And that's *WITH* cooking the books and "earnings" (cough) like LEH had. =============
Generally, "forward earnings are based on optimistic assumptions aböut earnings growth." (WSJ, today) "...If earnings fall 17.5%-as they have, on average, during the past three years that included recessions, then the forward P/E ratio rises to 20, undermining the idea that stocks are cheap. ...the market does not even seem to have priced in much of an earnings slowdown yet."
Stock Valuations On the Rise [View article]
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Generally, "forward earnings are based on optimistic assumptions aböut earnings growth." (WSJ, today) "...If earnings fall 17.5%-as they have, on average, during the past three years that included recessions, then the forward P/E ratio rises to 20, undermining the idea that stocks are cheap. ...the market does not even seem to have priced in much of an earnings slowdown yet."
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