The word has been brought up in 121 of the 451 earnings calls conducted by S&P 500 firms between March 15 and May 15.

With recession barely on the radar and rarely mentioned in recent earnings calls, a broadening rally makes sense here. Figure 2. Recession mentions during Quarterly Earnings Calls Figure 2.

Industry publications back up her observations. Harper's Bazaar UK recently named "dark, short nails" a standout for 2025, ...

Data from FactSet shows just 13 companies mentioned the word "recession" during S&P 500 earnings calls this quarter. This marked the lowest number of recession mentions since the first quarter of ...

Management offered parallel forecasts for 2025 performance, one with and one without a potential recession ... do not own shares in any securities mentioned in this article.

Lefkowitz noted that earnings can fall much further (close to 20%) in the case of a recession ... He’ll also be watching for mentions of consumer spending, which will give a window into how ...

There are concerns that the tariff uncertainty could push the economy into a recession, a possibility ... out attractively valued stocks is earnings yield. This metric, expressed in percentage ...