GDP Party in Full Swing
The U.S. economy is humming along at a great pace right now. Corporate earnings are up an impressive 24% versus a year earlier, and a larger number of companies are beating earnings estimates than normal (80% of companies that have reported second quarter results beat estimates, the highest reading since FactSet began tracking the measure). […]
Refining the Rise in Recent Oil Prices
There has been a plethora of headlines lately regarding the most recent appreciation in oil prices. While the recent pull back has left oil at around $65 per barrel, this commodity had 7.5% increase in the first quarter of 2018 and has more than doubled since the trough in 2016! We at APCM thought it […]