pessimism

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The level of pessimism has reached a point where tech’s trailing PEG is implying “future earnings will be much weaker and is as low as the trough after the tech bubble burst in 2003-05.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Microsoft’s stock is on pace for its worst quarterly performance since the financial crisis, underscoring the extent of investor pessimism around two of the company’s major businesses.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

Even when users try to escape this vortex of pessimism, they'll struggle.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

“While a major escalation isn’t priced in, overall expectations have been reset by the extended sideways move. If tensions calm, there’s enough pessimism on the sidelines that the market could return to the positive.”

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

My pessimism was heightened by watching my daughter and her friends go through this insanely intense process.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz