consensus

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A consensus of economists polled last week by The Wall Street Journal instead expected a 0.5% increase in February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

For the current second quarter, the company expects total revenue growth in the “low-teens” percentage range, while the current FactSet revenue consensus of $17.21 billion implies an 11% rise.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Wall Street consensus expected a loss of 7 cents per share and revenue of $10.8 million, according to FactSet.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The general consensus is that if we really want to put people on Mars someday, which will be exponentially more difficult, we have to start with the moon.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

But the general consensus is that Shawn was standing near the brink, and for no reason at all stepped backward and lost his footing.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover