It’s the final week of the first quarter and, as is typical, analysts have spent the past 12 weeks revising lower their earnings growth projections for the quarter. For the S&P 500 (^GSPC), estimates for earnings growth have been cut by 4.4%, more than the five-year average of 3.3% and the 10-year average of 3.2%.

Tesla (TSLA) stock climbed almost 4% in premarket trading Monday, poised to kick the week off on a positive note amid optimism about an easing in US tariff plans. At the weekend, reports said that President Trump will hold off from bringing in tariffs on the auto sector on April 2 as was anticipated. Worries