Sounds like pretty solid ground ---- the WINTER DOOM/GLOOM picture does not appear to be playing out ---- Hmmmmmmmm!?!?!!?! With 20 percent of the S&P 500 having reported results through Tuesday morning, 63 percent have topped earnings expectations, according to Thomson Reuters data, matching the long-term average. On the revenue side, 51 percent have exceeded forecasts, below the 61 percent long-term average.