Earnings season off to an impressive start

This is The Takeaway from today's Morning Brief, which you can sign up to receive in your inbox every morning along with: The chart of the day What we're watching What we're reading Economic data releases and earnings It may not be showing up in the major market averages, but the past week was a good five days for investors. And it's really simple to understand why: The start of earnings season has been impressive. Not just a little impressive, but very impressive. And not just a function of banks ...