Wall Street enters the second-quarter earnings season with expectations near record highs, leaving companies with little room for disappointment. Investors will closely monitor AI spending, profit margins and corporate guidance to determine whether the broader stock market rally can sustain its momentum.
Wall Street enters the second-quarter earnings season with expectations near record highs, leaving companies with little room for disappointment. Investors will closely monitor AI spending, profit margins and corporate guidance to determine whether the broader stock market rally can sustain its momentum.
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Wall Street is anticipating a near-record earnings season, but for investors a key question remains: Will it be enough to keep stock market bulls running? The stakes have rarely been higher. The S&P 500 Index shook off a tough start to the year and now is up more than 10% in 2026. But the move feels fragile since the typical drivers of the rally — the technology behemoths known as the Magnificent Seven — are barely participating, with an index tracking the group gaining just 3.2% this year.…
