Will first quarter earnings back up Wall Street’s optimism?

Aaron Schrank Apr 7, 2017
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Will first quarter earnings back up Wall Street’s optimism?

Aaron Schrank Apr 7, 2017
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The first quarter of the fiscal year ended in March, and over the next few weeks, many companies will report earnings for the first time since Donald Trump was elected president. The stock market has surged since then. But will the hard data back up all that optimism? 

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