18 Jul GLOBAL SUMMER EARNINGS-SIZZLE OR FIZZLE?

Can overseas earnings continue to grow and extend the first-half rally in many

international markets? That is the question investors are asking as second quarter

2017 earnings season begins. Since the financial crisis of 2008, U.S. companies and equity markets have generally outperformed their overseas peers. Greater U.S. profitability and corporate efficiency have resulted in stronger earnings growth, and domestic equity markets outperforming overseas ones. That may be starting to change, as earnings growth is improving overseas and international markets are outperforming domestic market indexes.

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