Michael Santoli: Navigating Through a Foggy Market Outlook

<p>Our guest this week is Michael Santoli, who is senior markets commentator at CNBC, which he joined in 2015. Prior to that, he was a senior columnist at Yahoo Finance, where he wrote analysis and commentary on the market and economy. That followed a long stint at <i>Barron's</i> magazine, where Santoli was a columnist and feature writer for 15 years. Santoli began his career in the early 1990s as a reporter covering the securities industry for Dow Jones Newswires. He earned his bachelor's degree from Wesleyan University.</p><h2>Background</h2><p><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/michael-santoli/" target="_blank">Bio</a></p><h2>Corporate Earnings</h2><p>"<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/19/santoli-the-sp-500-lifted-by-earnings-makes-a-run-at-a-key-threshold-and-tests-its-downtrend.html" target="_blank">Santoli: The S&P 500, Lifted by Earnings, Makes a Run at a Key Threshold and Tests Its Downtrend</a>," by Michael Santoli, cnbc.com, July 19, 2022.</p><p>"<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/18/santoli-earnings-beats-propel-some-major-bank-stocks-but-they-still-have-a-lot-to-prove.html">Santoli: Earnings Beats Propel Some Major Bank Stocks, but They Still Have a lot to Prove</a>," by Michael Santoli, cnbc.com, July 18, 2022.</p><p>"<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/27/santoli-the-sp-500-nears-a-level-that-could-indicate-whether-the-recent-rebound-is-sustainable.html" target="_blank">Santoli: The S&P 500 Nears a Level That Could Indicate Whether the Recent Rebound Is Sustainable</a>," by Michael Santoli, cnbc.com, June 27, 2022.</p><p>"<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/15/santoli-agreeable-economic-data-and-earnings-releases-lift-stocks-into-a-relief-rally.html" target="_blank">Santoli: Agreeable Economic Data and Earnings Releases Lift Stocks Into a Relief Rally</a>," by Michael Santoli, cnbc.com, July 15, 2022.</p><h2>Inflation and Recession</h2><p>"<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2022/07/13/santoli-theres-little-for-the-market-to-like-in-junes-hot-inflation-report.html" target="_blank">Santoli: There's