Earnings Season Is Here, Let the Fun Begin!

It has been almost two months, since I wrote about the joys and sorrows of earnings season. The same topic is current again, as a new earnings season will truly kick off next week. In the pre-game warm up this week, we have already seen some nice earnings and I am looking forward to the positive trend to continue. On the other hand, rising production costs have been a concern lately and we might see lower profitability in certain sectors. Also, the unfortunate events in Japan will have an impact on the bottom line of companies that have a strong foothold in the Japanese market. Benzinga's news team has had some exciting developments since the last earnings season. Our developers have made several back-end technical improvements that allow us to post the news even faster. The most important addition for our users is BenzingaPro, our real-time news service that allows the traders to receive the latest earnings and other news without a delay. Personally, my favorite technical development in the office is the new Keurig coffee maker. The single cup brewer has significantly cut down the amount of time we spend making coffee, and in my opinion, has been the most important factor contributing to our improved efficiency. Lastly, we have also added a few new talents to our news team. The new hires have already proven their work ethic and passion for the financial markets, which makes me very excited to work long hours with them in our news office during the earnings season. I am sure that the readers will also notice the difference they make. Let the fun begin! Tuomo Kallio (On behalf of our whole news team)