The earnings season begins this week when 33 companies report their 2Q00 earnings. The 32 companies whose quarter ends in May have already posted great results. While it is much too early to come to any conclusions on how the companies will fare versus expectations, one can look at the revision changes throughout the quarter to get a good idea on how the companies will come in. Expectations for 2Q00 have been raised since the beginning of this year.
All data is for earnings from continuing operations.
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