#sp500earningsbeatexpectations

The S&P 500 just hit a record high and got cheaper doing it.

Q2 earnings jumped 31% from a year ago, the best growth outside a recession rebound since 1992. Profits ran faster than price.spx now trades at 22x forward earnings, down from 26x in January.

AI spent five years as a cost. This quarter it became a profit. Margins are pushing 16%. This record is built on earnings, and that is the kind that holds.
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