Top 10 Highlights From Earnings Season: "Strong"

Here are the top 10 highlights from earnings season, so far:

1. Biggest sales beats in 4 years: 30% of firms have now reported, and according to SocGen 84% are beating EPS and 79% beating top-line estimates. In past years, profit margin surprises mainly drove the beats, but the latest earnings show the strongest top-line surprises in 4 years.