The earnings picture for stocks is deteriorating. How worried investors should be
There’s a lot riding on earnings in 2025. Last year saw double-digit earnings growth in the S & P 500 , and the market is counting on another year of double-digit gains to power stocks higher. Unfortunately, earnings estimates for the first quarter have been slipping fast. On Jan. 1, earnings for the first quarter were expected to be up 12.2%. Now, that is down to 8.5%. That’s a decline of 3.7…













