Wall Street Just Got Exactly What It Wanted, But It Wasn't Ready For It

new york stock exchange
new york stock exchange

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Gabriella Liloia lies on the trading floor, during kid's day at the New York Stock Exchange November 27, 2009.

The story on Wall Street this earnings season is a classic case of "Be careful what you wish for; you just might get it."

Since Wednesday, when Wall Street started reporting its earnings for the last quarter of 2014, we have seen an across-the-board beat-down on trading revenues.



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