The COVID-19 pandemic changed many things, including the way business is conducted. One year ago, several businesses asked their U.S. employees not to come into the office and work from home — for two weeks. However, since that announcement, most employees have not returned to the office. The pandemic has certainly influenced stock market winners and losers. Exhibits 1 and 2 show the S&P 500 top and bottom 10 stock price movers. Consumers were avoiding public transportation amid the pandemic, and that trend helped car sales. Health and wellness are also a top priority, so many decided to buy a

The third quarter of 2016’s earnings season is approaching and the S&P 500 is currently expected to post its fifth consecutive earnings decline, an estimated  -0.8% from the prior year (visit our latest S&P 500 Earnings Dashboard here). History shows that analysts tend to become more bearish as earnings season approaches; however, the majority of companies beat estimates. As a result, earnings growth rates tend to improve throughout the reporting period. This could be the quarter that breaks the streak. In this article, we take a look at food and beverage company PepsiCo Inc. (PEP.N), which is expected to report