Stockwatch: The First Coronavirus Earnings Season May Come Early
Impact of Coronavirus On Multiple Fronts May Prompt Pre-Announcements
Executive Summary
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on investors’ portfolios was immediately apparent at the end of the first quarter of 2020. Equity market sell-offs are reflections of investors’ concern for future financial performance which, if material, may have to be announced early.
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