Second quarter earnings continue to roll in, with updates from Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Tesla (TSLA) highlighting today's reports.
The pair, along with US chipmaker Intel (INTC), offered a crucial update on artificial intelligence demand as investors remain torn about huge capex commitments for the AI build-out. IBM (IBM), GE Vernova (GEV), Texas Instruments (TXN), and AT&T (T) also report Q2 results on Wednesday.
Overall, it's shaping up to be a strong earnings season for the S&P 500 (^GSPC). According to FactSet data, analysts estimate the year-over-year S&P 500 earnings growth rate for the second quarter will be 24.7% — above the five-year average of 16.4% and the 10-year average of 10.3%.
If that holds, it will mark the second consecutive quarter of earnings growth above 20% for the index and the seventh straight quarter of double-digit growth.