As we enter the tail end of first-quarter earnings season, clear winners and losers have emerged. Many well-known blue-chip companies that were expected to knock the cover off the ball with their prints ended up striking out. In turn, this badly hurting their share prices in the process and drawing the ire of shareholders. The poor results come at a difficult time. The stock market is seeking direction and adjusting to the reality of higher for longer interest rates and the potential for zero rate cuts this ...