expanding into shirts, sweaters, dresses, shorts, and other lifestyle products ...

Every sector but healthcare was up on Friday, as investors, traders and speculators priced in broad optimism about the future.

Big market swings and robust deal activity have been good for traders and bankers. Will investors sell the news?

Meta's stock is down more than 7% year to date. The company spent much of this year defending its decision to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into AI infrastructure, and investors who followed the Q1 earnings call on April 29 watched the stock drop another 6% to 7% after the company raised its ...

Ahead of Bank of America Corp‘s second-quarter earnings report on Tuesday, July 14, investors are likely eyeing potential dividend gains. Currently, the bank has an annual dividend yield of 1.92% — a quarterly dividend of 28 cents per share ($1.12...

U. S. stock futures traded little changed on Friday as investors paused after Thursday’s technology-led rally, shifting their attention toward next week’s corporate earnings reports and key inflation releases.

In today’s market it’s hard to find companies that offer generous dividends and still promise healthy profit growth. Regional banks may be one solution. Unlike mega banks, with trading floors and wealth management arms, regional banks tend to focus on the old-fashioned business of taking deposits and making loans.

Big banks start reporting Q2 earnings next week. Strong results could fuel a fresh rally in financial ETFs like XLF, IYG, IYF and VFH.

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SpaceX (SPCX) stock is trading near $153 on July 9. All the initial gains since its IPO have been wiped out, despite the stock’s inclusion in the Nasdaq-100, and a slew of high price targets coming from big Wall Street banks. Goldman Sachs initiated the stock with a price target of $205. Morgan ...

Onsemi (NASDAQ:ON)'s proposed acquisition of Synaptics could create long-term strategic benefits, with Bank of America writing that a meeting with management increased its confidence in the rationale and potential synergies of the transaction. The analysts wrote that Synaptics adds highly...

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Q2 earnings season begins with major banks reporting July 14 as S&P 500 profit forecasts stay strong and Finance sector growth remains in focus.

Total Q2 earnings for the S&P 500 index are currently expected to be up +24.0% from the same period last year on +11.3% higher revenues, with expectations steadily increasing over recent months.

Bank of America has extended a $520 million credit line to OpenAI, its first loan to the AI company that is ‌preparing for an initial public offering, a person familiar with the ‌matter told Reuters on Wednesday. The loan makes BofA one of OpenAI's largest lenders and bolsters its ​credentials as a market leader in AI-related capital markets financing, the source said, requesting anonymity to discuss confidential information. BofA has helped raise nearly $500 billion in capital for AI-related companies since 2025, accounting for 60% of such fundraising across investment-grade debt, leveraged ‌finance and equity capital markets, ⁠according to internal data seen by Reuters.