Are Analysts Unperturbed or Uninformed?

(1) Are industry analysts too busy to watch the news? (2) Waiting for guidance. (3) Q2 earnings season is coming. (4) Consensus revenues forecasts remain upbeat in the US and abroad. (5) Q1 revenues and earnings growth rates hit cyclical lows? (6) Falling share count added 2.3ppts to Q1 per-share revenues and earnings growth. (7) Blaming the weather, the dollar, and trade tensions. (8) Macro indicators for revenues remain subdued. (9) Looking like an earnings growth recession during H1. (10) The earnings hook again. (11) Joe finds no significant relationship between buybacks and stock prices.