estimate

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The chart below shows how the earnings estimate for the S&P 500 has changed over the past year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

Scientists estimate that the Sun will reach this stage in about five billion years.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

The year-to-date average for monthly job growth is 68,000—a significant uptick from last year’s 15,000 monthly average, and above the pace economists estimate is needed to keep the unemployment rate steady.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

S&P Global’s purchasing managers index for services providers fell to 49.8 points in March from 51.7 in February, its first contractionary reading since January 2023, and down from the earlier flash estimate of 51.1.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

By the sledgemeter we had indeed traveled about four hundred miles, but probably only three-quarters of that was real forward gain, and we could estimate only very roughly how far still remained to go.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin