Fourth-Quarter Earnings - S&P 500, Stocks

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S&P 500

crossingwallstreet.com - 2/18/2009

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According to the latest numbers I have from S&P;, fourth-quarter S&P; 500 earnings reports are 85% in. The number for operating earnings looks to be $5.77 which is down from $15.22 from the fourth quarter of 2007. The “as reported” earnings negative. I doubt operating earnings will crack $50 ...

online.wsj.com - 2/25/2009

Jeremy Siegel Says the Standard and Poor's 500 Index Miscalculates Its Earnings

— online.wsj.com — JEREMY J. SIEGEL Standard & Poor's recently shocked investors with an announcement that reported earnings for its... S&P 500 Index for the fourth quarter of 2008 are forecast to be negative for the first time since such data were calculated in 1936. S&P ... (more) Jeremy Siegel Says the Standard and Poor's 500 Index ...

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S&P 500

Standard and Poor's 500 Stock Index.

CSI 300 Index

Exxon Mobil

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bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 2/24/2009

The S&P 500's Incredibly Shrinking Market Cap

— bespokeinvest.typepad.com — In an earlier post on the declines that individual stocks in the S&P; 500 have seen over... the course of the index's six-day losing streak, we noted that because of their market caps, if they were being considered for inclusion into the index today, ... (more) The S&P 500's Incredibly Shrinking Market Cap

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S&P 500

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bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 2/25/2009

S&P 500 Now Down 52% From All-Time High

— bespokeinvest.typepad.com — There have now only been two periods in the history of the S&P; 500 where the index... declined more than 50% from an all-time high -- 1929 and now. In the first chart below, we highlight the percentage change from the S&P; 500's most recent all-time ... (more) S&P 500 Now Down 52% From All-Time High