The U.S. earnings season has kicked off for the third quarter. Earnings give us extra insight into how the economy is going, but more importantly, data shows earnings are important to stock prices.

For the average investor, the headlines have been terrifying lately: Japan's stock market in free fall, the NASDAQ dropping precipitously, and the constant threat of a looming U.S. recession.

This analysis is by Bloomberg Intelligence Chief Equity Strategist Gina Martin Adams and Senior Equity Strategist Michal Casper. It appeared first on the Bloomberg Terminal. While most of the earnings ...

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