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  •  View from the Observation Deck Today’s chart offers a study on the annual earnings per share (EPS) of four prominent U.S. equity indices between 2012 and 2025 as well as […]
  •  View from the Observation Deck The Iranian war’s impact has been widespread, with surging energy prices leading to deteriorating expectations of near-term U.S. interest rate cuts. Rising prices and the […]
  •  View from the Observation Deck Today’s post provides an update to 2026 and 2027 earnings and revenue growth rate estimates for the S&P 500 Index (“Index”) and each of its […]
  •  View from the Observation Deck   Today's charts are intended to give investors a visual perspective on historical and estimated earnings performance for the S&P 500 Index (“LargeCap Index”), the […]
  •  View from the Observation Deck We update this post on an ongoing basis to provide investors with insight regarding the earnings climate of the S&P 500 Index (“Index”). While quarterly […]

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