More than 140 companies in the S&P 500 are due to release results this week, the busiest period for fourth-quarter earnings. As of Jan. 20, 59 percent of the 100 S&P companies that have reported earnings surpassed analysts' estimates. For the same quarter last year, 66 percent exceeded forecasts, according to Bloomberg analysis of Thomson Financial data.
Monday, January 23, 2006
Big Earnings Week
Bloomberg reports: