Earnings Momentum Turns Positive for US Stocks as Tariffs Ease

A trader on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange.Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg
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The negative earnings-growth momentum that has plagued US equities for months is finally taking a turn for the better.

A Citigroup Inc. gauge of earnings revisions, based on the number of upgrades and downgrades, has turned positive for the first time in six months, implying analysts’ estimates could soon be heading higher.