http://bit.ly/2AbEv8g Stocks Are Higher and Profits Lower, and Wall St. Needs to Square the Two United States Economy, Company Reports Corporate profits are typically among the most reliable guide to the future direction of the stock market. And yet American stocks are up about 15 percent this year. STEPHEN GROCER http://bit.ly/2GcLkbN April 12, 2019 at 05:30AM