# Thoughts on Earnings, Small Caps, and the Shutdown

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Podcast: [RBC's Markets in Motion](https://stenobird.com/podcast/rbc-s-markets-in-motion-617578)
Published: 2025-11-10T17:29:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.rbccm.com/en/insights/markets-in-motion.page
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## Resource

The big things you need to know: First, earnings sentiment staged a partial comeback last week as the rate of upward EPS estimate revisions for the S&P 500 moved up again slightly vs. the prior week but remained below its August high. Second, we run through the latest big picture takeaways from S&P 500 earnings calls. Third, other things on our mind include our work the valuation profile of high earnings quality stocks within Small Cap and how we’re thinking about the government shutdown.

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