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The S&P 500 continues to remain at extremely elevated levels, with many professional and retail investors looking for a market sell-off. What is surprising is that the S&P 500 has risen in spite of general market sentiment that hasn’t become overly bullish.

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 One of the most difficult things to do is to try and determine the future level of economic growth. There are so many variables that go into the level of economic growth that no model can accurately predict the exact level.

In spite of the high level of negative earnings guidance issued by companies for the third quarter, the market is shaking of this news and moving higher. Factset reports,

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Despite a stubbornly slow economic recovery at home and severe headwinds from Europe and Asia, U.S. companies are on track to deliver a tenth straight quarter of rising profits. But a closer look reveals some alarming trends.

If you were to sum up the key theme emerging from second quarter earnings season with one phrase, it'd have to be: "It's the revenue, stupid!"

That's because compared to earnings, which have been seen 72% of companies beating consensus, the sales side has been a huge disappointment.

It's ugly out there and it could get worse.

Dismal U.S. corporate outlooks and worries about slower worldwide growth have pushed third-quarter earnings estimates into negative territory, which, if it came to pass, would be the first drop in three years.

Third-quarter earnings of Standard & Poor's 500 (^GSPC) companies are now expected to fall 0.1 percent from a year ago, a sharp revision from the July 1 forecast of 3.1 percent growth, Thomson Reuters data showed on Thursday.

NIKE's Margins Fail to Impress Investors

Posted by Benzinga on March 23rd, 2012

Although the company's earnings look strong and the management's outlook remains positive, investors were not thrilled and the stock is trading 3% lower on today's trading session. This selloff brought NIKE down to test its 50-day moving average on a heavy volume, but the stock has been able to hold above this key technical level.

Commonly advertised as a “stock to watch for” over recent weeks, Shoe Carnival (NASDAQ: SCVL) proved its worth today as it reported decent 4Q earnings, great full year results and projected an outstanding outlook for 1Q12. As a result, the stock peaked at a seven month high today, up $3.28.

The title pretty much tells the story. Overall, it brings up the question why great quarters get hated on because of an analyst miss and less than stellar quarters get praised because of an analyst beat, even if very small.

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