First-half earnings are a bust as coronavirus stops companies in their tracks. Will the second-half be better? It depends
March 26, 2020 at 13:09 PM EDT
A flurry of recent profit warnings suggest that corporate earnings will be slammed in the first half of the year as the COVID-19 pandemic forces companies to close offices and stores, furlough workers and idle plants, but the forecasts get murkier after that.