Opening Statement from the April 2015 issue of Dividend Gems

Opening Statement from the April 2015 issue of Dividend Gems

First published on April 26, 2015 for subscribers to Dividend Gems

With nearly one half of the firms in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index having reported 2015 Q1 earnings, we have good reason to believe Q1 will end up a bit better than expected. 

The only disappointment in earnings season thus far has been the continuing trend of soft revenue growth, which to a minor degree has been adversely affected by the strong dollar. The stronger and more persistent downward force on revenues has been due to