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Wells Fargo's Ohsung Kwon on AI Trade and Earnings Season Surprise

CNBC TelevisionNovember 5, 20252 min1,279 views
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Earnings Season Forecast

  • 💡 Wells Fargo Securities forecasts approximately a 4% beat for the upcoming earnings season.
  • 🧠 This forecast is derived from a machine learning model analyzing around 350 macro variables to predict sales.

AI and Market Rally

  • 🚀 The AI trade is identified as a key driver for the current market rally.
  • 🎯 The predicted earnings beat is considered substantial enough to justify the recent market gains.

Tariffs and Inventory Impact

  • ⚠️ Tariffs are not expected to significantly impact Q3 earnings, but are anticipated to affect Q4 and Q1.
  • 📦 Companies had approximately 65 days of inventory at the end of Q2, meaning pre-tariff inventory will last until mid-October to November, pushing the tariff impact into Q4.
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