Personal Wealth Management / Economics

Market Insights: Earnings Growth

In this Market Insights video, Group Vice President of Global Portfolio Evaluation John Hulcher discusses earnings growth and what it means for stocks moving forward.

In this Market Insights video, Group Vice President of Global Portfolio Evaluation John Hulcher discusses earnings growth and what it means for stocks moving forward. Oil prices depressed headline earnings starting in mid-2015, causing a so-called earnings recession. However, Energy's drag has become a tailwind and analysts forecast earnings accelerating throughout 2017.


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