CNBC: Trader Talk: Earnings are mostly about hopes for the second half

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Earnings: It’s all about the second half of 2023. The aftermath of Covid, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Fed’s aggressive rate hikes are all combining to dampen earnings expectations, not just for the fourth quarter reporting season that starts today, but all the way into the second half of the year.