We are in the last leg of the first-quarter earnings season. This is the last big week of this reporting cycle. Earnings results are so far better than expected. Overall results and management guidance will be crucial for market participants to gauge the health of the U.S. economy. As of May 8, 440 companies on the S&P 500 Index reported their financial numbers. Total earnings for these 400 index members increased 5% from the same period last year on 4.2% higher revenues, with 78% beating EPS estimates and ...