earnings
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Big drops in valuations were bad news: Until now they’ve always been because earnings expectations soured even more than share prices fell, often because of a recession.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
With investors moving past the Iran war, they may be turning their attention to something that more directly impacts stock performance: corporate earnings.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026
But as estimated 2027 earnings quintupled, the shares a bit more than doubled, so the PE ratio plunged.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
Slimmon said that investors were selling their positions after scrutinizing the companies’ free cash flows, despite their strong quarterly earnings.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026
Howard had learned that Riddle shared his ambition to break Sun Beau’s all-time earnings record by season’s end; the $100,000 purse would be highly appealing.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
Vocabulary lists containing earnings
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Century 21 Accounting, 9e, Chapters 11-14
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