Investors Mixed After Cryptic Start to 4Q Earnings Season

20 January 2010 @ 10:16 pm EDT

Those investors, who entered this round of earnings season expecting good news, received it. On the other hand, those investors who were expecting abysmal indicators saw their prediction come to fruition as well. Why has this occurred? Various blue chip and financial sector earning reports released over the last week have provided anything but solid insight into what's on the horizon for 2010. Even as companies show robust changes in their bottom lines and balance sheets, trepidation continues to linger and has proven to weigh on investor sentiment since last Monday. On the surface, much-improved earnings-per-share data suggests that equity markets are ready to continue their bull run from last March. Upon a second review, however, excitement building over a so-called "end" to the recession appears to be a bit premature.

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