FactSet Earnings Insight - 11-October-2021

FactSet Senior Earnings Analyst John Butters provides a preview of the key metrics for the third quarter earnings season for the S&P 500 which starts this week. First, he is looking at comments made on the earnings calls of the small number of S&P 500 companies that have already reported earnings for the third quarter. Second, he discusses expectations for the actual earnings growth rate for the third quarter.