There are no shortcuts to easy profits in the global economy, but at least there’s perspective. That includes freshly minted number crunching from Zacks this week that deconstructs S&P 500 earnings by sector. As we fade into our final remarks for 2005 and prepare for some year-end revelry, we leave you with best wishes for 2006 and a few market tidbits from the Zacks analysis to chew on as you sip grog over the holiday and ponder what comes next.
* S&P 500’s total earnings are predicted to rise 10.8% for 2005 and 13.3% in 2006.
* Materials and consumer Staples are the only two of the S&P 500’s ten sectors that are expected to post a higher pace of increase in median earnings in 2006 vs. 2005.
