We are in the middle of the fourth-quarter 2023 earnings season. Results are, so far, mostly in line with expectations. Next week will be the busiest this reporting cycle, with as many as 808 companies slated to report their quarterly financial numbers. As of Feb 7, 285 companies on the S&P 500 Index have reported their financial numbers. Total earnings for these 285 index members are up 4.4% from the same period last year on 3.5% higher revenues, with 81.1% beating EPS estimates and 64.6% beating revenue e ...