S&P 500 Earnings Defying Geopolitics
Wall Street is hitting record highs despite geopolitical tensions, supported by strong corporate earnings.
Too little corroboration in the last 3 days to call a trend (5 articles). Watching for it to gain traction.
"That optimism, coupled with a steady stream of strong corporate earnings, has helped fuel a rally that has pushed US stocks to record levels in recent weeks."
"Even as the conflict has dragged on, the strength of first-quarter earnings surprises has now led multiple Wall Street strategists to raise their full-year targets on the S&P 500."
"Even with the war ongoing, the U.S. stock market has remained remarkably resilient on its record-setting run. That’s in large part due to the strong profits that U.S. companies have reported for the start of 2026 despite the rise in oil prices since the end of February."
"Major stock indices reached record highs, supported by robust corporate profits despite ongoing geopolitical tensions."
"But Wall Street has still hit record highs, helped by strong corporate earnings and some optimism that the war will end soon."