Earnings Season Is Here

Earnings season is here, believe it or not, and given the pervasive macro ambiguity weighing on sentiment, equities could use a little help from corporate management. As usual, JPMorgan's report marks the unofficial start of the festivities. Citi and Wells Fargo will join the House of Dimon in releasing Q3 results on October 13. Consensus expects no growth in aggregate, which actually counts as the most optimistic outlook since Q4 of last year. Remember: We've been trudging through a shallow p