earnings
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The soaring oil price as first Iran and then the U.S. prevented oil exports from the Persian Gulf naturally led to higher earnings forecasts for big oil companies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
These macroeconomic forces are important to investors, but once earnings season begins, investors have microeconomic data to parse through.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 19, 2026
The reason for the recent drop in valuation is also unusual: The E part of the PE ratio, companies’ expected earnings, has soared.
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
The drawer that had held the majority of Ophie’s and her mama’s earnings over the past few months hung open, the money gone.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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Century 21 Accounting, 9e, Chapters 11-14
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