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David Morrison

St. Louis
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Communications coordinator, Rockwood School District. Florida native, Northwestern grad. Former sportswriter. Current writer who likes sports.
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Headwinds and tailwinds

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By David Morrison
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According to FactSet, over 90% of S&P 500 constituents have released their third quarter results. Of these, 82% have beaten consensus forecasts on earnings per share, while 77% have exceeded revenue expectations. That’s not too shabby. But as analysts typically lowball their predictions as the earnings season in question approaches, this doesn’t tell the full story. Yet FactSet went on to report that, year-on-year, the blended earnings growth rate for the S&P 500 so far in Q3 was 13.1%.
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Octopus Apollo VCT launches £100 million fundraise

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By Samer Hasn, David Morrison, Mark Channer, Rick Kanda
| LondonlovesBusiness Verified
Octopus Apollo VCT has launched an offer for up to £100 million (£75 million + £25 million overallotment). The VCT has total net assets of £523 million and a portfolio of around 45 companies. Octopus Apollo invests in B2B software businesses, targeting businesses that are at the most mature end of the VCT spectrum with revenues of £2-£8 million a year. Over the five years to September 2025 the VCT has delivered a NAV total return of 53.2%.
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The Emperor’s new clothes

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By David Morrison
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The September Federal Reserve meeting came and went. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) reduced interest rates by 25 basis points, taking the key Fed Funds rate down to a range of 4.00-4.25%, as expected. The FOMC’s quarterly Summary of Economic Projections included a forecast for an additional two 25 basis points-worth of rate cuts before the year-end, but only another 50 basis points by the end of 2027. This was just what the doctor ordered.
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