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Second Quarter Earnings Recap:  Good, Not Great | Weekly Market Commentary | September 9, 2024

Second Quarter Earnings Recap: Good, Not Great | Weekly Market Commentary | September 9, 2024

Second quarter numbers were quite good and generally in line with LPL Research’s expectations. In our earnings preview on July 1, we called for double-digit earnings growth and we got it — S&P 500 earnings per share (EPS) grew nearly 12% in the quarter, or over 13% excluding a $9.1 billion write-down of media assets by Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD). Profit margins expanded quarter over quarter by a not insignificant 0.4%, indicating companies did a good job controlling costs.

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