The Recent Escalation in the Middle East From a US Equity Lens

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Bouncing Back

The big things you need to know:First, we run through our thoughts on last week’s choppy price action in the S&P 500 and reiterate our 7,750 12-month-forward S&P 500 price target.Second, we update the stats we’re tracking for 4Q25 reporting season, which generally bounced back in ...  Show more

From Sleepy To Slightly Squishy

The big things you need to know:First, reporting season stats have come in “slightly squishy” in our view, suggesting to us that the choppy price action in the S&P 500 of late has been about more than geopolitical concerns.Second, what we read in earnings call transcripts this pa ...  Show more

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