The stock market has been on one of its strongest runs in two decades, but a looming pullback in earnings poses a threat to its rise.
Dozens of companies have slashed their profit forecasts for the first quarter. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. last week became the latest big company to cut its full-year profit forecast as a result of challenging market conditions, joining corporate powers such as Apple Inc.
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