When President Trump secured his second term in November, Wall Street had convinced itself it had every reason to triple-down on US equities. The S&P 500 was wrapping off back-to-back years of 20% gains, inflation was cooling, and the “American exceptionalism” play looked like the latest boon to the AI trade.

Of the 107 S&P 500 companies to offer first-quarter guidance, 68 have given disappointing outlooks, according to a FactSet analysis released Monday.

More than 90% of the analysts covering these stocks have them rated Buy. That raises the risk of downgrades if they disappoint.

Companies are working harder than usual to guide down Wall Street expectations for first-quarter earnings. So far this quarter, 107 companies have issued guidance on earnings per share, with 68 talking down the outlook versus the 39 that have issued positive guidance,

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Wall Street on Tuesday was shrugging off a weak consumer-confidence report, as three major stock indexes attempted to build on their recent rally on hopes that President Donald Trump's tariffs may not be as sweeping as expected.

The S&P 500 index dropped 2 percent as investors weighed hotter-than-expected inflation data and braced for President Trump’s next round of tariffs.

Asian markets are retreating after Wall Street led the biggest loss among world's markets over worries about U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.