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Nonconsensus

A High Bar Ahead

The second quarter delivered extraordinary earnings growth, even excluding asset markups. The challenge for equity investors is the expectations that it’ll keep going at this pace for some time.

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Bob Elliott
Aug 25, 2026
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As the second quarter earnings season winds down, there is no doubt it was strong. Even excluding the gains from assets for the tech companies, we still nearly 30% gains year over year, which with a…

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